Description: She wears baggy red pantaloons and a pastel scarf, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 2'10" when asserting herself. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her amber unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She is a Spice Merchant first and foremost. She believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. When she's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, she's doing singing.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. She was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Disease, Mundane. Bonds: Job, Slave. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 20000 cp. Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1100 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1100 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1100 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. She wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. Her hair is chestnut and curly. Her eyes are likewise gold. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: Her tongue was cut out and she uses sign language. She is ready at a moment's notice to give into her darker urges. She is a real pyromaniac and does not care who the fire hurts. She often ends up burning people alive in the fires she starts.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. Her family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The father sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. She saw this and took pride in her father's willingness to do anything to win. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: She feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help; and she has decided she is irredeemable

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Insane. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: She is a pot bellied southern woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. She carries her fan with her everywhere and carries herself as the perfect lady. She has shaved her head bald. Her blue eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: Althaea 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 feeds upon the attention of others.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Althaea grew up listening to her mother's many stories. Althaea abandoned her home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. She survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. She did whatever it took for her to survive. She is searching for what she claims is her rightful reward.

Motivation: She is greedy; and to reunite with her old friends

Ideals: Athletic, Extrovert. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 90 pp. Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (40 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (40 gp). Jeweled anklet (1000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp).

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She sports pastel clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. She sports a flattop fur cut. Her eyes are likewise hazel. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She is a melancholic, but persistent worker. She resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. She has a cruel streak; something she gained from her previous mentor. She harbors resentment against her former mentor.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the north. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. After a long history of fighting, Harvest and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She feels kind of lost in life; and she loathes her own lifestyle

Flaws: Ugly, Depressed, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Mentor. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 800 pp. Aquamarine (600 gp). Violet garnet (600 gp). Emerald (600 gp). Black pearl (600 gp). Lapis lazuli (15 gp). Alexandrite (600 gp). Deep blue spinel (600 gp). Malachite (15 gp). Red-brown spinel (130 gp). Golden yellow topaz (600 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears long strands of jet and short grey dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. Her brown hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep hazel.

Personality: She's a bit of a prankster. She knows she is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. Her philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: She was born in the south, but her parents moved at a very young age to the north. Like her father and her brother before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Farmer. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 9 years.

Motivation: Expand her business; and to be a guard again

Ideals: Joker, Optimist. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 500 sp. Sard (50 gp).