Description: This woman dresses in yellow turtlenecks beneath a white coat with grey slacks. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized sapphire on her left hand. Her white hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a card scrunchie. Her eyes are green and beady.

Personality: Quiet and reserved she prefers to listen than to talk. She will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. She dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. Her biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. Her mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Rich, Slave. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 600 gp. Black pearl (300 gp). Deep green spinel (150 gp). Azurite (15 gp). Azurite (15 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A moderately attractive man, he wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. He wears a wide-brimmed hat to hide his balding. His eyes are violet and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He is filled with cunning. He likes to feign weakness letting people think he is weak. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: Born to a Scribe, his mother struggled to pay the bills. Baern 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. Baern decided he wanted neither the life of his mother 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. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: He will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact; and he is terrified, and will act out of fear

Flaws: Secretive, Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Criminal record. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 600 gp.

Description: She appears as an extremely gaunt Dragonborn, and stands approximately 6'1". She is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down, and her gloved hand is found clutching a spear. She has done her best to style her white crest to look like a famous performer. Her ears are large.

Personality: She never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. Jheri enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Trained by her mother for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. She graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. She advanced relatively quickly due to her good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: She wears skinny pants and wears a green and brown robe with the hood down. She carries with her a set of tridents on her belt, each one with a opal on the hilt. She has no crest. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She is a melancholic, but persistent worker. She resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. She is skeptical of what others tell her and is slow to trust.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Depressed, Shy. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 4000 cp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She is renowned for her bright tan dresses and hats. Her skin is fair and her fingers are delicate and long. Her chestnut hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. Her amber eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She barks her statements quickly and with little fuss. She prefers small words and is at her heart utilitarian. She pushes her goals aggressively. She is also a coward if confronted.

History: The child of southern immigrants she idolized her mother. She helped her mother out around the business and became quite the natural. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and she has money and likes to spend it

Flaws: Terse, Fearful. Bonds: Immigrant, Job, Rich. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: Tourmaline (90 gp). Bloodstone (60 gp). 1 Minor magic item.