Description: 4'7" and lanky with angular features, she is an attractive figure. She wears an entirely black suit with white socks and a vest with buckled shoes. She has dyed her greying red hair a little too much giving a sharp red color. Her black eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She will rave to anyone who will listen. Any perceived weakness will be pressed and exploited. She is seen as merciless and passionate.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Shava grew up listening to her mother's many stories. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Half-Elven companion (her 'brother'). She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Meet up once more with her childhood friend.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Adventurer. Occupation: Server

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Superior lock. 1 Bullseye lantern.

Description: This late middle aged man wears a green tunic with brown highlights, and long green pants that bunch up around his shoes and is in decent physical shape. He has done his best to style his red crest to look like a famous performer. His red eyes peer out from beneath his deerstalker green hat.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. He does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: His psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Extrovert, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: Golden yellow topaz (1600 gp). Hematite (11 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she wears a yellow vest with golden trim over her white shirt. Her red leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and her yellow boots flare out at the collars. Her blonde hair is thinning but still full. Her eyes are likewise hazel.

Personality: She's a bit of a prankster. She knows she is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. She loves her children and doesn't want them to worry about her. She loves to share her poetry with anyone who is interested.

History: She was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. 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. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her sons to still be retired.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion; and wants to raise her children well

Ideals: Joker, Artistic, Logical. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 6000 sp.

Description: She wears blue trousers with yellow and grey striped suspenders. She wears various colorful collared shirts. She has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. Her chestnut hair is long and unkept. Her amber eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She is envious of other's things. She hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that she so desires. She is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: Born in the south her family was never financially stable. Like her mother and her sister before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Stableman. She was granted necromantic powers by her dying sister.

Motivation: To be a Painter again.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Greedy. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 800 sp.

Description: He is in excellent shape and prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. His long silver hair reaches down to his waist. His eyes are likewise hazel.

Personality: He is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. He feeds upon the attention of others.

History: When he was but 7 years old his parents immigrated from the south. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a daughter. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and he is greedy

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Immigrant, In love. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: Red spinel (150 gp). Peridot (40 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (14 gp). Red spinel (150 gp). Red spinel (150 gp). Bloodstone (40 gp). Banded agate (14 gp). White opal (700 gp). Violet garnet (700 gp). Black star sapphire (700 gp).