Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She wears a tight fitting black shirt and pants. She has dyed her greying black hair a little too much giving a sharp black color. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, she has a hard time making friends. Semyaza is a bit of a follower. Usually she is manipulated by her sisters into helping them out, but recently she has become more of a free agent.

History: She was born several months after her mother was called into army service. Her father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her father was legitimate. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: Regain custody of her daughter.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Family, Military, Religious. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 100 gp. Eye agate (10 gp).

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. Her blonde hair has been sun bleached extensively. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation she is generally quite perceptive. She notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. She cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: Urshar hails from a village terrorized by dire rats. Her mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She is terrified, and will act out of fear; and she wants revenge against dire rats

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Insomniac, Fearful. Bonds: Enemies, Rich. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 200 gp. Deep green spinel (130 gp). 1 Masterwork Artisan’s tools.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he prefers to wear flannel. His green crest is still thick. His eyes are red and catlike.

Personality: He is envious of other's things. He hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that he so desires. He is fiercely devoted to his father, and views his father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-brother.

History: He was born into a rich family. His first spouse was a Priest, they had one son, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Marry his brother to traveling adventurers; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Greedy. Bonds: Family, Rich, Job. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 1000 gp.

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. His red hair is cut short. He has brown eyes and a blue hat with a grey feather.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. 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: When he was but 5 years old his parents immigrated from the west. When he was little, his rather wealthy family often ventured across the mountains to a summer home near a old dungeon. He would wander through that old dungeon and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and he was stranded inside. His family spent the next few days looking for him, and could only assume he was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the mountains due to the painful memories there. Quarion took refuge in the old dungeon and found the beat up scimitar and armor he uses now. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out; and his religion dominates his actions

Ideals: Passionate. Bonds: Religious, Immigrant, Nature, Slave. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 1000 gp. Jeweled anklet (4000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1000 gp).