Description: This woman tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with her rolled up shirt sleeves this gives her a very relaxed look, and sports empty pouches on her belt. She wears her brown hair up in a very large beehive style do. Her amber unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: Stoic and calm, she prefers to meditate than take action. She is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the west. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Spice Merchant hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She eventually got the idea of being the protector of her homeland from reading books, and has made it her duty.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions; and her religion dominates her actions

Ideals: Disciplined, Logical. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Poor, Guardian, Religious. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 2700 gp. An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (80 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman wears a tan cloak and cross-gartered grey stockings. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized emerald on her right hand. Her golden hair has been sun bleached extensively. Her hazel unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: Her voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl she speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of her tone. She has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: A child with a great deal of dancing talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. In her 20th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her father impaled in their home, and her mother 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 hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: She feels threatened by others; and she is terrified, and will act out of fear

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Disease, Cynical, Fearful. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 2200 sp.

Description: He prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his sai, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a cross on it. He keeps his long blonde hair kept up in a rat tail. His eyes are green and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with poetry. He constantly tries to fill his life with poetry. Thradal enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Born in the north to a Fisher, Thradal learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. He has had some formal poetry training, and achieved minor success. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Fisher.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and obtaining odd cultural half-elven artifacts is his passion

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Rich, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 10000 cp.

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she is generally shirtless and showing off her tattooed chest. Her white hair, when down, is lengthy. Her eyes are a pleasant blue.

Personality: She is a jovial happy person, but she is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. She will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. She cares deeply for her spouse and does her best to make sure her guests look presentable.

History: Meriele lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Being born in the east, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the east for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way south. She became a Performer soon after.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well; and she is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: In love, Family, Job, Slave. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 310 gp.