Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She prefers to wear grey clothing when she does not wear armor. She has dyed her greying red hair a little too much giving a sharp red color. She has several tiny amber earrings on each ear.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation she is generally quite perceptive. She notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. She keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to her own.

History: Trained by her mother for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. Brilliant and gifted she never wanted to apply herself. She was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of philosophers.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Insomniac, Secretive. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich, Military. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 6000 sp.

Description: She wears a tattered pair of loose grey pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 5'2" when asserting herself. She has slicked back golden hair. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines brown.

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. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: She was born in a small forest village. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her father gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her father, who blamed her for driving them apart. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and retire the richest woman in the east

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Nature. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 800 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Spice Merchant. His long brown hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His amber eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this southern guy figured out how to best use his charms to convince people to do what he wants. He takes great joy in being the best Spice Merchant in town.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. He found a children's book about a Human Paladin who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. He modeled his life after the story, seeing himself destined a hero. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 13 years.

Motivation: A deep hatred of brigands; and obtaining odd cultural human artifacts is his passion

Bonds: Attractive, Job, Religious, Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: He is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. He is portly but not overly obese. His blonde hair is greasy and uncared for. His eyes are brown and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: Calm and collected, he is a well trained Marshal. He has a cruel streak; something he gained from his previous mentor. He harbors resentment against his former mentor.

History: His arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. 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 Marshal. He was granted arcane powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Mentor. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 2000 sp. Red-brown spinel (80 gp). White opal (500 gp). Chrysoprase (40 gp). Silver pearl (80 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.