Description: This northern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. She keeps her silver hair in a flapper bob. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: Cocky and sure of herself, she believes she is the best Slave Trader born in the past three hundred years. She is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: She was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. Recently a tribe of goblins attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Neega fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Ideals: Logical, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 130 gp. 1 Average lock.

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he is wearing a long, green, dusty cloak. His hair is white and curly. He has silver eyes and a green hat with a grey feather.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. He refers to his adoptive mother for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: Melech lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Before the accident, he was one of the most outspoken anti-Half-Elven activists. He was mortally wounded, saved by a kind and fast-acting Half-Elven doctor. He has recently attracted an admirer that believes he's playing hard to get.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and he wants to get laid

Flaws: Shy, Racist. Bonds: Family, Has a crush, Job. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 400 sp. Onyx (30 gp).

Description: He is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. His hair, while still mostly white, has prominent grey streaks. He has a dull look in his hazel eyes.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 600 sp.

Description: This younger middle-aged woman wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty blue coat over it, and a wedding ring on her left hand. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her eyes are hazel and beady.

Personality: She has schizophrenia that causes her to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. She always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove her into the Crown-heir business.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. Some 8 years later her spouse died after the birth of her daughter. Heartbroken, Siffress never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her daughter whom she trained as her father had trained her before.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: In love, Religious. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 300 sp. Chrysoprase (60 gp). 1 Banded mail.

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he wears a suit in poor condition. It has not been laundered in sometime and has been worn in activities one would not normally wear a suit during. He wears a colorful flower in his chestnut hair. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: His voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl he speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of his tone. A true patriot, Eberk would do anything for his country. He is fiercely protective of his fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Eberk grew up listening to his mother's many stories. Eberk abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. 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 uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs.

Flaws: Cynical. Bonds: Adventurer, Attractive, Military, Rich. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 400 gp. Solid gold idol (1000 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (90 gp). 1 Smokesticks.

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he wears a brown vest and prefers white and violet shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. He has wavy black fur. He has yellow eyes and a brown hat with a white feather.

Personality: He has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Engraver who has hired him part-time. More though he will beg to come along on any journeys. He will attempt to stowaway on any ship he can in the hopes that it will get him further away.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. A few years later when the east was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Mayor. He hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: He would like to get married and retire; and to settle down with his crush

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Has a crush, Slave, Mentor, Immigrant. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 100 gp. Sard (40 gp).

Description: This tall, slender woman wears tattered old clothes. Her silver hair is lengthy. Her eyes are gray and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help her friends. She considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. 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: She comes from a rich eastern family. Her mother was very strict, and drilled into her lessons on being the perfect lady. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and she feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Optimist, Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: In love, Rich. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 100 gp. Solid gold idol (300 gp).

Description: Standing 4'10", this woman wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body. Her golden hair is singed and shortened. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She has a good heart but also a terrible temper. She will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. She can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. Ostracized due to the martial powers of her oldest brother, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Half-Elves became a terror of the countryside. By chance she met her brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: To unite with her brother; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Military, Family. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 300 sp. Azurite (15 gp). 3 Smokesticks.

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. Her brown fur is unkempt and raggedy. Her hazel eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She is irritable and easily angered. She is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use her stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. She loves teas. She is very sensitive about her face. To blow off anger she lifts weights and to control her otherwise explosive temper she works out a lot.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. Through the years after Smoking was born, her father became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the east. Smoking's father didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. Recently a tribe of gnolls attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Smoking fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 700 sp. 2 Smokesticks.