Description: This tall, slender woman is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. She keeps her silver hair in a flapper bob. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She swings through moods quickly. One moment she is cool and collected, the next she is carried away by passions. She is very protective of her business, her home, and her spouse. She is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: Althaea was born the youngest of three triplets. She moved out east to avoid the crime she committed. After months of barely getting by, Althaea managed to ambush a major caravan with a load of valuables. Instantly wealthy, she made her way to the capital under a new identity.

Motivation: Regain custody of her daughter; and she has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Passionate. Bonds: Criminal record, Family, Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 50 gp. White pearl (50 gp).

Description: This malnourished woman does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. She has a very tight haircut. Her blue eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She snorts whenever she laughs or is feeling confident. She would rather hide behind her crafts than deal with other people.

History: Gifted from a young age, Willow studied abroad. Her mother disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her mother, she was betrayed dozens of times. She was granted necromantic powers by her dying sister.

Motivation: Marry her sister to traveling adventurers; and regain custody of her son

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Poor, Family. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 300 gp. Carved bone or ivory statuette (20 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: An older man who tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look, he is not a threatening figure. His brown hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a card scrunchie. He has several tiny sapphire earrings on each ear.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, John embodies much of what other species detest in the Humans. He has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: He was born in the north. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it.

Flaws: Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 900 gp. Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (500 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Solid gold idol (800 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (60 gp).

Description: With black face paint in a stripe pattern across her face, she wears just a blue suit. She has wavy red hair. Her blue eyes peer out from beneath her deerstalker blue hat.

Personality: She is a melancholic, but persistent worker. She resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. She is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of her. She is by nature obliging.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her mother and father. Her mother taught her the rudiments of the Locksmith arts, while her father instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. She inherited a moderately successful company from her mother. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. She has became unsatisfied with her lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: She is greedy; and she is terrified, and will act out of fear

Flaws: Depressed, Shy, Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Smokesticks.