Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he is typically in his Merchant uniform. His hair is short and silver. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Merchant. He was granted necromantic powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and balancing his hectic life and new merchant responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Terse, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 300 sp. A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (40 gp).

Description: A middle-aged woman, she wears a black shirt with thin brown vertical stripes and pastel pants, and is pretty ugly. Her long copper crest is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her gold eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She resents people who mock her appearance or her, so she has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. She is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. She haggles over everything, upselling her goods and buying cheap. She is persistent in everything.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the south.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 1000 cp.

Description: She has a missing left leg. She is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Tailor. Her long blonde hair reaches down to her waist. Her eyes are likewise hazel. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: She is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, she's a very lovable idiot. As long as the job gets done she does not care how it got done.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. Her first spouse was a Painter, they had one daughter, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. She has been saving her money to try and buy her brother's freedom.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother.

Ideals: Optimist, Professionalism. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 300 sp. 1 Darkwood Buckler.

Description: She appears as an extremely gaunt Elf, and stands approximately 4'7". She wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress), and her gloved hand is found clutching a warhammer. With wild golden hair. Her eyes are a pleasant violet.

Personality: She tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. Further she is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: Born in the north to a Herbalist, Mella learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Elves in the north were limited. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: Many brigands want her driven away; and sabotage a competitor

Flaws: Antagonistic, Addict. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 160 gp. Deep green spinel (50 gp).

Description: She is in excellent shape and is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. She has a long chestnut ponytail with little hanging trinkets. Her fierce green eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She has always had a great fascination with Halfling culture. She is very protective of her business, her home, and her spouse. She is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: She has comitted a past crime that haunts her to this day; and she is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions

Ideals: Athletic, Logical. Flaws: Racist, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 340 gp. 2 Acid flasks.

Description: A woman with a warm, jovial air about her, she wears dull red sweaters, loose blue pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath her sweater she keeps a concealed axe, just in case. Her auburn hair is braided into rings. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She exudes charisma. She is a tour de force of persuasion. She is cautious and jumpy. She reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. Cursed with lycanthropy at a very young age, Trym has worked very hard to control her curse. She has worked as a Fletcher like her father before her.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break; and she is terrified, and will act out of fear

Flaws: Fearful, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 4000 cp. 4 Alchemist’s fire.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She wears yellow trousers with white and tan striped suspenders. She wears various colorful collared shirts. Her silver hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a butterfly scrunchie. She has a dull look in her green eyes.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Malquis embodies much of what other species detest in the Half-Elves. She keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to her own.

History: Malquis lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Her parents died when she was young, and she was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Malquis 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 Malquis. She has been saving her money to try and buy her brother's freedom.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Family, Criminal record, Adventurer. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 500 sp.

Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking northern young adult. She is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. Her hair is auburn and curly. Her amber eyes dart from person to person.

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. She also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the north. She was taken from her home at a very young age. She has recently attracted an admirer that believes she's playing hard to get.

Motivation: She is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out; and she's attracted to the pc

Ideals: Joker. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Slave, Has a crush. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 50 gp. Banded agate (6 gp). 1 Good lock.

Description: This woman is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Sculptor. She is muscular with a powerful set of arms. She has done her best to style her scarlet crest to look like a famous performer. This gold eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: Havilar hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her poetry career. She has a cruel streak; something she gained from her previous mentor. She harbors resentment against her former mentor.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. She couldn't stand her childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with her mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She seems to be bored by most things; and to end her boredom

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic, Mundane. Bonds: Mentor, Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 4000 cp. Chrysoprase (70 gp). 1 Chain shirt.