Description: This eastern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She is well dressed, constantly wearing a black suit, white shirt, and tan tie. Her chestnut hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. Her gray eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She is a woman who does what she needs to. She will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. She is cautious and jumpy. She reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: She was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family She moved out north to avoid the crime she committed. Since then, she has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: She feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help; and she is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Addict, Fearful. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He wears a black Stetson hat and black clothes. His hair is dark red and curly. His eyes are silver and beady.

Personality: He is extraordinarily eccentric. He loves teas. He is very sensitive about his face. To blow off anger he lifts weights and to control his otherwise explosive temper he works out a lot.

History: Born in the north to a Farmer, Nirgel learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and to be a shipwright again

Ideals: Fighting, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 1300 sp.

Description: She wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. She carries with her a set of halberds on her belt, each one with a aquamarine on the hilt. Her crest is brass and curly. Her fierce gold eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. She would rather hide behind her crafts than deal with other people.

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 drow attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Doudra fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the north; and she is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Slave. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 400 sp. Deep green spinel (160 gp).

Description: He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. He has a white handlebar mustache and slicked back white hair. His eyes are gray.

Personality: He acts crazy and hedonistic. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. He worked as a nervous Beggar and found it very stressful. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Beggar for hire.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Professionalism. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Mentor, Job. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Darkwood Buckler. 1 Masterwork studded leather. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: She is a pot bellied northern woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She wears light armors faded through time and improper care. She has shaved her head bald. Her eyes are amber.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Meriele embodies much of what other species detest in the Half-Elves. She is obsessed with her god.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Meriele was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. Her father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her father was legitimate. After a long history of fighting, Meriele and her spouse have recently divorced.

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

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Painter

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 500 sp. Zircon (40 gp).