Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. Her brown hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a wide-brimmed hat. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: While she acts the brute, she is far gentler than she would appear. She has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a woman enough she will sell her own mother. Money is her most trusted friend.

History: She was born in the north, but her parents moved at a very young age to the east. Aside from being a slave or a gladiator, there isn't much legitimate work for Tieflings in Pyra's homeland. Pyra decided to take the middle way and become a bodyguard. After a long history of fighting, Pyra and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 3000 cp. Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This slender man stands about 4'11". He dresses well, wearing yellow shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. He has a long white beard with little hanging trinkets. His eyes are blue.

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 very protective of his business, his home, and his spouse. He is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: He got into the Spice Merchant business at a young age. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Spice Merchant work with an outfit from a few towns over. Spice Merchant work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero; and to be a tanner again

Ideals: Persistence. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (500 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (300 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what he was had he not made sure his armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit he wears a red vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His brown leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his red boots flare out at the collars. His golden hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. His blue eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. He uses divination through singing.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. His parents divorced when he was young, and his father gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his father, who blamed him for driving them apart. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Gifted, Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic, Insane. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 1000 cp.

Description: She prefers to wear flannel. Her brown hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. She tend to wears goggles to shield her eyes.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this eastern gal figured out how to best use her charms to convince people to do what she wants. She misses her home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: The child of eastern immigrants she idolized her father. Her mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her mother was legitimate. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: She wants to get laid; and money/treasure

Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Religious, Rich, Has a crush. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). She has slicked back blonde hair. She wears a mask on her face.

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. 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: Marastyr lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Brilliant and gifted she never wanted to apply herself. One night she noticed a nearby shooting star which she hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. She has done her darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion; and to unite with her sister

Ideals: Persistence, Justice, Gifted. Bonds: Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 100 pp. Chrysoprase (80 gp). Violet garnet (300 gp). Jasper (80 gp). Lapis lazuli (5 gp). Alexandrite (300 gp). Aquamarine (300 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.