Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head. Her green crest is braided into rings. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before her hampering stammer kicks in. She loves her children and doesn't want them to worry about her. She loves to share her poetry with anyone who is interested.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. In her 14th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her mother impaled in their home, and her father beheaded. She saw the woman who walked out, and charged her in a blind rage. The woman easily evaded and defeated her, leaving her to live broken and terrified. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent mother; and find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Shy, Fearful. Bonds: Family, Poor. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 4000 cp.

Description: A pudgy man standing about 5'11" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. He wears his red fur up. His hazel eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He likes to brag about his accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. He disdains his fellow northerners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: He was born in a small desert village. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Miller hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He's attracted to the PC; and he has a crush on the local brewer

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Nature, Has a crush. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 3000 gp. A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (180 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep tan leather and dull brown iron scale mail. He is portly but not overly obese. His moppish blonde hair is in a traditional bowl cut. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: Rimple was raised in a hard working conservative environment. A freak accident while working with his Butcher mother left him crippled. He struck the Gardener job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Gardener responsibilities is difficult; and he is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out

Flaws: Shy, Disease. Bonds: Job, Slave. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 500 gp. Rhodochrosite (7 gp). Golden pearl (150 gp). 1 Half-Plate. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: He wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

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 a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his father.

History: His arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. Norman was a troubled youth. He spent his days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent his evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Norman decided he wanted neither the life of his father nor that of the evil petty criminals he associated with. During his early adolescence, he took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. Being a Spice Merchant kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture; and he is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Persistence, Entrepeneur, Gifted. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 400 gp.