Description: Her skin has the orange glow of too much sun. She wears a brown feathered hat and brown clothes. Her hair is silver, silky, and of moderate length. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She is filled with cunning. She likes to feign weakness letting people think she is weak. She has a cruel streak; something she gained from her previous mentor. She harbors resentment against her former mentor.

History: She was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her father gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her father, who blamed her for driving them apart. After a long history of fighting, Riswynn and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and she's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Secretive, Antagonistic, Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 120 gp. An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (150 gp).

Description: She wears green leather gloves, a green jacket, and tight pants. She is portly but not overly obese. Her black hair is heavily combed to the right. Her black eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She considers herself a woman of culture and sophistication. She likes a good challenge to her wits. She refers to her adoptive father for almost all things she is unsure about, which are numerous. She is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when orcs swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. Her father disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her father, she was betrayed dozens of times. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent father.

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Family, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 1800 gp. Black pearl (800 gp). Chrysoprase (80 gp). Jasper (80 gp).

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He is dressed in a clean blue cloak covering his clean studded leather. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. Around other people he will do his best to conceal his emotions and appear jolly.

History: Born in the north to a Barkeep, Aerdeth learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. While he appears to be a normal Elf, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: To clean up the streets; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy, Insane. Bonds: Job, Guardian. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 17000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty blue coat over it. She carries with her a set of shortspears, each one with a opal on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. She has slicked back chestnut hair. Her green eyes peer out from beneath her wide-brimmed blue hat.

Personality: She is a Map Maker first and foremost. She believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. She cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: She was born in the west. She worked as a nervous Map Maker and found it very stressful. She's also a talented Masseuse, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and balancing her hectic life and new map maker responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 30 pp.

Description: His right side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. His broad hat is riddled with cuts and holes. His violet eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. His mother took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and he is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Terse. Bonds: Slave, Nature. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 4000 gp. Brown-green garnet (70 gp). Moonstone (80 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1200 gp). Tourmaline (70 gp). Eye agate (11 gp).

Description: The light-skinned man stands 3'2" and usually wears his red robe and has his falchion always slung over his shoulder. His blonde hair is singed and shortened. He has a dull look in his amber eyes.

Personality: He is witty, but his monotone delivery comes off as unnerving He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. Cursed with a spirit at a very young age, Hobart has worked very hard to control his curse. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Joker, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This petite short woman is perpetually holding a beer of some kind. She wears suspenders and tan workpants. Her shirt is brown, and she wears a heavy tan leather apron most of the time, marred by beers. Her blonde hair is still thick. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She misses her glory days as an athlete. She does not mind her job, but it is boring in comparison. She constantly seizes attention wherever she goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. She likes to think of herself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes.

Ideals: Athletic, Impeccable, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: Black pearl (600 gp). Black pearl (600 gp). Onyx (30 gp). 1 Half-Plate.