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 usually wears her blue robe and has her ceremonial dagger always slung over her shoulder. She wears her chestnut hair up. Her eyes are likewise amber. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: Stoic and calm, she prefers to meditate than take action. Ella is a bit of a follower. Usually she is manipulated by her sisters into helping them out, but recently she has become more of a free agent.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Ella was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. 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. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her sons to still be retired.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Family, Mentor. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 140 gp.

Description: With green face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he wears tan robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a bow, but if one is not available he will default to his greataxe. He wears his auburn hair up. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. The occasional robbery is his preferred attention getting crime, but he mainly uses his means for meeting his own perverse desires.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. He became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: He has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Criminal record, Religious. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 100 sp.

Description: Her right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. Her hair is always cut to a buzz. Her brown eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. She keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to her own.

History: She was born in a small plains village. Her father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her father was legitimate. She has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs; and her religion dominates her actions

Ideals: Justice, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Religious. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 300 gp. Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (800 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). 1 Banded mail. 1 Darkwood Buckler. 1 Chain shirt.

Description: With yellow face paint in a stripe pattern across her face, she is dressed in an above average manner. Her long red hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: Her voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl she speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of her tone. She moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep her interest for a month it is impressive.

History: Heir to a fortune, her parents put a great deal of effort into curing her disease. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Flaws: Cynical, Hedonist, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 160 gp.