Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking northern young adult. She wears a fancy brown dress. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. With wild golden hair. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the north. She cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: Heir to a fortune, her parents put a great deal of effort into curing her disease. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She is greedy; and she uses money and sex appeal to get what she needs

Ideals: Pacifist, Philantrophist. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Slave, Rich. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 3000 sp. Rock crystal (70 gp). Jasper (70 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears black painted combat armor at almost all times. He has no crest. His eyes are likewise red. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. He claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day he will do what he thinks is right.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. He got away from his former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and expand his business

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 30 gp. Freshwater pearl (5 gp).

Description: She is typically in her Spice Merchant uniform. Her attire stands in sharp contrast to her hand crossbow, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a butterfly on it. She has wavy chestnut hair. Her half smiles and gray eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

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 fiercely devoted to her father, and views her father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating her from her legal half-sister.

History: Giselle hails from a village terrorized by drow. Being born in the north, 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 north 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 east. She's also a talented Shipwright, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Spice Merchant and was forced into it by her family.

Ideals: Persistence. Bonds: Job, Attractive, Family, Enemies. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 500 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He wears an entirely tan suit with white socks and a vest with buckled shoes. His hair is white, silky, and of moderate length. His green unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He trusts no one. He is not readily capable for forgiveness and his ire never leaves him. He refers to his adoptive father for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. By chance he met his brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent father; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Disease, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 50 pp. Golden yellow topaz (700 gp). Eye agate (8 gp). Pink pearl (40 gp). Violet garnet (700 gp).

Description: The woman speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. She seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if she got out from a pool a few moments ago. She wears grey trousers with black and white striped suspenders. She wears various colorful collared shirts. Her black hair is long and unkept. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. Her actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as she answers to a power that mortal women fail to acknowledge.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Eridred was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions; and she is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 100 pp.