Description: A middle-aged woman, she wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination, and is pretty ugly. She has a long white ponytail with little hanging trinkets. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She is a melancholic, but persistent worker. She resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. She uses divination through singing.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. Recently a tribe of illithids attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Helja fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She loathes her own lifestyle.

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Slave. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 4000 cp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: A woman with a warm, jovial air about her, she very much looks the part of a Fortune-teller. Her chestnut hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. Her eyes are a pleasant amber.

Personality: She is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks her mind. She feeds upon the attention of others.

History: Her psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. A gifted student she started as a Armorer, but she got bored and became a Fortune-teller. She has achieved small success as a Fortune-teller.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Job, Attractive, Family. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he wears a black deerstalker hat and black clothes. He wears his chestnut hair down. His eyes are gold and beady.

Personality: He has two modes he varies between. On the job he is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job he is a party animal. He is a great chef.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, he was no stranger to responsibility. His childhood dream was to be a Fortune-teller, but he was a colossal failure. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He feels kind of lost in life; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Job, Religious. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 400 sp.

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He wears long strands of aquamarine and short tan dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. His chestnut hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. His green eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: His necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and money/treasure

Ideals: Gifted, Athletic. Flaws: Forgetful. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 260 gp. Azurite (14 gp). Banded agate (14 gp).

Description: A middle-aged man, he wears just a tan suit, and is pretty ugly. His chestnut hair is heavily combed to the right. He is baby faced.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the east. He works hard and plays hard.

History: Nutae was raised in a hard working conservative environment. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Nutae grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Nutae. He would ruin relationships and cause injury. He was reprimanded several times before being given his current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: He has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day; and he is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (500 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (130 gp).