Description: The woman speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. She seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if she got out from a pool a few moments ago. She is dressed in an above average manner. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her hazel eyes.

Personality: She speaks before she thinks and is too direct. Animals are drawn to her, and she is able to talk to them.

History: Tiaathque was born in the north. At a young age she loved to build and create. A few years later when the east was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She left for the north, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: To prove her worth to the world; and she seems to be bored by most things

Ideals: Gifted, Persistence. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 3000 cp.

Description: She is in excellent shape and is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. She has styled her golden hair well, parting it to the left. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines blue.

Personality: She barks her statements quickly and with little fuss. She prefers small words and is at her heart utilitarian. Myathethil enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: She was born at the edge of vast desert. Her father took her hunting and taught her how to get in the mind of other creatures. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Terse, Hedonist. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 2000 cp. 1 Silver holy symbol.

Description: He wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty brown coat over it, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 5'6" when asserting himself. His brown fur has been sun bleached extensively. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep hazel.

Personality: He is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. He cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: Born to a Carter, his father struggled to pay the bills. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. He has dedicated himself to building a better trade route.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 8000 cp. 1 Masterwork Light steel shield.

Description: He dresses well, wearing green shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. He is portly but not overly obese. His silver crest is braided into rings. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. He cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist he will grow angry at them.

History: He was born at the edge of vast island. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Shamash grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Shamash. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture; and to be a herbalist again

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Nature, Criminal record. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 200 sp.

Description: She dresses like a well dressed Apothecary does. She has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. Her white hair is smooth and relatively long. Her amber eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She is mildly Dwarf supremacist, though she does not identify as such. She uses divination through singing.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the east. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and balancing her hectic life and new apothecary responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Racist, Ugly. Bonds: Job, Poor. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 200 sp. Hematite (12 gp).

Description: He wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. He has wavy blonde hair. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: When he was but 4 years old his parents immigrated from the north. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and he is greedy

Ideals: Justice. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 140 gp.

Description: A plain young-adult man, he wears black painted combat armor at almost all times. He wears his blue hair up. His black eyes peer out from beneath his small black hat.

Personality: He is a man who does what he needs to. He will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: His psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Seeks redemption.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Criminal record, Slave. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 1100 sp. 1 Masterwork studded leather.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears a blue shirt, with a brown mid length shorts with brown tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. With bright auburn hair and a scraggly beard. His violet eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. He has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: Trained by his father for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. A serious injury left his father unemployed and in need of constant care. His family became saddled with debt trying to care for his infirm father. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: To pay off his debts; and he is wracked by social anxiety

Flaws: Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Immigrant, Military, Debt. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 130 gp.

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with Stetson hat. He has no hair. His gold eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. He is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Slave, Adventurer. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 70 gp.