Description: She is of a modest build and height, but she carries herself more imposing than she is. She wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. Her black hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her eyes are gray and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: Nikki hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her poetry career. She is fiercely devoted to her father, and views her father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating her from her legal half-brother.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered poetry. By chance she met her brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Regain custody of her son; and to reunite with her absent father

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Artistic. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Family, Rich. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: Jet (160 gp).

Description: This malnourished woman typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep green leather and dull pastel iron scale mail. Her black hair is lengthy. Her silver eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: Naamah hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her music career. Her brief stint in the army gave her the idea she was invincible and that she is the toughest woman alive.

History: She was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family She dropped out of school before completing her studies. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and she possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Ideals: Artistic, Logical. Bonds: Poor, Military, Criminal record. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: Black opal (700 gp). Jasper (70 gp). Sard (70 gp). Golden pearl (130 gp). Deep blue spinel (1500 gp). Lapis lazuli (16 gp). Malachite (16 gp). Freshwater pearl (16 gp). White pearl (130 gp). Lapis lazuli (16 gp). Alexandrite (1500 gp). Star rose quartz (70 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He typically wears white cloth garments or leather armor. His chestnut hair is cut short. His hazel eyes peer out from beneath his Stetson white hat.

Personality: He will rave to anyone who will listen. He works hard and plays hard.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. Ogbur was born on a far western desert where he grew up under the tutelage of his father, an expert Map Maker. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Insane, Hedonist. Bonds: Military, Immigrant. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 40 pp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: The man speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. He seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if he got out from a pool a few moments ago. He is renowned for his bright pastel suits and hats. His orange fur is heavily combed to the right. His eyes are yellow.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. He has had some formal singing training, and achieved minor success. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: He wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Ideals: Persistence, Artistic. Flaws: Lazy, Greedy. Bonds: Immigrant, Nature. Occupation: Server

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.