Description: This exceptionally lanky woman is renowned for her bright green dresses and hats. Her black hair is still thick. She has gleaming, smiling gold eyes.

Personality: She has a good heart but also a terrible temper. She will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. She constantly seizes attention wherever she goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. She likes to think of herself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: Heir to a fortune, her parents put a great deal of effort into curing her disease. Through the years after Nija was born, her father became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the south. Nija's father didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. After a long history of fighting, Nija and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Revenge; and several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 700 gp. Peridot (20 gp). Rich purple corundum (900 gp). Red-brown spinel (50 gp). Deep green spinel (50 gp). Red garnet (50 gp). Moonstone (20 gp).

Description: This woman wears a tan tunic with grey highlights, and long brown pants that bunch up around her shoes, and sports empty pouches on her belt. Her golden hair is thinning but still full. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep violet.

Personality: She is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends she is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy herself. She has a habit of throwing herself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: She comes from a rich northern family. She inherited a moderately successful company from her mother. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. Being a Crown-heir kept her interest for a while, but then she became depressed and bored. So she turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and she desires to right it; and she will attempt to ambush and attack anyone she thinks she can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. if successful, she will try to sell them to her slave-trader contact

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record, Enemies. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. His moppish black hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His amber eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: The child of southern immigrants he idolized his mother. His mother disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his mother, he was betrayed dozens of times. By chance he met his sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Regain custody of his daughter.

Flaws: Sensitive, Impulsive. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 30 gp. An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (50 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: She stands about 5'0" and wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. Her left hand appears badly burned and disfigured. She keeps her long black hair kept up in a rat tail. She has several tiny amethyst earrings on each ear.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. She is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: She is greedy; and retire the richest woman in the south

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Gifted. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 1500 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.