Description: She wears baggy red pantaloons and a pastel scarf, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 2'10" when asserting herself. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her amber unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She is a Spice Merchant first and foremost. She believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. When she's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, she's doing singing.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. She was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Disease, Mundane. Bonds: Job, Slave. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 20000 cp. Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1100 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1100 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1100 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 5'3" when asserting herself. Her chestnut hair is still thick. Her gold eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: Quiet and reserved she prefers to listen than to talk. She will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. As she has aged she has sought to do reparations for her actions as a youth. She is also making sure that her compatriots who never received punishment for their crimes are brought to justice.

History: She was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family Her family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The father sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. She saw this and took pride in her father's willingness to do anything to win. She used her abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: She feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help; and she has comitted a past crime that haunts her to this day

Ideals: Fighting, Justice. Flaws: Addict, Shy. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: She is a pot bellied southern woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. She carries her fan with her everywhere and carries herself as the perfect lady. She has shaved her head bald. Her blue eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: Althaea is a sociable creature first and foremost. She loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. She can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. She is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Althaea was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. She couldn't stand her childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with her mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. 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: She is greedy; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Extrovert, Gifted. Bonds: Rich, Mentor. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 90 pp. Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (40 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (40 gp). Jeweled anklet (1000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp).

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She sports pastel clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. She sports a flattop fur cut. Her hazel eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She has schizophrenia that causes her to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. She uses divination through singing.

History: Gifted from a young age, Harvest studied abroad. From there she went from mercenary job to mercenary job. She used her abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and she desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Gifted, Philantrophist. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 800 pp. Aquamarine (600 gp). Violet garnet (600 gp). Emerald (600 gp). Black pearl (600 gp). Lapis lazuli (15 gp). Alexandrite (600 gp). Deep blue spinel (600 gp). Malachite (15 gp). Red-brown spinel (130 gp). Golden yellow topaz (600 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.