Description: She is a pot bellied eastern woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. She sports a flattop hair cut. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She has schizophrenia that causes her to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. 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: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. While she appears to be a normal Tiefling, she's... not quite right. Perhaps she's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that she plain doesn't fit in. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the east.

Ideals: Athletic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insane, Disease. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 400 gp. Golden yellow topaz (400 gp). Blue quartz (12 gp).

Description: She is typically in her Spice Merchant uniform. Her skin is fair and her fingers are delicate and long. She wears a colorful flower in her black hair. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. She is accommodating to her spouse and as such limits her hospitality. She is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven herself a capable leader.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. At a young age she wooed the heart of her future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Spice Merchant.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Fighting. Bonds: Job, Attractive, In love. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: His right side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty white coat over it. His long brown hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. He can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. He always admired psionic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He got money to start a business from the gang present in town. He is greatly indebted to them.

Motivation: He possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal.

Ideals: Disciplined, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record, Debt. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 1000 cp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: This woman is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of her veins is visible when she is not flexing. Her shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for her due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. She keeps her long black hair kept up in a rat tail. Her silver eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes orcs are coming to abduct people. She can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. Cursed with a spirit at a very young age, Shax has worked very hard to control her curse. She was granted divine powers by her dying brother.

Motivation: Many orcs want her driven away; and she wants revenge against orcs

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 150 gp. A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (50 gp).

Description: Runty and weak-looking, she wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. She usually doesn't wear a shirt. Her orange fur is kept up in a ponytail inside a broad hat. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: Left-Handed is depressed about a lot of things. She tends to be a nihilist. 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: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. Through the years after Left-Handed was born, her father became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the west. Left-Handed's father didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: She loathes her own lifestyle; and retire the richest woman in the west

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Mentor. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 140 gp.

Description: He wears baggy black pantaloons and a grey scarf. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his bastard sword, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a skull on it. His brown hair is lengthy. His ears are large.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. He also has developed a complete distrust of the Shoemaker profession.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. One day when Forcas was young, his mother was sewing while trying to overcome the flu, when suddenly his mother dropped to the ground dead. His mother had died from a severe disease that was unknown to the village doctor. Forcas was heart-stricken from the event, and his father started working long hours to provde for them. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Ugly, PTSD. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 180 gp.

Description: This western woman is abnormally tall. She dresses well, wearing brown shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. Her whole body is exceptionally muscular. Her black fur is lengthy and is close to two feet long. She is baby faced.

Personality: She is a jovial happy person, but she is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. She cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: Shifting hails from a village terrorized by giants. Shifting was born on a far western desert where she grew up under the tutelage of her mother, an expert Laborer. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Optimist, Philantrophist. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 380 gp.

Description: This woman likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized sapphire on her left hand. Her chestnut hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. 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 resents people who mock her appearance or her, so she has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. She invented a lineage for herself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: She got into the Performer business at a young age. Her father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She's also a talented Laborer, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality; and to get a good night's sleep

Flaws: Insomniac, Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 3000 cp. Coral (120 gp).

Description: He is a mite stocky and is wearing a long, pastel cloak. His fur is yellow and curly. His eyes are copper and catlike.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Shifting will drive conversation. 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 to a pair of adventurers, Shifting grew up listening to his father's many stories. 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. After a long history of fighting, Shifting and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and obtaining odd cultural dragonborn artifacts is his passion

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Rhymes sentences (sorry)

Possessions: 310 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.