Description: With brown face paint in a stripe pattern across her face, she wears a grey small hat and grey clothes. Her white hair is knotted and matted. Her eyes are likewise gray. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: Calm and collected, she is a well trained Spice Merchant. She has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a woman enough she will sell her own mother. Money is her most trusted friend.

History: Bardryn was born the youngest of three triplets. Like her mother and her sister before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Spice Merchant. She's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions; and she is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs

Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Job, Rich, Family, Religious. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 120 gp.

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a brown coat. His hair is long and white with streaks of auburn, and is pulled back with small brown clips. His beard is auburn, braided, and well cared for. His green eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. He takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the west. Alexandre was born on a far western forest where he grew up under the tutelage of his father, an expert Apothecary. He became a Apothecary soon after.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 60 gp. White pearl (70 gp). 1 Banded mail.

Description: This eastern woman is abnormally tall. She wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally she sports a green coat. Her whole body is exceptionally muscular. Her long copper crest is drawn into a two foot long braid. She has several tiny amber earrings on each ear.

Personality: She is extraordinarily eccentric. She is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. She inherited a moderately successful company from her father. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and retire the richest woman in the east

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich, Military. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 180 gp. Azurite (11 gp).

Description: A thin woman, she clearly needs to put on some weight, but she still has a lot of muscle. She wears a robe, a symbol of the four houses of cards around her neck, and a sai on her belt. Her golden hair is long and unkept. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends she is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy herself. Her actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as she answers to a power that mortal women fail to acknowledge.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. Her father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her father was legitimate. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Joker. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 170 gp. 1 Buckler.

Description: He wears a black costume with the symbols of luck on his torso. His black hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. 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: The child of a Seamstress, who enjoyed hunting, Megged was taken on many hunting expeditions. In his 15th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his father impaled in their home, and his mother beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (300 gp).

Description: This tall, slender man wears suspenders and black workpants. His shirt is blue, and he wears a heavy black leather apron most of the time. His brown hair is cut short. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help his friends. He considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. He claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day he will do what he thinks is right.

History: He got into the Banker business at a young age. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He's also a talented Priest, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Ideals: Optimist, Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 2000 cp.

Description: He wears tan robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a longsword, but if one is not available he will default to his morningstar. He is portly but not overly obese. He wears a colorful flower in his blonde hair. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He exudes charisma. He is a tour de force of persuasion. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: Uthemar hails from a village terrorized by gnolls. He worked as a nervous Body Guard and found it very stressful. He's also a talented Spy, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: He wants revenge against gnolls; and further expansion of business

Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Job. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 60 gp.

Description: A middle-aged woman, she is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Healer, and is pretty ugly. Her tied-back hair is silver. Her eyes are gray.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Vaina isn't afraid of most anything. She has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Elven unity. She has a small toy that she constantly fidgets with.

History: She comes from a rich southern family. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions; and she is greedy

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Addict, Disease. Bonds: Rich, Religious. Occupation: Healer

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 210 gp.

Description: He is a pot bellied southern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with deerstalker hat. His red crest is knotted and matted. His gold eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes dire rats are coming to abduct people. Rivaan is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his brothers into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: He was born in the south. In his 16th year, his parents were killed by a dire rats raid, leaving Rivaan alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He left for the south, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions.

Ideals: Athletic. Bonds: Enemies, Family, Immigrant, Religious. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: Coral (80 gp).