Description: She is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. She has wavy dark red hair. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her gold eyes.

Personality: She is extraordinarily eccentric. She has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

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. She was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform Recently a tribe of gnolls attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Ishte fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally.

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Insane, Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Slave. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 100 gp. Rose (20 gp). Onyx (20 gp).

Description: The dark-skinned woman stands 5'3" and wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. Her hair is brown and curly. Her half smiles and hazel eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: She is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of her strength. She works very hard to maintain that gentleness. She has a habit of throwing herself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: Hadwisa 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. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the west.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Disciplined. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 500 gp. Rose (40 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is dressed in earthy colors with a blue and white handkerchief worn on her left side. She is physically well-built. She has black hair. Her amber eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. She always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove her into the Stylist business.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Birel was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. One night she noticed a nearby shooting star which she hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. She has done her darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved.

Ideals: Optimist, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 300 gp. Jade (90 gp).

Description: This tall, slender man wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame. He wears a Stetson hat to hide his balding. His eyes are copper.

Personality: He is filled with cunning. He likes to feign weakness letting people think he is weak. He is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with his old comrades. He has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: Born in the north to a Spice Merchant, Spring learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a daughter. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Spice Merchant for hire.

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'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Job, In love, Criminal record. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She is dressed in earthy colors with a red and tan handkerchief worn on her left side. Her hair, while still mostly silver, has prominent grey streaks. She has gleaming, smiling blue eyes.

Personality: She is extraordinarily eccentric. Her actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as she answers to a power that mortal women fail to acknowledge.

History: Verna was born the youngest of three triplets. Her mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her mother was legitimate. Recently she has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions; and regain custody of her son

Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Religious, Family, Criminal record. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 140 gp.