Description: This tall, slender woman likes to wear black tank tops with red skirt. Her auburn hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a butterfly scrunchie. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She is filled with cunning. She likes to feign weakness letting people think she is weak. As long as the job gets done she does not care how it got done.

History: Vola lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Her first spouse was a Doctor, they had one daughter, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion.

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Insomniac, Secretive. Bonds: Family, Rich. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 120 gp.

Description: A plain young-adult man, he is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. His hair is silver and very short. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He has a good heart but also a terrible temper. He will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 15 years.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and balancing his hectic life and new herbalist responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Fighting, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor, Job. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: Jet (60 gp).

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He likes to wear ponchos typically of a light red in addition to tight pants. He sports a long golden beard, and similarly colored long hair. His blue eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. He is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. His family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The father sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. He saw this and took pride in his father's willingness to do anything to win. Being a Ploughman kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: He will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact; and to pay off his debts

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Guardian, Nature, Criminal record, Debt. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 300 gp. Freshwater pearl (14 gp). Emerald (800 gp). Red spinel (70 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A stocky darker skinned woman, she wears dark leathers with embroidery. Her golden hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She is witty, but her monotone delivery comes off as unnerving She has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. In her youth she was part of a gang. She got caught, but did not rat out her comrades and served her time in prison. She has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: She doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes; 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, Justice, Impeccable. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: Rock crystal (20 gp).