Description: The woman speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. She seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if she got out from a pool a few moments ago. She does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. Her white hair is wavy and long. Her violet eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: Cecily speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. She is clearly well-traveled and educated. Her respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to her, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, she tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in her reactions to snap at those who irritate her, Cecily is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: A child with a great deal of writing talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered writing. She left for the west, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister

Ideals: Impeccable, Justice, Artistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 600 gp.

Description: This man wears a worn and beaten armor. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His black eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He is irritable and easily angered. He is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use his stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. He also has developed a complete distrust of the Slave Trader profession.

History: Zephan was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Being born in the west, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the west for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way east. He has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Slave Trader. He hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: Many brigands want him driven away; and to settle down with his crush

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Family, Has a crush, Enemies. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 6'3" when asserting himself. His hair is long and auburn with streaks of silver, and is pulled back with small brown clips. His beard is silver, braided, and well cared for. His blue eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes goblins are coming to abduct people. A fanatic, his devotion to his small selection of gods is unquestionable. He claims to be doing their will and will base all his actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: He was born in the east, but his parents moved at a very young age to the south. He worked as a nervous Sellsword and found it very stressful. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: To be a Soapmaker again; and his religion dominates his actions

Bonds: Enemies, Religious, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of her veins is visible when she is not flexing. Her shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for her due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. Her moppish red hair is in a traditional bowl cut. Her brown eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She misses her glory days as an athlete. She does not mind her job, but it is boring in comparison. She does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: A powerful brothel owner made her what she is. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the east; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Fighting, Athletic, Extrovert. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 800 sp. Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (50 gp).