Description: She is of a modest build and height, but she carries herself more imposing than she is. She wears white painted combat armor at almost all times. Her hair, while still mostly blonde, has prominent grey streaks. Her violet eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: Bella is depressed about a lot of things. She tends to be a nihilist. She works hard and plays hard.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Banker hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. 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 feels kind of lost in life; and she loathes her own lifestyle

Flaws: Depressed, Hedonist, Mundane. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Banker

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 700 gp. Banded agate (4 gp).

Description: A plain young-adult man, he wears a robe, a symbol of the four houses of cards around his neck, and a dagger on his belt. With a patchy black beard and wild black hair. He has violet eyes.

Personality: He has two modes he varies between. On the job he is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job he is a party animal. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: He was born in the east. Like his mother and his sister before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Painter. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Painter for the past few years.

Motivation: To be a Spice Merchant again; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Fighting, Logical. Bonds: Poor, Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Everburning torch.

Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. His gray fur is braided into rings. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are hazel.

Personality: He likes to brag about his accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. He is a great chef.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and he is greedy

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Passionate, Gifted. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 500 gp.

Description: This late middle aged woman does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it and is in decent physical shape. Her hair is red and curly. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She is curt in most of her responses. She prefers to keep her word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. When she's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, she's doing painting.

History: Born in the south her family was never financially stable. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She has never given up on her painting dream.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and to be a bellfounder again

Ideals: Artistic, Entrepeneur, Athletic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Banded mail. 1 Chain shirt. 1 Chain shirt. 1 Full Plate.