Description: She likes to wear grey tank tops with tan skirt, and she perpetually has her scimitar ready. Her black hair is still thick. She has several tiny opal earrings on each ear.

Personality: She is a sleazy, sleazy gal. She has no qualms about using her powers of suggestion to get people to do what she wants. She is cautious and jumpy. She reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Her mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever she goes.

Motivation: She uses money and sex appeal to get what she needs; and money/treasure

Ideals: Fighting, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Attractive. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 150 gp. 1 Breastplate.

Description: This tall, slender woman wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. Her chestnut hair is thinning but still full. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. She also has developed a complete distrust of the Crown-heir profession.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. She was an apprentice working in her mother's forge. 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. Meriele fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Expand her business.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Shy, Insane. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 30 gp. Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (120 gp). 1 Healer’s kit.

Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He wears a green vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His red leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his green boots flare out at the collars. His gold crest, when down, is lengthy. His red eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, he's a very lovable idiot. He disdains his fellow easterners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He was taken from his home at a very young age. He left for the east, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Ideals: Athletic, Optimist. Bonds: Immigrant, Slave, Religious. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 80 gp. Solid gold idol (300 gp).

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He sports black clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. His hair, while still mostly white, has prominent grey streaks. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He is someone who is used to having a large amount of sex appeal. He also lacks a concept of privacy and shares just about everything. He is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Herbalist arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. 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 has money and likes to spend it.

Bonds: Immigrant, Attractive, Military, Rich. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 600 sp. A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (50 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.