Description: This slender woman stands about 3'10". She is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing grey cape and mantle trimmed with soft tan waves gently in the breeze. Her white hair, when down, is lengthy. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She runs her personal life as if detached from it. She organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits she will get from it. She does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of illithids may trigger it at times.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. In her 16th year, her parents were killed by a illithids raid, leaving Morana alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and she is greedy

Flaws: Insane, Selfish, Mundane. Bonds: Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest. His small hat is riddled with cuts and holes. His eyes are a pleasant green.

Personality: He is a Masseuse first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. He is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a son. He struck the Masseuse job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and he seems to be bored by most things

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Job, In love. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Rhymes sentences (sorry)

Possessions: 400 sp.

Description: This petite short man is perpetually holding a tea of some kind. He is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time, marred by teas. He keeps his long golden hair kept up in a rat tail. His amber eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the west.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Hedonist. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 270 gp.

Description: Her right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She wears silk and lounges about seductively. Her hair is long and chestnut with streaks of brown, and is pulled back with small white clips. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She snorts whenever she laughs or is feeling confident. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Her homeland was ravaged by war and she spent much of her life rebuilding it. She was granted necromantic powers by her dying brother.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and retire the richest woman in the east

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Gifted. Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Attractive, In love. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 1700 sp.

Description: This southern man is abnormally tall. He tends to wear a tan poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. He has wavy silver hair. His ears are large.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: He was born in the south, but his parents moved at a very young age to the east. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. He left for the south, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world; and nothing but the best is good enough for him

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Immigrant, Mentor. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 400 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Old masterpiece painting (900 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (800 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She is an average looking western female in her early mid-life. She is typically in her Spice Merchant uniform. She has beige fur. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She hates brigands. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She never wears the same outfit twice, unless she absolutely has to.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Spice Merchant. She struck the Spice Merchant job and began her own company from there.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Artistic, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Enemies. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 700 sp. Red-brown spinel (100 gp).

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 dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head. Her auburn hair is well kept. Her half smiles and brown eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: She acts crazy and hedonistic. She disdains her fellow southerners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. She graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. She advanced relatively quickly due to her good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. She's also a talented Baker, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and she would like to get married and retire

Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Military. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 1000 sp.

Description: He is in excellent shape and is wearing a long, green, dusty cloak. His red crest is thinning but still full. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. He has a habit of throwing himself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: He was born in a small mountains village. Kaladan liked to wander the woods near his home when he was young, something he still likes to do at least once a week. He never liked modest clothing or shoes, so he would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and he developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature crossbow.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and he is wracked by social anxiety

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Shy, Impulsive, Fearful. Bonds: Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 3100 sp.

Description: She is a small woman, but exceptionally fit. She wears a pastel costume with the symbols of magic on her torso. Her black fur is knotted and matted. Her green eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, she has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. She cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist she will grow angry at them.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. Her father was a soldier and died while she was still young. Flask was left her father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. 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 she's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Athletic, Disciplined, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 100 gp. Freshwater pearl (16 gp). Violet garnet (600 gp).