Description: This southern woman very much looks the part of a Spice Merchant. Her clothes are grease stained in places. She wears her silver hair down. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She is envious of other's things. She hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that she so desires. She also has developed a complete distrust of the Animal Trainer profession.

History: Vapula was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her father was employed at, doing general labor. 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 left for the south, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Flaws: Insane, Greedy. Bonds: Job, Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: He wears green trousers with brown and yellow striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 6'7" when asserting himself. He has dyed his greying purple hair a little too much giving a sharp purple color. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends he is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy himself. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and he is wracked by social anxiety

Ideals: Joker, Optimist. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: Amethyst (40 gp).

Description: A middle-aged man, he is wearing a long, green cloak, and is pretty ugly. His red hair has been sun bleached extensively. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation he is generally quite perceptive. He notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. Further he is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Animal Trainer arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. 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. Balam fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and he feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Addict. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 800 sp.

Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He wears baggy tan pantaloons and a violet scarf. He is bald on top and has large golden tufts of hair around his ears. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines amber.

Personality: He is filled with cunning. He likes to feign weakness letting people think he is weak. He is fiercely devoted to his mother, and views his mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-sister.

History: Nutae was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his mother was employed at, doing general labor. His first spouse was a Courier, they had one son, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: Marry his sister to traveling adventurers.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Secretive. Bonds: Family, Poor. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 230 gp. Jet (70 gp). Azurite (7 gp). 1 Healer’s kit.

Description: This late middle aged woman is generally shirtless and showing off her tattooed chest and is in decent physical shape. Her hair is golden and curly. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before her hampering stammer kicks in. As long as the job gets done she does not care how it got done.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. Cursed with a spirit at a very young age, Kabbarg has worked very hard to control her curse. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Halfling artifacts is her passion; and to reunite with her old friends

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Shy, Disease. Bonds: Mentor, Adventurer. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 5000 cp. Azurite (7 gp).

Description: A woman with a warm, jovial air about her, she tends to wear a pastel poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt. Her fur is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her copper eyes.

Personality: She is a woman who does what she needs to. She will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. She has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. Aura 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. Aura 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 remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: She will attempt to ambush and attack anyone she thinks she can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, she will try to sell them to her slave-trader contact.

Flaws: Fearful, Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Poor. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 300 gp. 3 Antitoxin.

Description: He wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 6'4" when asserting himself. He has wavy white crest. His skin is flawless and his gold eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. He is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: Born in the east his family was never financially stable. Since his mother passed away years ago, his father had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. After a long history of fighting, Kiirith and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Shy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: He wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. He has red hair. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. 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: He is a Deep Scion in disguise. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: Wants a kiss; and wants his loneliness to end

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Sensitive. Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Has a crush. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He wears a fancy grey suit. He carries with him a set of pickaxes on his belt, each one with a jet on the hilt. He has a long golden beard with little hanging trinkets. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He hates Humans with a passion. As such he is filled with self loathing. He pushes his goals aggressively. He is also a coward if confronted.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. He has had some formal painting training, and achieved minor success. He has never given up on his painting dream.

Motivation: He is terrified, and will act out of fear; and he feels threatened by others

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Racist, Fearful, Disease. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 600 sp.