Description: 3'1" and muscular, this southern woman wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath her coat. Her hair, while still mostly brown, has prominent grey streaks. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: Here is a woman who knows she is the smartest in the room. She talks down to others constantly. She is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. She likes to tell stories.

History: Born in the south to a Bather, Pearl learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Bather work with an outfit from a few towns over. Bather work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for her.

Ideals: Athletic, Impeccable. Flaws: Insane, Fearful. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 12000 cp. Amber (40 gp). Moss agate (9 gp). White pearl (40 gp). Chalcedony (60 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. His long yellow fur is drawn into a two foot long braid. His amber eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: A grumpy guy he will invite people to lunch so he can critique them. Yet he still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. He refers to his adoptive mother for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. His mother took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Mortician they were divorced and he won custody of their son. He worked as a Doctor, and he later adopted a second son.

Motivation: Marry his brother to traveling adventurers.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Family, Nature. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: She wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. She has relatively dark skin and is very physically imposing due to her abundance of muscles. Her red hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. She is baby faced.

Personality: She swings through moods quickly. One moment she is cool and collected, the next she is carried away by passions. She uses divination through singing.

History: Heir to a fortune, her parents put a great deal of effort into curing her disease. After coming to the age of reason, Quilla took it upon herself to study the martial arts in their entirety; because of this, she was labeled a dark omen and banished from her homeland. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and she is greedy

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Passionate, Gifted. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 46000 sp. Sard (60 gp). Chrysoberyl (60 gp). 1 Half-Plate. 1 Chain shirt. 1 Banded mail. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: He wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge, and carries monstrous two handed axes. He has chestnut hair. His hazel eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: Cocky and sure of himself, he believes he is the best Spice Merchant born in the past three hundred years. He enjoys reading and quiet.

History: He was born in the north, but his parents moved at a very young age to the south. He was one of the best in his class, and was picked up by his current employer. He quickly showed his capability and was soon promoted to a head role. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Fighting, Logical. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Adventurer, Religious. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 3100 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (800 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Solid gold idol (800 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (6000 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1300 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (2000 gp). 1 Minor magic item.