Description: A woman of a pale complexion, she prefers to wear flannel. Her tied-back hair is chestnut. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are blue.

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: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. Being born in the east, 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 east 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 north. By chance she met her brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: She's attracted to the PC; and she's in love

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Forgetful. Bonds: Poor, Family, Has a crush. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 6000 sp. Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (800 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (800 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (800 gp).

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He wears many layers of old clothing at all times. He has a long golden beard with little hanging trinkets. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: A child with a great deal of writing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Seamstress hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Athletic, Persistence, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 700 pp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (1000 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (150 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (150 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. He has relatively light skin and is very physically imposing due to his abundance of muscles. He wears a deerstalker hat to cover his moderate length black hair. His eyes are brown and catlike.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. He feeds upon the attention of others.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. At a young age both his parents were killed in an accident. His uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took him in and had him trained in basic self defense. Being a Banker 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: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and he has decided he is irredeemable

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 200 pp. Obsidian (11 gp). Iolite (70 gp). Jet (160 gp). Alexandrite (800 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a pot bellied eastern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He wears a red cloak and cross-gartered black stockings. With a patchy blonde beard and wild blonde hair. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines violet.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. The occasional robbery is his preferred attention getting crime, but he mainly uses his means for meeting his own perverse desires.

History: Born to a Doctor, his father struggled to pay the bills. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Carter hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He would ruin relationships and cause injury. He was reprimanded several times before being given his current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions; and he has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record, Poor, Religious. Occupation: Carter

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 1000 gp. Black opal (1100 gp). Malachite (13 gp).

Description: He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his quarterstaff, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a cross on it. His brown hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His fierce violet eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the east. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: He was born at the edge of vast island. Over the years he perfected his riding and shooting skills. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: He loathes his own lifestyle; and he feels kind of lost in life

Ideals: Pacifist, Professionalism, Optimist. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 120 pp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.