Description: A middle-aged woman, she wears rags and sports a simple walking cane, and is pretty ugly. Her white hair is knotted and matted. Her eyes are likewise blue. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She is highly sensitive about her name. She loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. She spends most of her days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There she gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: Althaea was raised in a hard working conservative environment. In her 18th year, her parents were killed by a dire rats raid, leaving Althaea alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. When she grew older, she became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. She began work as a mercenary for hire. She would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality.

Flaws: Ugly, Sensitive. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: This man is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior, and sports empty pouches on his belt. His hair is short and silver. He has several tiny opal earrings on each ear.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: He got into the Herbalist business at a young age. He was an apprentice working in his father's forge. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Herbalist for hire.

Motivation: He is greedy; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Fighting, Opinionated. Bonds: Rich, Religious, Job, Slave. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp).

Description: This slender man stands about 5'5". He tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look. His hair is long and red with streaks of black, and is pulled back with small yellow clips. His beard is black, braided, and well cared for. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady gray eyes.

Personality: He is envious of other's things. He hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that he so desires. He claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day he will do what he thinks is right.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. He was one of the best in his class, and was picked up by his current employer. He quickly showed his capability and was soon promoted to a head role. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Wants his loneliness to end; and he has a crush on the local armorer

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Greedy. Bonds: Poor, Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 300 gp. 3 Alchemist’s fire. 1 Tanglefoot bags. 1 Everburning torch. 1 Tanglefoot bags.

Description: This southern woman is abnormally tall. She wears a grey armored body suit, with a simple black line shooting up and back down. Her whole body is exceptionally muscular. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. She has hazel eyes.

Personality: She likes to be helpful to her clients. She likes to prescribe proper advice to her clients. Despite her manner, she is extremely passionate and proud of her job, and she prides herself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. When the war came and ruined her parents she was left adrift. She was a hard woman then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: Expand her business; and sabotage a competitor

Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Immigrant, Job, Slave. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 3000 cp.

Description: This younger middle-aged man wears a blue costume with the symbols of the four houses of cards on his torso, and a wedding ring on his right hand. He has a very tight haircut. His amber eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

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. After a long history of fighting, Naeris and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love.

Ideals: Passionate, Fighting. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: In love. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 800 sp.