Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. She has done her best to style her copper crest to look like a famous performer. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep red.

Personality: She is business-like. She takes instructions and follows them to the letter. She is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes her no end of embarrassment.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. When the war came and ruined her parents she was left adrift. She was a hard woman then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. 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: Professionalism. Flaws: Forgetful, PTSD. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: She wears many layers of old clothing at all times. She is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly shields and rapiers. Her crest is brass and curly. Her eyes are red and catlike.

Personality: She is a Map Maker first and foremost. She believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. Her home and work are filled with various knick knacks she has acquired through the years. She cares a great deal for her adopted teenage son.

History: Eggren was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her mother was employed at, doing general labor. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. As of late she has set up a hidden staging nest where she ambushes people she hires for escort.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions.

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record, Job, Family, Religious. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 100 gp. An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (50 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (50 gp). 1 Half-Plate. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Half-Plate.

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 a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. She has auburn hair. Her gray eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: Tawna is a sociable creature first and foremost. She loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. She can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. She constantly seizes attention wherever she goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. She likes to think of herself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: Tawna lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Being born in the south, 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 south 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 has been saving her money to try and buy her sister's freedom.

Motivation: She feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world; and to unite with her sister

Ideals: Extrovert, Impeccable. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Priest

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 3000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Her skin has the orange glow of too much sun. She wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. She keeps her brown hair in a flapper bob. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

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 would rather hide behind her crafts than deal with other people.

History: She was born in the east. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered singing. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the east; and she is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Persistence, Artistic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He wears silk and lounges about seductively. He is physically well-built. His black hair is still thick. His violet eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: This man loves painting and to teach people painting more than just about anything. He also has developed a complete distrust of the Bookbinder profession.

History: He comes from a rich western family. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Detective work with an outfit from a few towns over. Detective work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He has been saving his money to try and buy his sister's freedom.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Rich, Family. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 1100 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.