Description: This eastern woman dresses like a well dressed Spice Merchant does. Her clothes are grease stained in places. Her hair is blonde and curly. Her hazel unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She is a Spice Merchant first and foremost. She believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. Energy wise she seems alert and responsive.

History: Mella was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her father was employed at, doing general labor. Cursed with vampirism at a very young age, Mella has worked very hard to control her curse. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 2 years.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and expand her business

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Job, Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 800 sp.

Description: This man stands a little under 6'10" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He is renowned for his bright pastel suits and hats. His gray fur is smooth and relatively long. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his hazel eyes.

Personality: A grumpy guy he will invite people to lunch so he can critique them. Yet he still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. Despite his manner, he is extremely passionate and proud of his job, and he prides himself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Barrister. He has achieved small success as a Barrister.

Motivation: Expand his business; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Philantrophist, Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 140 gp. Tourmaline (60 gp).

Description: Standing 5'7", this woman wears dull grey sweaters, loose green pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath her sweater she keeps a concealed rapier, just in case. Her moppish red hair is in a traditional bowl cut. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She is irritable and easily angered. She is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use her stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. Her brief stint in the army gave her the idea she was invincible and that she is the toughest woman alive.

History: She comes from a rich western family. She worked as a nervous Unemployed and found it very stressful. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and sabotage a competitor

Flaws: Insomniac, Antagonistic. Bonds: Military, Rich, Job. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 4000 cp.

Description: His skin is bronze and flawless. He is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. He is an epitome of beauty. His brown hair is braided into rings. His blue eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He misses his glory days as an athlete. He does not mind his job, but it is boring in comparison. Energy wise he seems alert and responsive.

History: He comes from a rich western family. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: He uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs.

Ideals: Athletic, Professionalism. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Slave. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 9000 cp. Alexandrite (600 gp). Blue quartz (13 gp).

Description: A stocky lighter skinned woman, she wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with yellow lining and desert motifs. She wears her red hair up. She has a dull look in her hazel eyes.

Personality: She hates dire rats. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She is harsh and unforgiving.

History: A child with a great deal of painting talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. She became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. Being a Ploughman kept her interest for a while, but then she became depressed and bored. So she turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: She seems to be bored by most things; and she is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic, Mundane. Bonds: Enemies, Criminal record. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 80 gp.

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He wears white robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a rapier, but if one is not available he will default to his sword. He wears a colorful flower in his auburn hair. His eyes are a pleasant gray.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation he is generally quite perceptive. He notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. He feeds upon the attention of others.

History: Megged was born with his father's beautiful face. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. Recently a tribe of brigands attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Megged fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Athletic, Fighting. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 1000 cp.

Description: This exceptionally lanky man wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with blue lining and desert motifs. His black hair is thinning but still full. His hazel eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He likes to brag about his accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: His divine talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He was one of the best in his class, and was picked up by his current employer. He quickly showed his capability and was soon promoted to a head role. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Performer for the past few years.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Tabaxi artifacts is his passion; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Ideals: Passionate, Gifted. Flaws: Forgetful. Bonds: Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 160 gp.

Description: This exceptionally lanky man wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. He sports a long blonde beard, and similarly colored long hair. His eyes are likewise gray. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. He is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of him. He is by nature obliging.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. He found a children's book about a Human Sorcerer who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. He modeled his life after the story, seeing himself destined a hero. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and he's looking for his big break

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 700 sp.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what she was had she not made sure her armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit she is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. She keeps her black hair in a pixie cut. Her hazel eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with painting. She constantly tries to fill her life with painting. Energy wise she seems alert and responsive.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. She helped her father out around the business and became quite the natural. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Artistic, Professionalism, Fighting. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 700 sp. 1 Disguise kit.