Description: This late middle aged woman wears just a white suit and is in decent physical shape. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She fancies herself a trickster and likes to rely on her wits to carry the day. She cares for her older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. Her philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: Her arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. While studying, she fell in love. They married and had a daughter. Some 7 years later her spouse died after the birth of her daughter. Heartbroken, Ekk never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her daughter whom she trained as her mother had trained her before.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found; and find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Family, In love. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 130 gp.

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he typically wears pastel cloth garments or leather armor. His black fur is knotted and matted. He has yellow eyes.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. He is always in debt, since he spends his money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He has worked as a Marshal like his father before him.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Impulsive, Insane. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 20 gp.

Description: This woman wears rags and sports a simple walking cane, and sports empty pouches on her belt. She has silver hair. 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 highly sensitive about her name. She loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: She was born in a small forest village. Her father took her hunting and taught her how to get in the mind of other creatures. She hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: She is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insomniac, Sensitive. Bonds: Poor, Nature, Slave. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: This western man is abnormally tall. He wears a white cloak and cross-gartered brown stockings. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. He sports a flattop hair cut. He has several tiny jet earrings on each ear.

Personality: He is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends he is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy himself. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and he is greedy

Ideals: Joker, Entrepeneur, Logical. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 50 gp. Jasper (70 gp).

Description: He typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep yellow leather and dull green iron scale mail. He has relatively dark skin and is very physically imposing due to his abundance of muscles. He has moderate length brown hair. His green eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: Bertram was born with his father's beautiful face. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Sellsword hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He tends to his Sellsword job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark.

Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 70 gp. Sard (30 gp). Chrysoprase (30 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (13 gp).