Description: She appears as an extremely gaunt Gnome, and stands approximately 3'3". She prefers to wear tan pants and tee shirts, and her gloved hand is found clutching a shield. Her hair is silver and curly. She has gleaming, smiling violet eyes.

Personality: She is quiet and unassuming. She ignores others and carries on with her job unassumingly. She is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: Born in the west her family was never financially stable. She was an apprentice working in her father's forge. Unlike her family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, she wanted to work in the city. She has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Job, Poor, Family. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 200 gp. Jade (160 gp).

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He is wearing a long, black cloak. His golden hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a wide-brimmed hat. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He is cool and collected. He likes to make quips and puns whenever he does anything. He also makes a point to compliment his superiors and flatter them. He will do just about anything if he becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this he is easily convinced.

History: A child with a great deal of poetry talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. He found a children's book about a Half-Orc Monk who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. He modeled his life after the story, seeing himself destined a hero. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: He is terrified, and will act out of fear; and he wants to get laid

Ideals: Disciplined, Artistic. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Poor, Has a crush, Adventurer. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she wears a black cloak and cross-gartered pastel stockings. She has done her best to style her silver crest to look like a famous performer. Her red unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with her opinion, she thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, she can get violently argumentative. She has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Akra was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. While she appears to be a normal Dragonborn, she's... not quite right. Perhaps she's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that she plain doesn't fit in. After a long history of fighting, Akra and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally.

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Disease, Insane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 1 Everburning torch. 2 Antitoxin.

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman is dressed in a clean black cloak covering her clean studded leather. Her chestnut hair has been sun bleached extensively. She tend to wears goggles to shield her eyes.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic woman, Markosian's first love is herself. Her second love is also herself. She never wears the same outfit twice, unless she absolutely has to.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Markosian was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered poetry. Unlike her family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, she wanted to work in the city. She has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: She is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out; and to find somewhere to settle down

Ideals: Impeccable, Artistic. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Mentor, Slave. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: Amber (130 gp). Aquamarine (1500 gp). Carnelian (40 gp). Deep blue spinel (1500 gp). Smoky quartz (40 gp). Chrysoberyl (130 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.