Description: She is in excellent shape and wears a worn and beaten armor. Her auburn hair is unkempt and raggedy. Her eyes are violet and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: Here is a woman who knows she is the smartest in the room. She talks down to others constantly. She is harsh and unforgiving.

History: Born to a Body Guard, her father struggled to pay the bills. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her father gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her father, who blamed her for driving them apart. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Athletic, Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 5000 cp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he has the majority of his body covered in plate. He has dyed his greying black crest a little too much giving a sharp black color. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He is extraordinarily eccentric. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Spice Merchant arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Gifted, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 400 gp. White pearl (160 gp). Jet (160 gp). Red spinel (160 gp). 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, she wears a violet coat over a green low-cut shirt, and a broad hat upon her head. Her golden hair is wavy and long. She tend to wears goggles to shield her eyes.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. She is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the south. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Barber hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the south; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Philantrophist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Military. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 1300 sp. Red-brown spinel (140 gp). Red garnet (140 gp). Amethyst (140 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: Standing 3'2", this man wears a blue coat over a violet low-cut shirt, and a small hat upon his head. His white hair is knotted and matted. His hazel eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He is a man who does what he needs to. He will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. He is always in debt, since he spends his money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: His arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. A serious injury left his father unemployed and in need of constant care. His family became saddled with debt trying to care for his infirm father. He used his abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: He will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact; and he made a deal with a demon which lead to his current lot in life, and he's becoming increasingly nervous about it

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Addict, Impulsive. Bonds: Criminal record, Debt. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 400 sp.

Description: She is lean but muscular and dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head. Her golden hair is thinning but still full. She has amber eyes and a grey hat with a tan feather.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with dancing. She constantly tries to fill her life with dancing. She tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered dancing. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: She has passion for adventuring and risk; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Artistic, Optimist. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Mentor, Adventurer. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 150 gp. Chrysoberyl (70 gp).