Description: He is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright brown and pastel, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. He has blonde hair. His hazel eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He is happy with his job as a Spice Merchant. He turns his eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: John was raised in a hard working conservative environment. He graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. He advanced relatively quickly due to his good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. He was granted necromantic powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Ideals: Professionalism, Gifted. Bonds: Rich, Job, Military. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 80 gp.

Description: This woman is very fat, and does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. Her chestnut hair is lengthy. Her eyes are silver.

Personality: She can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. She dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. Her biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. She couldn't stand her childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with her mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and a rival would like her out of the picture

Ideals: Gifted, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 300 gp. Hematite (9 gp). Freshwater pearl (9 gp).

Description: She is scrawny and has patchy silver stubble. She wears an entirely tan suit with brown socks and a vest with buckled shoes. She has a hunchback. Her silver hair is long and unkept. Her eyes are likewise blue. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. Animals are drawn to her, and she is able to talk to them.

History: Bethrynna was born into a poor family. Growing up, she dreamt of becoming a Sorcerer, to bring honor to her family’s name. When she came of age, she applied for a position with her town's local guard, looking to work her way up via merit and eventually become a Sorcerer in service of a powerful lord somewhere. Brilliant and gifted she never wanted to apply herself. Lacking all sense, she decided to go on an adventure. She picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: She wants to meet her childhood hero.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He stands about 5'0" and is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. His left hand appears badly burned and disfigured. He wears a colorful flower in his black hair. His blue eyes peer out from beneath his Stetson grey hat.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He invented a lineage for himself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: Trym hails from a village terrorized by orcs. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Tanner hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to orcs demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Many orcs want him driven away; and he has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Philantrophist. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Enemies, Poor. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 60 gp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: She wears a blue cloak and cross-gartered violet stockings. She carries a battered quarterstaff and tarnished whip as well. Her head has been shaved. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: Calm and collected, she is a well trained Carter. She is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: Her psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. Like her father and her brother before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Carter. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 12 years.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 340 gp.

Description: She is an attractive woman, lean and moderately muscular. She is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Barber. She has shaved her head bald. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She considers herself a woman of culture and sophistication. She likes a good challenge to her wits. She is fiercely devoted to her mother, and views her mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating her from her legal half-sister.

History: Born in the west her family was never financially stable. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Barber work with an outfit from a few towns over. Barber work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: She is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and an old rival family wants her found

Ideals: Impeccable. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Poor, Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 90 gp.

Description: A moderately attractive woman, she is wearing a tight green one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. She has moderate length bronze crest. Her gold eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She is envious of other's things. She hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that she so desires. She believes the world needs to unite to get rid of goblins once and for all.

History: Jaxi lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Since her father passed away years ago, her mother had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Hunter they were divorced and she won custody of their daughter. She worked as a Stylist, and she later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Stylist and was forced into it by her family; and find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister

Flaws: Addict, Greedy. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Family. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 600 sp.

Description: This slender woman stands about 3'5". She wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her rapier with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt. She wears her auburn hair down. Her hazel eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: This woman loves writing and to teach people writing more than just about anything. She uses her nature as a weapon; she likes to lead opponents to think her in distress.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the north. In her 15th year, her parents were killed by a brigands raid, leaving Caramip alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She has never given up on her writing dream.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and a deep hatred of brigands

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Poor, Enemies, Job. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: Silver ewer (20 gp).

Description: This tall, slender man is wearing a long, grey, dusty cloak. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. He is baby faced.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. He does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for him. He lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and expand his business

Flaws: Antagonistic, Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 80 gp.