Description: This fat eastern woman has a bulbous nose and is dressed in a clean white cloak covering her clean studded leather. Her skin is also unnaturally pale. She is bald on top and has large blonde tufts of hair around her ears. She tend to wears goggles to shield her eyes.

Personality: Her voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl she speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of her tone. She is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: A child with a great deal of poetry talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. She was an apprentice working in her father's forge. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and balancing her hectic life and new spice merchant responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Cynical. Bonds: Military, Job. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 160 gp.

Description: This fat western man has a bulbous nose and wears long strands of aquamarine and short violet dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. His skin is also unnaturally pale. His hair is long and black with streaks of blonde, and is pulled back with small violet clips. His beard is blonde, braided, and well cared for. He has gleaming, smiling hazel eyes.

Personality: He is mildly Half-Elf supremacist, though he does not identify as such. 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: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He inherited a moderately successful company from his mother. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. 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: Tiefling compassion; and he is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Rich, Slave. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 380 gp. Tourmaline (110 gp).

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of her physical features obscured. Her auburn hair has been sun bleached extensively. She has blue eyes and a yellow hat with a blue feather.

Personality: She is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of her strength. She works very hard to maintain that gentleness. She will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. She cares deeply for her spouse and does her best to make sure her guests look presentable.

History: Born in the east her family was never financially stable. A serious injury left her father unemployed and in need of constant care. Her family became saddled with debt trying to care for her infirm father. Since then, she has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: She made a deal with a demon which lead to her current lot in life, and she's becoming increasingly nervous about it; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Ideals: Disciplined, Optimist. Bonds: In love, Poor, Debt. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 160 gp. 1 Chain shirt.

Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She wears tan painted combat armor at almost all times. Her hair, while still mostly silver, has prominent grey streaks. Her eyes are violet and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She is highly sensitive about her name. She loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. When she's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, she's doing writing.

History: Ahinar lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Being born in the north, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the north for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way west. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage.

Ideals: Artistic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Sensitive. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 600 sp. Silver pearl (160 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath her coat. Her tied-back hair is red. She has gray eyes.

Personality: She is highly sensitive about her name. She loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. She can't help but pocket interesting objects she comes across

History: When she was but 4 years old her parents immigrated from the west. Mardnab was a troubled youth. She spent her days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent her evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Mardnab decided she wanted neither the life of her father nor that of the evil petty criminals she associated with. During her early adolescence, she took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Fletcher for hire.

Motivation: She has comitted a past crime that haunts her to this day; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Sensitive. Bonds: Criminal record, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: Black pearl (300 gp). Alexandrite (300 gp).

Description: She is lean but muscular and wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with grey lining and desert motifs. Her long blonde hair reaches down to her waist. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines gray.

Personality: Jacoba 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. She is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with her old comrades. She has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: Jacoba lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. One day when Jacoba was young, her father was sewing while trying to overcome the flu, when suddenly her father dropped to the ground dead. Her father had died from a severe disease that was unknown to the village doctor. Jacoba was heart-stricken from the event, and her mother started working long hours to provde for them. When she grew older, she became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. She began work as a mercenary for hire. She would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found.

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Ugly, PTSD. Bonds: Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This man is very fat, and wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. He has done his best to style his silver hair to look like a famous performer. His eyes are white and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He will rave to anyone who will listen. He is kind towards other men and children and will generally offer men help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to him.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. He was an apprentice working in his mother's forge. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 1800 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she has a large brown mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into her pastel robe. She has wavy brown hair. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She believes there is no problem she cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. She is an amazing painter.

History: Born in the north to a Barkeep, Mary learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. A few years later when the west was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She was granted psionic powers by her dying brother.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and to be a mortician again

Ideals: Persistence, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 300 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing blue cape and mantle trimmed with soft brown waves gently in the breeze. He has shaved his head bald. His eyes are likewise gray. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He hates gnolls. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: A powerful necromancer made him what he is. He inherited a moderately successful company from his mother. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs; and a deep hatred of gnolls

Flaws: Forgetful. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Enemies, Mentor. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 400 sp.