Description: This late middle aged woman is dressed in a clean brown cloak covering her clean studded leather and is in decent physical shape. She wears a colorful flower in her white hair. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. A fanatic, her devotion to her small selection of gods is unquestionable. She claims to be doing their will and will base all her actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. Her father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her father was legitimate. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions; and she is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs

Ideals: Justice. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 110 gp. 1 Chain shirt.

Description: Her skin has the orange glow of too much sun. She is dressed in an above average manner. Her chestnut hair is knotted and matted. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. She works hard and plays hard.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Stylist arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Her psionic abilities were realized during a raid on her village. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy, Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 800 sp. Rhodochrosite (11 gp).

Description: Her skin has the orange glow of too much sun. She is wearing a long, tan, dusty cloak. She has slicked back chestnut hair. Her hazel eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken her opponents. Despite her formidable combat skills she remains a coward. 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: Mardnab was raised in a hard working conservative environment. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: She has comitted a past crime that haunts her to this day; and she possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Ideals: Fighting, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Job, Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She is of a modest build and height, but she carries herself more imposing than she is. She dresses well, wearing grey shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. Her moppish blonde hair is in a traditional bowl cut. Her violet eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before her hampering stammer kicks in. She feeds upon the attention of others.

History: Born in the south to a Beggar, Nora learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She tends to her Beggar job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: Many dire rats want her driven away; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 40 pp.

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 3'0" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She wears a worn and beaten armor. Her silver hair is cut short. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Sailor who has hired her part-time. She has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

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. Ostracized due to the arcane powers of her oldest brother, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Gnomes became a terror of the countryside. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge; and wants her loneliness to end

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Has a crush, Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 6000 cp.