Description: She is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Spice Merchant. She has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. She has dyed her greying chestnut hair a little too much giving a sharp chestnut color. She has green eyes and a blue hat with a brown feather.

Personality: She is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before her hampering stammer kicks in. She uses divination through singing.

History: Carlin was born in the west. At a young age she loved to build and create. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: She is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions; 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: Gifted, Persistence, Logical. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 1600 sp.

Description: He appears as an extremely gaunt Dwarf, and stands approximately 4'5". He wears professional attire, and his gloved hand is found clutching a dagger. He has a very tight haircut. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: Orsik 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 loves being with his children and actually smiles when they are around. He would do anything for them. He dislikes his ex a great deal.

History: Born in the west to a Map Maker, Orsik learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. He was an apprentice working in his mother's forge. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Map Maker.

Motivation: To unite with his brother; and regain custody of his daughter

Ideals: Extrovert. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Job. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 700 sp.

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. Her long white hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her eyes are gray and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. She is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: She was born at the edge of vast desert. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Baker hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She was granted druidic powers by her dying brother.

Motivation: To prove her worth to the world; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Gifted, Logical. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Nature, Poor. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 30 pp. 1 Hourglass.

Description: She is a mite stocky and wears brown robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally she wears more armor. She prefers to carry a trident, but if one is not available she will default to her axe. Her blonde hair is braided into rings. She is baby faced.

Personality: Quiet and reserved she prefers to listen than to talk. She will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. She has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: Rosalind was born in the east. At a young age she loved to build and create. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. 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 has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Shy, Ugly. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 120 gp.

Description: She is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. Her skin is fair and her fingers are delicate and long. She has moderate length golden hair. She has brown eyes.

Personality: Egelina hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her poetry career. 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 was raised in a plains tribe. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She is wracked by social anxiety.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Rich. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 500 sp. Black pearl (200 gp).

Description: This eastern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs. Her moppish blonde hair is in a traditional bowl cut. She has violet eyes.

Personality: She swings through moods quickly. One moment she is cool and collected, the next she is carried away by passions. She always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove her into the Mercenary business.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. In her 16th year, her parents were killed by a giants raid, leaving Vani alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She was granted martial powers by her dying sister.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by giants, and she desires to right it.

Ideals: Passionate, Persistence, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 140 pp. Violet garnet (600 gp).

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. His silver hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His gray unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He goes out his way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one he won't accept into his heart. 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: Born in the south his family was never financially stable. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Tailor work with an outfit from a few towns over. Tailor work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Immigrant, Job, Poor. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 50 gp. Lapis lazuli (15 gp).

Description: A middle-aged man, he wears a black costume with the symbols of strength on his torso, and is pretty ugly. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. His hazel eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: Dharg is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north; and he feels kind of lost in life

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 70 gp. Moss agate (12 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This tall, slender woman wears baggy yellow pantaloons and a brown scarf. Her auburn hair is matted, messy, and big. Her blue eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She is irascible and easily irritated. She is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when gnolls swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. After a long history of fighting, Isabella and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Many gnolls want her driven away; and she has a rivalry with the church that dominates her actions

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 5000 cp.