Description: Her left side is far more bruised and cut up than her other. She wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. Her hair is black and curly. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She runs her personal life as if detached from it. She organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits she will get from it. She is cautious and jumpy. She reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: Theirastra was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Like her mother and her brother before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Dyer. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She is wracked by social anxiety; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Selfish, Fearful. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 5000 cp.

Description: She is dressed in earthy colors with a blue and brown handkerchief worn on her left side, and carries shields. Her hair is brown and curly. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She is a Spice Merchant first and foremost. She believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. She plays an instrument quite well.

History: Rinn was born with her father's beautiful face. In her 20th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her father impaled in their home, and her mother beheaded. She saw the woman who walked out, and charged her in a blind rage. The woman easily evaded and defeated her, leaving her to live broken and terrified. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge; and balancing her hectic life and new spice merchant responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Job, Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This slender woman stands about 5'3". She is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. She sports a flattop hair cut. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. She can't help but pocket interesting objects she comes across

History: She was raised by priests from a young age. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. Recently she has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs; and 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

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Criminal record, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 4000 cp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This tall, slender man usually wears his black robe and has his hand crossbow always slung over his shoulder. His white hair is smooth and relatively long. His violet eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: Vilberg is a sociable creature first and foremost. He loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. He can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. 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's repulsed by the PC; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Extrovert, Justice, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: She is an average looking northern female in her early mid-life. She is well dressed, constantly wearing a tan suit, red shirt, and black tie. She has wavy blonde hair. Her skin is flawless and her green eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic woman, Vadania's first love is herself. Her second love is also herself. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: Vadania was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her mother was employed at, doing general labor. A few years later when the west was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for her.

Ideals: Impeccable, Joker. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 70 gp. Iolite (70 gp). 1 Banded mail.

Description: This petite short woman is perpetually holding a sweet of some kind. She wears a tan tunic with red highlights, and long green pants that bunch up around her shoes, marred by sweets. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her violet eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

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 Gnome in existence. She is always in debt, since she spends her money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: She was raised in a plains tribe. Zanna abandoned her home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. She survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. She did whatever it took for her to survive. Lacking all sense, she decided to go on an adventure. She picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: She has passion for adventuring and risk; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Addict, Impulsive. Bonds: Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 310 gp.

Description: A 6'5" northern woman, she wears silk and lounges about seductively. Her hair is long and white with streaks of black, and is pulled back with small white clips. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She is quiet and unassuming. She ignores others and carries on with her job unassumingly. She enjoys reading and quiet.

History: The child of a Shipwright, who enjoyed hunting, Tomph was taken on many hunting expeditions. She moved out west to avoid the crime she committed. She would ruin relationships and cause injury. She was reprimanded several times before being given her current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: Expand her business; and to be a shipwright again

Ideals: Logical. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Nature, Criminal record. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 50 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: A moderately attractive man, he wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. His hair is white and curly. His silver eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. The war was a terrible time for him, and Pelaios does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: Born in the west his family was never financially stable. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Spice Merchant hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: He loathes his own lifestyle; and he feels kind of lost in life

Flaws: Shy, Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Poor. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: Black pearl (200 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She is lean but muscular and wears a brown collared shirt and blue skirt. She accessorizes with a tan scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across her shirt. Her silver hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. She has hazel eyes and a brown hat with a blue feather.

Personality: She is intelligent and cunning, but she will too often allow her rage to get the better of her. She will lose her cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. She loves teas. She is very sensitive about her face. To blow off anger she lifts weights and to control her otherwise explosive temper she works out a lot.

History: A powerful brothel owner made her what she is. She couldn't stand her childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with her mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: Many brigands want her driven away; and revenge

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic, Insane. Bonds: Mentor, Enemies. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: Coral (70 gp).