Description: She wears a black cloak and cross-gartered violet stockings. She carries a battered sai and tarnished hand crossbow as well. Her dark red hair is braided into rings. Her gold eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. She takes great pride in her work and is very well organized. Her planner is full of calendar events.

History: She was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. 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 Sailor. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist, Logical. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 80 gp.

Description: He is renowned for his bright red suits and hats. He is portly but not overly obese. His brown hair is unkempt and raggedy. His amber eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. 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 in a small plains village. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He would ruin relationships and cause injury. He was reprimanded several times before being given his current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions; and to be a spice merchant again

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Nature, Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 8000 cp.

Description: She is a husky woman, who wears a worn and beaten armor. She has wavy yellow fur. Her amber unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: Shadow 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. Flattery will make her almost putty in your hands.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. 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. As of late she has set up a hidden staging nest where she ambushes people she hires for escort.

Motivation: She possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and she is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions

Ideals: Extrovert, Fighting. Flaws: Disease, Selfish. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 100 sp. 1 Healer’s kit.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, she wears a yellow tunic with grey highlights, and long red pants that bunch up around her shoes. Her golden hair is thinning but still full. Her eyes are brown and beady.

Personality: She barks her statements quickly and with little fuss. She prefers small words and is at her heart utilitarian. 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: She was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Terse, Insane. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: Red spinel (150 gp).

Description: This woman stands a little under 2'9" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. Her brown hair is still thick. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. She disdains her fellow westerners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: Born in the west to a Ruler, Anne learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. In her 14th 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 inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 9 years.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Job, Family. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: He is lean but muscular and wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. He has a very tight haircut. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. His philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. His childhood dream was to be a Spy, but he was a colossal failure. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 14 years.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Philantrophist, Optimist, Athletic. Bonds: Poor, Military, Job. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 30 gp. Smoky quartz (50 gp). 1 Banded mail.

Description: She is in excellent shape and is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. Her chestnut hair, when down, is lengthy. Her hazel eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with painting. She constantly tries to fill her life with painting. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: Tawna was born the youngest of three triplets. Ostracized due to the necromantic powers of her oldest brother, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Halflings became a terror of the countryside. Recently a tribe of dire rats attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Tawna fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion; and her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Artistic, Entrepeneur, Gifted. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Masterwork Musical instrument.

Description: He wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. His long red hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. He has several tiny amethyst earrings on each ear.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: He comes from a rich northern family. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. 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 money/treasure

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Brewer

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

Possessions: 200 sp.

Description: He wears a robe, a symbol of the sun god around his neck, and a lance on his belt. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. He wears a feathered hat to hide his balding. His eyes are likewise amber. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

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. 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 served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. His parents divorced when he was young, and his father gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his father, who blamed him for driving them apart. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Military. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 1200 sp. 1 Chain shirt.