Description: This petite short woman is perpetually holding a sweet of some kind. She is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing blue cape and mantle trimmed with soft tan waves gently in the breeze, marred by sweets. Her brown hair is well kept. Her hazel eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. 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 raised in a white middle class family as the only child. She inherited a moderately successful company from her father. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. Unlike her family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, she wanted to work in the city. She has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Mundane. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman likes to wear ponchos typically of a light black in addition to tight pants. She wears her black hair up. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this eastern gal figured out how to best use her charms to convince people to do what she wants. Sorath is a bit of a follower. Usually she is manipulated by her sisters into helping them out, but recently she has become more of a free agent.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Her mother worked until she suffered an accident while they were digging through a hill for a new route. She had to support her now crippled mother and took her mother's old job. She has dedicated herself to building a better village for her children.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 210 gp.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he wears an entirely black suit with blue socks and a vest with buckled shoes. His hair is short and blonde. He has gleaming, smiling gray eyes.

Personality: Olrok is a sociable creature first and foremost. He loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. He can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: He was born in the west. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Half-Orcs in the west were limited. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world.

Ideals: Extrovert, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 300 gp. White pearl (110 gp). Violet garnet (600 gp).

Description: This malnourished woman likes to wear ponchos typically of a light red in addition to tight pants. Her blonde hair is lengthy. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food she seems plenty friendly. She pushes her goals aggressively. She is also a coward if confronted.

History: Portia hails from a village terrorized by dire rats. Cursed with a spirit at a very young age, Portia has worked very hard to control her curse. She used her abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: A deep hatred of dire rats.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Insane, Fearful, Disease. Bonds: Poor, Enemies. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 1 Half-Plate.

Description: She stands about 6'6" and dresses like a well dressed Gardener does. Her right hand appears badly burned and disfigured. Her bronze crest is smooth and relatively long. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her red eyes.

Personality: A deeply religious woman she believes everything happens for a reason. Her respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to her, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, she tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in her reactions to snap at those who irritate her, Daar is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: Born in the west to a Gardener, Daar learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. She was one of the best in her class, and was picked up by her current employer. She quickly showed her capability and was soon promoted to a head role. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Gardener for hire.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Ideals: Justice. Bonds: Job, Attractive, Religious. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 150 gp. 2 Tanglefoot bags.

Description: A woman with a warm, jovial air about her, she wears brown trousers with yellow and brown striped suspenders. She wears various colorful collared shirts. Her chestnut hair is braided into rings. Her eyes are hazel.

Personality: She barks her statements quickly and with little fuss. She prefers small words and is at her heart utilitarian. She feeds upon the attention of others.

History: Therlin was born with her father's beautiful face. She was an apprentice working in her father's forge. She has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Sailor. She hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion; and marry her brother to traveling adventurers

Flaws: Terse. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Has a crush, Family. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 600 sp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: 6'4" and muscular, this western woman dresses well, wearing green shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. Her white hair is braided into rings. She has red eyes.

Personality: A deeply religious woman she believes everything happens for a reason. She is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories she has discovered

History: She is a Metallic Dragon in disguise. She was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. She is searching for what she claims is her rightful reward.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends.

Ideals: Athletic, Logical. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Adventurer. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he sports brown clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. His brown hair is heavily combed to the right. His amber eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, he was no stranger to responsibility. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Cook.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Dragonborn people; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Disciplined, Gifted. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Religious, Job. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 1000 cp.

Description: He is an average looking northern male in his early mid-life. He dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. His hair is blonde and very short. His green eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. He would rather hide behind his crafts than deal with other people.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. His father took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. He became a Spice Merchant soon after.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Job, Slave, Nature. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 40 gp.