Description: She is a pot bellied southern woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She wears light armors faded through time and improper care. Her blue crest is lengthy and is close to two feet long. Her half smiles and red eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: She is envious of other's things. She hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that she so desires. She is very protective of her business, her home, and her spouse. She is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: She was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family Her parents died when she was young, and she was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Hethress grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Hethress. As of late she has set up a hidden staging nest where she ambushes people she hires for escort.

Motivation: A rival would like her out of the picture.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Greedy. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 1400 gp. Silver pearl (60 gp).

Description: She wears a blue shirt with thin brown vertical stripes and black pants, and she perpetually has her greatsword ready. She has golden hair. Her green eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: She is extraordinarily eccentric. She moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep her interest for a month it is impressive.

History: She was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Spice Merchant hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: She possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and she will attempt to ambush and attack anyone she thinks she can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. if successful, she will try to sell them to her slave-trader contact

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Insane, Hedonist. Bonds: Criminal record, Poor. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 6000 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: A plain young-adult man, he wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. He sports a flattop hair cut. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. He is ready at a moment's notice to give into his darker urges. He is a real pyromaniac and does not care who the fire hurts. He often ends up burning people alive in the fires he starts.

History: Born to a Miner, his mother struggled to pay the bills. Tod was a troubled youth. He spent his days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent his evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Tod decided he wanted neither the life of his mother nor that of the evil petty criminals he associated with. During his early adolescence, he took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. Being a Detective 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 has decided he is irredeemable.

Flaws: Impulsive, Insane. Bonds: Criminal record, Poor. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 2000 gp. Red-brown spinel (80 gp). Aquamarine (800 gp). Violet garnet (800 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (5 gp). Hematite (5 gp). Emerald (1000 gp). Moonstone (60 gp). Tourmaline (80 gp). Citrine (60 gp). Silver pearl (80 gp). Aquamarine (800 gp). Black star sapphire (1000 gp). Azurite (5 gp). Jet (80 gp).

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he has a large brown mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his green robe. His hair is cut close to his head. His eyes are likewise brown.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. He is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: Vondal lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. His first spouse was a Painter, they had one daughter, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Marry his brother to traveling adventurers.

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Selfish. Bonds: Poor, Family. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 5000 sp. Star rose quartz (20 gp). Golden pearl (50 gp). Hematite (5 gp). Sardonyx (20 gp). 1 Spyglass. 1 Spyglass.

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. His white hair is singed and shortened. His eyes are brown and beady.

Personality: Feng hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his dancing career. The war was a terrible time for him, and Feng does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Body Guard arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. In his 15th year, his parents were killed by a brigands raid, leaving Feng alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to brigands demanding more tribute than usual.

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

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Military, Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 27000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.