Description: She is a physically imposing dark-skinned woman. She is typically in her Apothecary uniform. Her tied-back hair is chestnut. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: A deeply religious woman she believes everything happens for a reason. The war was a terrible time for her, and Dara does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. Like her mother and her sister before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Apothecary. She struck the Apothecary job and began her own company from there.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Flaws: Depressed, Disease. Bonds: Job, Religious, Military. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 140 gp. Silver pearl (50 gp).

Description: This slender woman stands about 6'1". She wears just a white suit. Her head has been shaved. Her gray eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the south. Her temper goes off on the smallest of things. She tends to lash out at those around her.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world.

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly, Addict, Antagonistic, Disease. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 7000 sp.

Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He is renowned for his bright violet suits and hats. He has a very tight haircut. This gray eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He is witty, but his monotone delivery comes off as unnerving He is fiercely devoted to his father, and views his father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-sister.

History: Born in the west his family was never financially stable. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Stylist hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Regain custody of his daughter; and he feels kind of lost in life

Ideals: Joker, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Poor. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 1000 gp. Aquamarine (900 gp). Moss agate (15 gp). Lapis lazuli (15 gp). Chalcedony (70 gp).

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. He has blonde hair. He is baby faced.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. Naal enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. He helped his father out around the business and became quite the natural. He has achieved small success as a Miller.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Hedonist, Disease. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 1800 gp. Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2000 gp).

Description: He likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. He is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly tridents and daggers. His hair is black, silky, and of moderate length. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: A deeply religious man he believes everything happens for a reason. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: When he was but 8 years old his parents immigrated from the north. His father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his father was legitimate. Being a Dilettante 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: He is greedy; and seeks redemption

Bonds: Criminal record, Attractive, Religious, Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 1800 sp.