Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. Her auburn hair is cut short. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She is happy with her job as a Fortune-teller. She turns her eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. Meriele enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Meriele was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. She was an apprentice working in her mother's forge. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Fortune-teller for hire.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and balancing her hectic life and new fortune-teller responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Mentor. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: A middle-aged man, he is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright black and brown, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems, and is pretty ugly. His feathered hat is riddled with cuts and holes. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: Cocky and sure of himself, he believes he is the best Tanner born in the past three hundred years. More though he will beg to come along on any journeys. He will attempt to stowaway on any ship he can in the hopes that it will get him further away.

History: The child of a Body Guard, who enjoyed hunting, Fenriz was taken on many hunting expeditions. 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 inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 4 years.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Job, Slave, Nature. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 300 sp. 1 Darkwood Buckler.

Description: He is a paragon of his species. He is larger and stronger than most Gnomes. His skin is dark but he possesses many white ritualistic tattoos. He is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest. He has a long golden beard with little hanging trinkets. His eyes are likewise gray. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He's a bit of a prankster. He knows he is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. He plays an instrument quite well.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He guards a vault combo very seriously as well as the key needed to open it.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and money/treasure

Ideals: Joker, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Secretive. Bonds: Rich, Military. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 1300 sp.

Description: She wears silk and lounges about seductively. She has done her best to style her brown hair to look like a famous performer. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Emmeline embodies much of what other species detest in the Humans. Energy wise she seems alert and responsive.

History: She was born in the south. Through the years after Emmeline was born, her father became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the south. Emmeline's father didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. 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; and she is content

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Antagonistic, Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 40 gp. Pink pearl (110 gp).

Description: 5'1" and lanky with angular features, she is an attractive figure. She is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. Her golden hair is cut short. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her gray eyes.

Personality: She likes to brag about her accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. She is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: She got into the Sellsword business at a young age. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She is searching for what she claims is her rightful reward.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Lazy. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: White pearl (140 gp).

Description: A stocky darker skinned man, he is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. He has a very tight haircut. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He is mildly Halfling supremacist, though he does not identify as such. He is kind towards other men and children and will generally offer men help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to him.

History: Ulblyn 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. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Soapmaker hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. By chance he met his brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Gnomish compassion; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 230 gp. 1 Average lock.

Description: 5'11" and muscular, this eastern woman wears a green vest and prefers violet and tan shirts. Her boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. She has wavy purple hair. Her black eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the east. She is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of her. She is by nature obliging.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: She is greedy.

Ideals: Athletic, Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 160 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: This slender woman stands about 2'9". She wears red robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally she wears more armor. She prefers to carry a sickle, but if one is not available she will default to her greataxe. She has styled her brown hair well, parting it to the right. This hazel eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as she rather likes the sound of her voice. Her demeanor is somewhat feminine. Anne is a bit of a follower. Usually she is manipulated by her brothers into helping them out, but recently she has become more of a free agent.

History: She was born into a rich family. 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 Weaver. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Weaver and was forced into it by her family; and find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Family, Rich, Job. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 100 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He is wearing a long, green cloak. He is physically well-built. His crest is blue and very short. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are red.

Personality: The man has a huge range of feeling. He will range from being happy and joking with the occasional self put down to crying stating how he will be a better person from this day on. He is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. His father took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Emotional, Insomniac. Bonds: Military, Nature. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: Just what you see.