Description: A plain young-adult woman, she tends to wear a large blue jacket. Her tied-back hair is silver. Her skin is flawless and her blue eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. She claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day she will do what she thinks is right.

History: Abalaba was born with her father's beautiful face. Being born in the east, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the east for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way north. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: She would like to get married and retire; and to unite with her sister

Ideals: Philantrophist, Justice. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Has a crush. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 200 sp. Lapis lazuli (5 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: She stands about 4'2" and is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. Her right hand appears badly burned and disfigured. Her deerstalker hat is riddled with cuts and holes. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady brown eyes.

Personality: She is business-like. She takes instructions and follows them to the letter. She is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: Born in the west to a Hunter, Nalaed learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. 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. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 14 years.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Ideals: Fighting, Professionalism, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 100 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: This tall, slender man wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. His hair is black and curly. His eyes are likewise blue. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He misses his glory days as an athlete. He does not mind his job, but it is boring in comparison. He is ready at a moment's notice to give into his darker urges. He is a real pyromaniac and does not care who the fire hurts. He often ends up burning people alive in the fires he starts.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. He moved out south to avoid the crime he committed. 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: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 1200 sp.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. Her blonde hair is well kept. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She goes out her way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one she won't accept into her heart. 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 to loving parents in a slum to the east. In her 14th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her father impaled in their home, and her mother beheaded. She saw the woman who walked out, and charged her in a blind rage. The woman easily evaded and defeated her, leaving her to live broken and terrified. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: She feels threatened by others; and she is terrified, and will act out of fear

Ideals: Optimist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 90 gp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: This younger middle-aged woman wears a blue coat over a tan low-cut shirt, and a wide-brimmed hat upon her head, and a wedding ring on her right hand. Her white hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. She has gleaming, smiling gray eyes.

Personality: She seems absolutely devoid of it. She stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. She also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: A child with a great deal of poetry talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. She worked as a nervous Layabout and found it very stressful. She's also a talented Performer, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and she would like to get married and retire

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: In love, Has a crush, Job. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 800 sp.