Description: She is a pot bellied southern woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She wears long strands of topaz and short violet dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. Her moppish silver hair is in a traditional bowl cut. Her gray eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She speaks before she thinks and is too direct. Animals are drawn to her, and she is able to talk to them.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Maynild was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: To prove her worth to the world.

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Rich, Mentor. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 4000 gp. Sardonyx (30 gp). Jade (160 gp). Sardonyx (30 gp).

Description: This man stands a little under 6'8" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He is wearing a long, black cloak. His black hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 10 years.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and human compassion

Ideals: Opinionated, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Religious, Job. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 4000 sp. Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1900 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1900 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp).

Description: She wears a fine chain shirt which she covers with green colored cloaks and clothing. She is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly quarterstaffs and crossbows. She keeps her chestnut hair in a pixie cut. She has gleaming, smiling white eyes.

Personality: She has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. She is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with her big mouthed big gutted partner. Her partner is her best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. She has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: She got into the Layabout business at a young age. She became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. She tends to her Layabout job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: She feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world; and expand her business

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Criminal record, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 1000 gp. Chrysoprase (70 gp). Freshwater pearl (13 gp). Peridot (70 gp). Moss agate (13 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with violet lining and desert motifs. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his crossbow, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a cross on it. With a patchy chestnut beard and wild chestnut hair. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: When he was but 6 years old his parents immigrated from the west. A few years later when the north was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He struck the Healer job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Shy, Impulsive. Bonds: Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 400 sp.