Description: She wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. She has wavy golden hair. Her green eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with music. She constantly tries to fill her life with music. She spends most of her days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There she gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: Shava lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Her parents enrolled her in a Sorcerer school at a young age so that she could practice her psionic talents. She has became unsatisfied with her lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: She has passion for adventuring and risk.

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 300 sp.

Description: 4'11" and muscular, this western woman wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally she sports a tan coat. Her red hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. She has gleaming, smiling blue eyes.

Personality: A grumpy gal she will invite people to lunch so she can critique them. Yet she still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. She is accommodating to her spouse and as such limits her hospitality. She is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven herself a capable leader.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She used her abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: She is greedy; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: In love, Rich. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 300 sp. A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (30 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (30 gp).

Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking eastern young adult. She is wearing a tight yellow one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. Her chestnut hair is cut short. Her eyes are amber and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She loves justice and goodness and right action. Anyone who does not fulfill this criteria perfectly will no doubt get a lecture from her. She is the most sanctimonious self-righteous Half-Elf in existence. She would rather hide behind her crafts than deal with other people.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. She was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Justice, Artistic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Slave, Rich. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 70 gp.

Description: He is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing black cape and mantle trimmed with soft brown waves gently in the breeze. His black crest has been sun bleached extensively. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: Here is a man who knows he is the smartest in the room. He talks down to others constantly. He lacks moral complications. He does what he is told to by employers but not much else. He spends his money on whatever he fancies at the time.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Nadarr grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Nadarr. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 2 years.

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

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 100 sp.

Description: This tall, slender woman is typically in her Spice Merchant uniform. She has done her best to style her brown hair to look like a famous performer. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with her opinion, she thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, she can get violently argumentative. She pushes her goals aggressively. She is also a coward if confronted.

History: Born in the north her family was never financially stable. She worked as a nervous Spice Merchant and found it very stressful. She struck the Spice Merchant job and began her own company from there.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and expand her business

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Job, Poor. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he dresses like a well dressed Spice Merchant does. His crest is cut close to his head. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady gold eyes.

Personality: He is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends he is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy himself. He pushes his goals aggressively. He is also a coward if confronted.

History: Born in the south his family was never financially stable. 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 has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Spice Merchant responsibilities is difficult; and he is terrified, and will act out of fear

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Job, Poor. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 70 gp.

Description: This northern man is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. His clothes are grease stained in places. He sports a flattop hair cut. This gold eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He has a good heart but also a terrible temper. He will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: When he was but 8 years old his parents immigrated from the north. His parents divorced when he was young, and his mother gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his mother, who blamed him for driving them apart. After a long history of fighting, Marbas and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He is wracked by social anxiety; and he is terrified, and will act out of fear

Flaws: Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: This malnourished man is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Layabout. He keeps his long brown hair kept up in a rat tail. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. Further he is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. His parents enrolled him in a Sorcerer school at a young age so that he could practice his psionic talents. During his travels, Oriax and his party rested in a cavern that was (unknown to them) infused with powerful dark magic. Upon awakening, Oriax discovered the rest of his party dead, transformed into horrible, mindless undead versions of their former selves. Oriax fled the cavern, stopping for breath at a small pool, and only then realizing his own horrible transformation.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Disease, Addict. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 90 pp. Coral (130 gp). Jade (130 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (16 gp).

Description: She is a physically imposing dark-skinned woman. She tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with her rolled up shirt sleeves this gives her a very relaxed look. Her white hair is wavy and long. Her eyes are a pleasant gray.

Personality: Finellen 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 obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Finellen grew up listening to her mother's many stories. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. One night she noticed a nearby shooting star which she hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. She has done her darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: She wants to meet her childhood hero; and a deep hatred of gnolls

Ideals: Extrovert, Fighting, Persistence. Bonds: Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: Just what you see.