Description: A woman of a pale complexion, she is wearing a long, white, dusty cloak. She has moderate length white hair. She has blue eyes and a white hat with a pastel feather.

Personality: While she acts the brute, she is far gentler than she would appear. She does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: Gynnie was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Brilliant and gifted she never wanted to apply herself. She tends to her Spice Merchant job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: Expand her business; and to end her boredom

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Insomniac, Mundane. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 15000 sp. An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (10 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (300 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1200 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he wears a tattered pair of loose black pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. His crest is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His gold eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: Arjhan was born in the west. At a young age he loved to build and create. A gifted student he started as a Fortune-teller, but he got bored and became a Sage. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk; and he has a crush on the local fortune-teller

Ideals: Persistence. Bonds: Poor, Job, Adventurer, Has a crush. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic left hand, he wears long strands of sapphire and short black dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. He has moderate length white crest. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. His job bores him to no end. He has decided to make it more interesting.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Beggar arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. 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: A rival would like him out of the picture; and he has money and likes to spend it

Bonds: Rich, Job, Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 1200 gp.

Description: She is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down. She is physically well-built. Her red hair is cut short. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She is filled with cunning. She likes to feign weakness letting people think she is weak. She does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of drow may trigger it at times.

History: Trained by her father for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. Her father was a soldier and died while she was still young. Artin was left her father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Sellsword they were divorced and she won custody of their daughter. She worked as a Crown-heir, and she later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs; and marry her brother to traveling adventurers

Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Enemies, Military, Family, Religious. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 160 pp. Jet (40 gp). Chrysoberyl (40 gp).