Description: He wears tattered old clothes. He has relatively dark skin and is very physically imposing due to his abundance of muscles. His white hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. His hazel unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. He takes great joy in being the best Merchant in town.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. 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. Recently a tribe of drow attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Bernard fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Ideals: Gifted, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 600 gp.

Description: This northern woman wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. Her clothes are grease stained in places. Her long golden hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She runs her personal life as if detached from it. She organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits she will get from it. She has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her mother always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. In her 13th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her mother impaled in their home, and her father beheaded. She saw the woman who walked out, and charged her in a blind rage. The woman easily evaded and defeated her, leaving her to live broken and terrified. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: She wants revenge against goblins; and someone believes her a fraud

Flaws: Selfish, Fearful, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 2000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She stands about 5'5" and tends to wear a grey poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt. Her left hand appears badly burned and disfigured. She has no hair. Her eyes are gray and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the north. As long as the job gets done she does not care how it got done.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. 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: Retire the richest woman in the north.

Ideals: Pacifist, Professionalism, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Occupation: Server

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 30000 cp. Rock crystal (40 gp). Deep blue spinel (500 gp).

Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He wears silk and lounges about seductively. His hair is short and black. His amber eyes peer out from beneath his feathered brown hat.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this northern guy figured out how to best use his charms to convince people to do what he wants. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage son.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. When he was little, his rather wealthy family often ventured across the island to a summer home near a large cave. He would wander through that large cave and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and he was stranded inside. His family spent the next few days looking for him, and could only assume he was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the island due to the painful memories there. Odo took refuge in the large cave and found the beat up morningstar and armor he uses now. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Navigator they were divorced and he won custody of their son. He worked as a Spice Merchant, and he later adopted a second son.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break; and to unite with his brother

Bonds: Attractive, Family, Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 500 gp. Alexandrite (900 gp). Aquamarine (900 gp). Silver pearl (110 gp).