Description: She is in excellent shape and does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. Her red crest is smooth and relatively long. She has red eyes.

Personality: She can speak with the recently deceased. She enjoys reading and quiet.

History: She was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for her. It may also be what makes her so good at details. Brilliant and gifted she never wanted to apply herself. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted, Logical. Flaws: Disease, Insomniac. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 40 pp. Black pearl (1400 gp). Chalcedony (30 gp). Deep blue spinel (1400 gp). Chrysoprase (30 gp). Carnelian (30 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she is renowned for her bright grey dresses and hats. Her golden hair is lengthy. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, she has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. Around other people she will do her best to conceal her emotions and appear jolly.

History: She was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Halfling companion (her 'brother'). She would ruin relationships and cause injury. She was reprimanded several times before being given her current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Criminal record, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 120 gp. Malachite (9 gp).

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep black leather and dull green iron scale mail. He has styled his brown hair well, parting it to the left. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. He pushes his goals aggressively. He is also a coward if confronted.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when dire rats swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Flaws: Insomniac, Shy, Fearful. Bonds: Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. She has wavy blue hair. Her black eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She is shy and timid. She has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. She pushes her goals aggressively. She is also a coward if confronted.

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 has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: She feels threatened by others; and retire the richest woman in the south

Ideals: Fighting, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy, Fearful. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 100 gp.