Description: A woman with a warm, jovial air about her, she wears skinny pants and wears a blue and violet robe with the hood down. Her long black hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She is a woman who does what she needs to. She will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. She is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. Althaea was a troubled youth. She spent her days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent her evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Althaea decided she wanted neither the life of her father nor that of the evil petty criminals she associated with. During her early adolescence, she took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. After months of barely getting by, Althaea managed to ambush a major caravan with a load of valuables. Instantly wealthy, she made her way to the capital under a new identity.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and she is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Criminal record, Nature, Rich, Job. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 110000 cp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (700 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest. He has wavy chestnut hair. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. When he's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, he's doing dancing.

History: Stannor was raised in a hard working conservative environment. While he appears to be a normal Halfling, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Insane, Insomniac. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: Golden pearl (80 gp).

Description: An older woman who has a large black mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into her green robe, she is not a threatening figure. She has dyed her greying copper crest a little too much giving a sharp copper color. Her eyes are a pleasant red.

Personality: She misses her glory days as an athlete. She does not mind her job, but it is boring in comparison. She refers to her adoptive father for almost all things she is unsure about, which are numerous. She is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion; and her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Family, Rich. Occupation: Sage

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 400 gp. Chalcedony (60 gp).

Description: He is an average looking northern male in his early mid-life. He wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. His long red hair reaches down to his waist. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He has always had a great fascination with Dwarven culture. The war was a terrible time for him, and Efferil does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Efferil grew up listening to his mother's many stories. A gifted student he started as a Tanner, but he got bored and became a Knight. He spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and to be a tanner again

Flaws: Racist, Depressed. Bonds: Poor, Military, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 1600 gp. Golden yellow topaz (700 gp). Violet garnet (700 gp). Hematite (12 gp). Rhodochrosite (12 gp). Alexandrite (700 gp). Alexandrite (700 gp). Red-brown spinel (120 gp). Golden pearl (120 gp). Onyx (50 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.