Description: This eastern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She wears a robe, a symbol of luck around her neck, and a kukri on her belt. Her blue crest is thinning but still full. Her eyes are gold and beady.

Personality: She speaks before she thinks and is too direct. She does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for her. She lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: She was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. 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: Seeks redemption; and she is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 1100 gp. Iolite (30 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears baggy white pantaloons and a grey scarf. Her hair is black and very short. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: Stoic and calm, she prefers to meditate than take action. She has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when giants swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. She inherited a moderately successful company from her mother. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by giants. Volen was horrified and prayed that her father was alright. However, she heard that her father had died fighting off the giants.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 800 gp. Jade (100 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1600 gp). Eye agate (6 gp).

Description: She wears dull violet sweaters, loose grey pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath her sweater she keeps a concealed scimitar, just in case. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She speaks before she thinks and is too direct. She spends most of her days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There she gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: She comes from a rich northern family. In her 19th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her mother impaled in their home, and her father beheaded. She saw the woman who walked out, and charged her in a blind rage. The woman easily evaded and defeated her, leaving her to live broken and terrified. She became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: She is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out; and she wants to meet her childhood hero

Flaws: Impulsive, Fearful. Bonds: Adventurer, Rich, Slave. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 900 pp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (100 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1500 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: Her left side is far more bruised and cut up than her other. She wears well tailored gowns and hats with beautiful decoration. She is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. Her head has been shaved. She has gray eyes and a white hat with a yellow feather.

Personality: She is happy with her job as a Crown-heir. She turns her eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. She is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: Gifted from a young age, Creega studied abroad. She inherited a moderately successful company from her mother. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Crown-heir for the past few years.

Motivation: She is greedy.

Ideals: Logical, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 2000 sp.

Description: He wears a tan broad hat and tan clothes. He carries with him a set of greataxes, each one with a ruby on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. He sports a flattop hair cut. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are brown.

Personality: He believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and he is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist, Logical. Bonds: Nature, Mentor, Criminal record. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 600 gp. Violet garnet (700 gp). Tourmaline (80 gp). Deep blue spinel (700 gp). 1 Silk rope. 1 Backpack. 1 Crowbar.