Description: She is an average looking western female in her early mid-life. She dresses well, wearing grey shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. She has wavy silver hair. Her eyes are a pleasant gray.

Personality: She can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. Her brief stint in the army gave her the idea she was invincible and that she is the toughest woman alive.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. Ostracized due to the arcane powers of her oldest brother, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Humans became a terror of the countryside. Recently she has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: She feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help; and a rival would like her out of the picture

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Criminal record. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 160 gp.

Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He wears a brown coat over a black low-cut shirt, and a top hat upon his head. He keeps his auburn hair in a flapper bob. His green eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. He is harsh and unforgiving.

History: Ralf was born with his father's beautiful face. As a young adult he joined a group advocating for an improvement in Human conditions. Being a Spice Merchant kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Antagonistic, Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 20 gp.

Description: She wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. Her red hair has been sun bleached extensively. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady gray eyes.

Personality: She likes to fabricate stories about her past exploits and how crazy she is, but in actuality she is rather bland. She is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of her. She is by nature obliging.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. She couldn't stand her childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with her mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. 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: To end her boredom; and retire the richest woman in the north

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane, Shy. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 13000 sp. Smoky quartz (20 gp). Silver pearl (150 gp).

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. His hair is cut close to his head. His ears are large.

Personality: He is extraordinarily eccentric. He has a habit of throwing himself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: He was born in the south. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Tieflings in the south were limited. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Impulsive. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 300 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (400 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (60 gp).

Description: An older woman who has the majority of her body covered in plate, she is not a threatening figure. She has wavy white fur. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She likes to brag about her accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. She is always in debt, since she spends her money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the east. Since her mother passed away years ago, her father had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. She hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: To prove her worth to the world; and she has a crush on the local body guard

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 600 gp.