Description: A thin woman, she clearly needs to put on some weight, but she still has a lot of muscle. She wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath her coat. Her long white hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her blue eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: Anne hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her writing career. More though she will beg to come along on any journeys. She will attempt to stowaway on any ship she can in the hopes that it will get her further away.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Anne was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. She was taken from her home at a very young age. Now she works as a writing tutor during her time off.

Motivation: She is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic, Logical. Bonds: Slave, Mentor. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 1100 sp.

Description: He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. He carries with him a set of whips, each one with a topaz on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. His tied-back hair is chestnut. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the west; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Fighting, Joker, Professionalism. Flaws: Insomniac. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 160 gp.

Description: This late middle aged woman wears a fine chain shirt which she covers with black colored cloaks and clothing and is in decent physical shape. She wears her auburn hair up. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She is quiet and unassuming. She ignores others and carries on with her job unassumingly. She feeds upon the attention of others.

History: Oolah was born with her mother's beautiful face. She moved out west to avoid the crime she committed. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She is content; and sabotage a competitor

Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Job, Attractive, Criminal record, Immigrant. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 140 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He wears a tight fitting green shirt and pants. His silver hair is heavily combed to the left. His black eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He is a man who does what he needs to. He will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. He is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. Forcas was a troubled youth. He spent his days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent his evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Forcas decided he wanted neither the life of his father nor that of the evil petty criminals he associated with. During his early adolescence, he took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. He leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever he goes.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Rich. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 30 gp. Blue quartz (5 gp).