Description: A moderately attractive woman, she dresses in black turtlenecks beneath a white coat with tan slacks. Her hair is purple and very short. Her red eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She is intelligent and cunning, but she will too often allow her rage to get the better of her. She will lose her cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. She dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. Her biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. She has had some formal singing training, and achieved minor success. After a long history of fighting, Manea and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and she's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Logical, Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Slave. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 500 sp. Sardonyx (40 gp).

Description: He is a husky man, who wears a red vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His brown leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his red boots flare out at the collars. His white hair is matted, messy, and big. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep violet.

Personality: He has schizophrenia that causes him to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. More though he will beg to come along on any journeys. He will attempt to stowaway on any ship he can in the hopes that it will get him further away.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out.

Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Slave, Rich, Religious. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 2000 cp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: He appears as an extremely gaunt Half-Elf, and stands approximately 5'8". He wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents, and his gloved hand is found clutching a shortspear. His long golden hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. Ostracized due to the divine powers of his oldest sister, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Half-Elves became a terror of the countryside. He was granted divine powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and many illithids want him driven away

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Military. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 400 sp. Solid gold idol (300 gp).

Description: She wears a fine chain shirt which she covers with violet colored cloaks and clothing, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 5'4" when asserting herself. Her silver hair is still thick. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She's a bit of a prankster. She knows she is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. She has a cruel streak; something she gained from her previous mentor. She harbors resentment against her former mentor.

History: Alice was born the youngest of three triplets. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her mother gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her mother, who blamed her for driving them apart. Unlike her family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, she wanted to work in the city. She has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: Marry her brother to traveling adventurers; and an old rival family wants her found

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Antagonistic, Mundane. Bonds: Mentor, Family. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 120 gp.