Description: She is renowned for her bright blue dresses and hats. Her attire stands in sharp contrast to her shortspear, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a rose on it. She has slicked back black hair. Her green eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: Bethrynna is a sociable creature first and foremost. She loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. She can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. She is used to getting what she wants. In part because she is a meticulous planner.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. There was a wharf not far from home where she often wandered off to fish. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the west; and she is content

Ideals: Extrovert, Professionalism, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: Chrysoberyl (140 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. He wears his brown hair down. He has several tiny topaz earrings on each ear.

Personality: He is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. He uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. Cursed with a spirit at a very young age, Suhnae has worked very hard to control his curse. 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: Money/treasure; and he is greedy

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy, Secretive, Disease. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: Chrysoberyl (140 gp).

Description: He very much looks the part of a Merchant. His white hair is braided into rings. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. He was taken from his home at a very young age. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Philantrophist, Joker. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Slave. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 160 gp. Red garnet (80 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He typically wears white cloth garments or leather armor. His golden hair is matted, messy, and big. His eyes are hazel.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: He was born in a small desert village. He was a friend to animals and a trickster. In his defense of animals however he would do severe harm to people. He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world.

Ideals: Athletic, Disciplined, Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears a brown shirt, with a blue mid length shorts with blue tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. His chestnut hair is cut short. His eyes are blue and catlike.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this southern guy figured out how to best use his charms to convince people to do what he wants. A friendly and beautiful Human, he is rarely seen without a few beauties around his arms. Though a playboy in all rights, he is no lame duck.

History: Lance was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his mother was employed at, doing general labor. He was taken from his home at a very young age. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and further expansion of business

Bonds: Immigrant, Attractive, Poor, Slave, Job. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 130 gp.

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep black leather and dull violet iron scale mail. His hair is red and very short. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: The child of northern immigrants he idolized his mother. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. 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 has money and likes to spend it; and he is terrified, and will act out of fear

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 170 gp. 1 Silk rope.

Description: She appears as an extremely gaunt Tiefling, and stands approximately 4'8". She is wearing a tight green one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape, and her gloved hand is found clutching a club. She sports a flattop hair cut. Her silver eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She is enamored with her job. She loves it. She likes the challenge and she likes helping those less fortunate than her. She has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: She is a Deep Scion in disguise. 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 spent several years traveling with her friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and she has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Job, Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 400 sp. Red garnet (40 gp). 1 Half-Plate.

Description: The man speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. He seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if he got out from a pool a few moments ago. He dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. His hair is silver, silky, and of moderate length. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He is filled with cunning. He likes to feign weakness letting people think he is weak. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: The child of northern immigrants he idolized his mother. A few years later when the south was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He guards a vault combo very seriously as well as the key needed to open it.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and to be a tanner again

Flaws: Insane, Secretive, Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 110 gp.

Description: A woman of a pale complexion, she wears a tattered pair of loose brown pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. She has no hair. Her gray eyes peer out from beneath her feathered brown hat.

Personality: While she is on the job, she is grim and serious. She understands how dangerous the world is and the need to stay safe. She has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: Gifted from a young age, Vicky studied abroad. She moved out east to avoid the crime she committed. She was granted arcane powers by her dying sister.

Motivation: She will attempt to ambush and attack anyone she thinks she can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, she will try to sell them to her slave-trader contact; and she has comitted a past crime that haunts her to this day

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 7000 cp. Black pearl (600 gp).