Description: With brown face paint in a stripe pattern across her face, she wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with wide-brimmed hat. Her hair is short and blue. Her eyes are silver and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. She is very protective of her business, her home, and her spouse. She is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: A child with a great deal of dancing talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. Her parents died when she was young, and she was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Nija 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 Nija. Lacking all sense, she decided to go on an adventure. She picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and meet up once more with her childhood friend

Ideals: Artistic, Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Criminal record, Adventurer. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 300 gp. Rose (40 gp). Eye agate (4 gp). Carnelian (40 gp). Aquamarine (400 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Standing 4'7", this woman wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with black lining and desert motifs. She has styled her chestnut hair well, parting it to the right. Her green unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She fancies herself a trickster and likes to rely on her wits to carry the day. She cares for her older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. Her philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: A child with a great deal of poetry talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. She always admired necromantic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Ideals: Optimist, Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 8000 sp. Eye agate (7 gp). Iolite (30 gp). Black pearl (500 gp). Freshwater pearl (7 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. His violet eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. The war was a terrible time for him, and Orsik does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He was taken from his home at a very young age. He struck the Stylist job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: Expand his business; and balancing his hectic life and new stylist responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Addict, Depressed. Bonds: Job, Military, Slave. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 200 pp. Smoky quartz (60 gp). Jasper (60 gp). White opal (1300 gp). Rose (60 gp). Aquamarine (1100 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears baggy brown pantaloons and a blue scarf. He carries with him a set of shields on his belt, each one with a aquamarine on the hilt. He wears a small hat to cover his moderate length chestnut hair. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. He uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

History: He was raised by priests from a young age. After coming to the age of reason, Ernest took it upon himself to study the psionic arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. Recently a tribe of brigands attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Ernest fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions.

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 5000 sp. Malachite (6 gp). Lapis lazuli (6 gp). Black star sapphire (400 gp).