Description: A moderately attractive woman, she wears bulky black painted plate armor. Her dark red hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a feathered hat. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of her strength. She works very hard to maintain that gentleness. She tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: Shax was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her father was employed at, doing general labor. In her youth she was part of a gang. She got caught, but did not rat out her comrades and served her time in prison. She would ruin relationships and cause injury. She was reprimanded several times before being given her current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: She is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and she is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions

Ideals: Disciplined, Optimist. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Criminal record. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: An older woman who wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge, she is not a threatening figure. She has done her best to style her brown hair to look like a famous performer. Her fierce green eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: Stoic and calm, she prefers to meditate than take action. Further she is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: Grigi was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Over the years she perfected her riding and shooting skills. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 4 years.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and she wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Addict, Greedy. Bonds: Job, Nature. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 80 gp.

Description: This woman wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with broad hat, and sports empty pouches on her belt. Her red hair is smooth and relatively long. Her eyes are likewise brown. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She is quite rude, and likes to deride her opponents skill and shout insults at them. When she's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, she's doing writing.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. At a young age both her parents were killed in an accident. Her uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took her in and had her trained in basic self defense. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: A rival would like her out of the picture.

Ideals: Artistic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 100 gp. Star ruby (800 gp). Silver pearl (70 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. She has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. Her silver hair is singed and shortened. She tend to wears goggles to shield her eyes.

Personality: She is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help her friends. She considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. She does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for her. She lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: Born in the south to a Barrister, Drenna learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and to be a sailor again

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Barrister

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

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: This petite short woman is perpetually holding a sweet of some kind. She wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. She usually doesn't wear a shirt, marred by sweets. Her golden hair has been sun bleached extensively. Her amber eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She barks her statements quickly and with little fuss. She prefers small words and is at her heart utilitarian. 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 got into the Herbalist business at a young age. She worked as a nervous Herbalist and found it very stressful. Unlike her family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, she wanted to work in the city. She has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and to end her boredom

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Terse, Mundane, Insane. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 170 gp.