Description: This late middle aged woman is renowned for her bright blue dresses and hats and is in decent physical shape. Her hair is long and chestnut with streaks of silver, and is pulled back with small blue clips. Her amber eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She is filled with cunning. She likes to feign weakness letting people think she is weak. She is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of her. She is by nature obliging.

History: Quilla was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her mother was employed at, doing general labor. 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. She was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of specialists.

Motivation: She is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out; and she feels threatened by others

Flaws: Addict, Secretive, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Mentor, Slave. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 1000 cp.

Description: She is of a modest build and height, but she carries herself more imposing than she is. She tends to wear a grey poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt. She has styled her brown hair well, parting it to the right. Her eyes are a pleasant hazel.

Personality: She is highly sensitive about her name. She loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. She passes on several rewards to people in need. She makes a point to leave places better than she found them.

History: The child of a Body Guard, who enjoyed hunting, Geva was taken on many hunting expeditions. Her first spouse was a Body Guard, they had one daughter, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. She now spends her time doing works of charity.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and regain custody of her daughter

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Sensitive. Bonds: Nature, Family, Job. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 390 gp.

Description: She is typically in her Spice Merchant uniform, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 5'8" when asserting herself. Her moppish blonde hair is in a traditional bowl cut. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She is filled with cunning. She likes to feign weakness letting people think she is weak. She is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: Grai was raised in a hard working conservative environment. She helped her father out around the business and became quite the natural. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 2 years.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and to get a good night's sleep

Flaws: Insomniac, Secretive, Selfish. Bonds: Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 1000 cp.

Description: He is an average looking western male in his early mid-life. He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. His long brass crest is drawn into a two foot long braid. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: The child of western immigrants he idolized his father. Being born in the west, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the west for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way east. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

Motivation: Many dire rats want him driven away; and doesn't want to be a apothecary and was forced into it by his family

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Immigrant, Family, Enemies. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (80 gp).