Description: The woman speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. She seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if she got out from a pool a few moments ago. She is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing yellow cape and mantle trimmed with soft brown waves gently in the breeze. She has wavy silver hair. This hazel eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She is highly sensitive about her name. She loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. 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: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Naivara was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Sensitive. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Mentor. Occupation: Priest

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 40 gp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She is dressed in a clean brown cloak covering her clean studded leather. Her blonde hair is greasy and uncared for. Her blue eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. As she has aged she has sought to do reparations for her actions as a youth. She is also making sure that her compatriots who never received punishment for their crimes are brought to justice.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. Through the years after Marastyr was born, her mother became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the west. Marastyr's mother didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. Recently she has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

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's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 330 gp.

Description: She is a pot bellied eastern woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. Her hair is always cut to a buzz. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. She is very protective of her business, her home, and her spouse. She is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: She was born in the east. From there she went from mercenary job to mercenary job. 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: Fighting, Athletic. Bonds: Job, Criminal record, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 2000 cp.

Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. His auburn hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a wide-brimmed hat. His eyes are a pleasant brown.

Personality: He is a sleazy, sleazy guy. He has no qualms about using his powers of suggestion to get people to do what he wants. He never wears the same outfit twice, unless he absolutely has to.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

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

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Artistic. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 900 sp. Aquamarine (900 gp). Hematite (15 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He is typically in his Spice Merchant uniform. His skin is fair and his fingers are delicate and long. His hair is black and curly. His half smiles and hazel eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: Cocky and sure of himself, he believes he is the best Spice Merchant born in the past three hundred years. He is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in his opinion.

History: Dean was born the youngest of three triplets. Dean 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 tends to his Spice Merchant job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and marry his brother to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Opinionated. Bonds: Job, Attractive, Family, Nature. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A woman of a pale complexion, she wears tattered old clothes. Her crest is greying and her face has many wrinkles. She tend to wears goggles to shield her eyes.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. She is obsessed with her god.

History: Chassath 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. 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 Layabout. When she grew older, she became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. She began work as a mercenary for hire. She would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job.

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Religious, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 80 gp. 2 Tanglefoot bags.

Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He dresses in black turtlenecks beneath a violet coat with green slacks. His dark red hair is smooth and relatively long. His eyes are silver and beady.

Personality: He has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. He is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with his big mouthed big gutted partner. His partner is his best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage son.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Qemuel grew up listening to his father's many stories. Being born in the west, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the west for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way north. He used his abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero.

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A stocky lighter skinned man, he is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright violet and red, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. His head has been shaved. His eyes are likewise violet. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He is shy and timid. He has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. As he has aged he has sought to do reparations for his actions as a youth. He is also making sure that his compatriots who never received punishment for their crimes are brought to justice.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family His father disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his father, he was betrayed dozens of times. 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 his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 300 sp. Sardonyx (70 gp).

Description: She prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 5'4" when asserting herself. Her hair is purple and very short. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She likes to brag about her accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. Her temper goes off on the smallest of things. She tends to lash out at those around her.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. At a young age both her parents were killed in an accident. Her uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took her in and had her trained in basic self defense. After months of barely getting by, Lerissa managed to ambush a major caravan with a load of valuables. Instantly wealthy, she made her way to the capital under a new identity.

Motivation: She uses money and sex appeal to get what she needs; and she is greedy

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Antagonistic, Mundane. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Criminal record. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 300 gp.