Description: This tall, slender woman prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs. She wears her brown hair up. Her blue eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She is fixated on the number 9. She counts her steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. She seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. When she's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, she's doing poetry.

History: Thiala was born in the east. At a young age she loved to build and create. She has had some formal poetry training, and achieved minor success. She has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature falchion.

Motivation: She is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out; and obtaining odd cultural elven artifacts is her passion

Ideals: Artistic, Persistence. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Slave. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: He is dressed in a clean white cloak covering his clean studded leather. He carries with him a set of bows on his belt, each one with a ruby on the hilt. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His hazel eyes peer out from beneath his feathered white hat.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food he seems plenty friendly. He lacks moral complications. He does what he is told to by employers but not much else. He spends his money on whatever he fancies at the time.

History: Kothûg was born into a poor family. Growing up, he dreamt of becoming a Aristocrat, to bring honor to his family’s name. When he came of age, he applied for a position with his town's local guard, looking to work his way up via merit and eventually become a Aristocrat in service of a powerful lord somewhere. Like his mother and his brother before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Cartwright. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Cartwright for the past few years.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Human artifacts is his passion; and to be a spice merchant again

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist. Bonds: Job, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 600 gp. Obsidian (14 gp). Alexandrite (1000 gp). Alexandrite (1000 gp). Smoky quartz (80 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1000 gp). Deep blue spinel (1000 gp). Brown-green garnet (60 gp). Aquamarine (1000 gp). Zircon (80 gp).

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep green leather and dull black iron scale mail. His red hair is long and unkept. His eyes are likewise black.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. He pushes his goals aggressively. He is also a coward if confronted.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Laborer 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: He is terrified, and will act out of fear; and he feels threatened by others

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Fearful. Bonds: Poor, Military. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 6000 cp.

Description: A thin woman, she clearly needs to put on some weight, but she still has a lot of muscle. She wears a fancy blue dress. Her chestnut hair, when down, is lengthy. Her eyes are amber and she is always smoking a pipe.

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 is always in debt, since she spends her money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: The child of a Actor, who enjoyed hunting, Symma was taken on many hunting expeditions. She helped her father out around the business and became quite the natural. She has worked as a Healer like her father before her.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Athletic, Persistence. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Job. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 1000 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: 6'2" and muscular, this northern woman is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. Her crest is red and curly. Her eyes are a pleasant red.

Personality: She is curt in most of her responses. She prefers to keep her word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. She lacks restraint and is impulsive. She jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when drow swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to drow demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs; and revenge

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Shy, Impulsive. Bonds: Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 1300 gp. Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1400 gp).