Description: This younger middle-aged woman likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather, and a wedding ring on her right hand. She has styled her red hair well, parting it to the right. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She is curt in most of her responses. She prefers to keep her word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. She has a cruel streak; something she gained from her previous mentor. She harbors resentment against her former mentor.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her father always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and an old rival family wants her found

Flaws: Shy, Antagonistic. Bonds: In love, Attractive, Mentor. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 60 gp. Onyx (70 gp).

Description: This northern man prefers to wear grey clothing when he does not wear armor. His clothes are grease stained in places. His hair is always cut to a buzz. He has gleaming, smiling amber eyes.

Personality: A deeply religious man he believes everything happens for a reason. He is kind towards other men and children and will generally offer men help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to him.

History: His druidic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. He used his abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and obtaining odd cultural dwarven artifacts is his passion

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Religious, Adventurer. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 50 gp.

Description: He wears black trousers with white and violet striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts, and he perpetually has his glaive ready. He has no hair. He has a dull look in his black eyes.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. He is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

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

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Sensitive, Selfish. Bonds: Slave. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 200 sp.

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with tan lining and desert motifs. Her hair is chestnut and curly. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. She has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a woman enough she will sell her own mother. Money is her most trusted friend.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. Her father disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her father, she was betrayed dozens of times. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: She wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away; and she is greedy

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy, Greedy. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 40 gp. Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (30 gp).