Description: Her right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Spice Merchant. Her red hair, when down, is lengthy. Her brown eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes illithids are coming to abduct people. She enjoys reading and quiet.

History: She was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family In her youth she was part of a gang. She got caught, but did not rat out her comrades and served her time in prison. She hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: A rival would like her out of the picture; and an old rival family wants her found

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Enemies, Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 370 gp.

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He has the majority of his body covered in plate. His black fur, when down, is lengthy. His green eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. Despite his manner, he is extremely passionate and proud of his job, and he prides himself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Actor work with an outfit from a few towns over. Actor work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: To be a Banker again.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Job, Military. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 1800 sp.

Description: She appears as an extremely gaunt Human, and stands approximately 5'4". She wears dull grey sweaters, loose white pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath her sweater she keeps a concealed morningstar, just in case, and her gloved hand is found clutching a morningstar. She has wavy silver hair. She is very pretty but has cold, dead 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. When she's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, she's doing writing.

History: She was born several months after her mother was called into army service. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She now spends her time doing works of charity.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Military. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He has the majority of his body covered in plate. He has relatively dark skin and is very physically imposing due to his abundance of muscles. His blonde hair is knotted and matted. His eyes are green.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. 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 daughter.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. By chance he met his brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: To unite with his brother; and doesn't want to be a sage and was forced into it by his family

Ideals: Passionate, Athletic. Bonds: Family, Slave. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 10 pp.

Description: She wears a worn and beaten armor. She has silver hair. Her eyes are a pleasant violet.

Personality: She is filled with cunning. She likes to feign weakness letting people think she is weak. She loves being with her children and actually smiles when they are around. She would do anything for them. She dislikes her ex a great deal.

History: Born to a Cartwright, her father struggled to pay the bills. Her father was a mechanic, and taught her how to fix just about anything. She has been saving her money to try and buy her sister's freedom.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well; and she is terrified, and will act out of fear

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Secretive, Fearful. Bonds: Family, Poor. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: 5'6" and muscular, this northern woman wears a yellow coat over a brown low-cut shirt, and a deerstalker hat upon her head. Her blonde hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a deerstalker hat. Her eyes are amber and beady.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes gnolls are coming to abduct people. She refers to her adoptive mother for almost all things she is unsure about, which are numerous. She is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: Her father raised her in a mountain cabin. Being born in the north, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the north for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way south. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her sons to still be retired.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by gnolls, and she desires to right it

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Family, Nature. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 30 pp.

Description: A moderately attractive man, he wears a violet tunic with brown highlights, and long green pants that bunch up around his shoes. He has dyed his greying golden hair a little too much giving a sharp golden color. His eyes are a pleasant hazel.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He was granted martial powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: He doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes; and he feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Gifted, Impeccable. Flaws: Shy, Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Slave. Occupation: Locksmith

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

Possessions: 1000 cp. A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (100 gp).

Description: She wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. She is physically well-built. Her yellow fur is braided into rings. This copper eyed northerner 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. She has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. Her father was a mechanic, and taught her how to fix just about anything. 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 is terrified, and will act out of fear; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Optimist, Persistence. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Poor, Military. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 200 gp. Amber (80 gp). Golden yellow topaz (200 gp). 1 Breastplate.

Description: 5'11" and muscular, this eastern man usually wears his black robe and has his scimitar always slung over his shoulder. He wears a Stetson hat to hide his balding. His eyes are likewise black. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. He is a bit of a macho man and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: He was born at the edge of vast plains. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He loathes his own lifestyle; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 700 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.