Description: Her right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She usually wears her grey robe and has her monstrous two handed axe always slung over her shoulder. Her long black hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her eyes are gray and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She believes there is no problem she cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: Her mother raised her in a mountain cabin. A gifted student she started as a Carpenter, but she got bored and became a Slave Trader. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and expand her business

Ideals: Persistence, Entrepeneur, Fighting. Bonds: Nature, Job. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 30 gp.

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he wears bulky black painted plate armor. His black hair is braided into rings. He has silver eyes.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating he would invite many more into his home than his spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. He is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: Gifted from a young age, Cressel studied abroad. He inherited a moderately successful company from his mother. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. 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: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and to reunite with his old friends

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, In love. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 50 pp.

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He wears a green cloak and cross-gartered brown stockings. He wears a broad hat to hide his balding. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are silver.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. He has all his life been fascinated with music.

History: Born in the east to a Servant, Thamuz learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. In the meantime he has taken over work as a Servant and occasionally as a mercenary.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Servant

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

Possessions: 500 gp. Zircon (40 gp). Bloodstone (40 gp). Amber (80 gp). Red spinel (80 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1100 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. She has wavy brass crest. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: Her tongue was cut out and she uses sign language. She is skeptical of what others tell her and is slow to trust.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Biri was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. A freak accident while working with her Bather mother left her crippled. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the east; and to clean up the streets

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Athletic. Flaws: Disease, Shy. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.