Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She is renowned for her bright black dresses and hats. She wears her blue hair down. She is baby faced.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food she seems plenty friendly. She has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. There was a wharf not far from home where she often wandered off to fish. By chance she met her sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: She made a deal with a demon which lead to her current lot in life, and she's becoming increasingly nervous about it; and doesn't want to be a dilettante and was forced into it by her family

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Poor, Nature, Family, Debt. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. She usually doesn't wear a shirt. Her fur is cut close to her head. Her yellow eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: Ethereal speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. She is clearly well-traveled and educated. The occasional robbery is her preferred attention getting crime, but she mainly uses her means for meeting her own perverse desires.

History: The child of western immigrants she idolized her mother. In her 16th year, her parents were killed by a gnolls raid, leaving Ethereal alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She was granted arcane powers by her dying brother.

Motivation: She is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Impeccable, Gifted. Bonds: Immigrant, Criminal record, Enemies, Job. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 4000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She very much looks the part of a Painter. Her skin is fair and her fingers are delicate and long. Her hair is always cut to a buzz. Her eyes are hazel and beady.

Personality: A deeply religious woman she believes everything happens for a reason. She takes great joy in being the best Painter in town.

History: She got into the Painter business at a young age. Her childhood dream was to be a Ploughman, but she was a colossal failure. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: She's attracted to the PC; and an old rival family wants her found

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Religious, Family, Has a crush. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. She sports chestnut long hair. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines violet.

Personality: She does not care much for physical appearances, nor does she care much for other people. She does however care about what she wants and getting it. She receives visions of the future at random moments

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. Her mother was a soldier and died while she was still young. Mella was left her mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Slave, Military. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: She is in excellent shape and dresses well, wearing white shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. Her black hair is knotted and matted. She has several tiny sapphire earrings on each ear.

Personality: She tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. She will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: She comes from a rich southern family. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her mother gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her mother, who blamed her for driving them apart. 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: She uses money and sex appeal to get what she needs; and she is greedy

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic, Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 7000 sp. Red spinel (50 gp). Malachite (7 gp). Rhodochrosite (7 gp).