Description: She wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body. Her hair is auburn, silky, and of moderate length. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, she has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. She dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. Her biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: A powerful slaver made her what she is. She graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. She advanced relatively quickly due to her good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and she feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help

Ideals: Disciplined, Logical. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor, Military. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 10000 cp. Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (300 gp). Jeweled anklet (1000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: His left side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He wears a worn and beaten armor. His black hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a rose scrunchie. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. Like his father and his brother before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Merchant. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Rich, Slave. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 400 sp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. His brown fur is still thick. His fierce yellow eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. A fanatic, his devotion to his small selection of gods is unquestionable. He claims to be doing their will and will base all his actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. His childhood dream was to be a Merchant, but he was a colossal failure. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away; and his religion dominates his actions

Flaws: Ugly, Greedy. Bonds: Religious, Slave, Job. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 5000 cp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: A moderately attractive woman, she does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. Sporting a chestnut mohawk this woman's hair draws a lot of attention. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. She is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes her no end of embarrassment.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the north. Since her father passed away years ago, her mother had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: She will attempt to ambush and attack anyone she thinks she can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, she will try to sell them to her slave-trader contact; and she is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Insane, Forgetful. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 600 gp.

Description: The dark-skinned woman stands 3'2" and wears a blue collared shirt and black skirt. She accessorizes with a violet scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across her shirt. Her auburn hair is unkempt and raggedy. She has green eyes.

Personality: She considers herself a woman of culture and sophistication. She likes a good challenge to her wits. She is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in her opinion.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Bather hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes; and she is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs

Ideals: Impeccable, Opinionated. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Religious. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 140 pp. Jade (90 gp). Chrysoprase (40 gp). Tourmaline (90 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking southern young adult. She wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. Her hair is chestnut and very short. She has hazel eyes.

Personality: Her tongue was cut out and she uses sign language. She also is a firm believer in the womanly ideal.

History: She was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for her. It may also be what makes her so good at details. Cursed with vampirism at a very young age, Bree has worked very hard to control her curse. She became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and seeks redemption

Flaws: Disease, Impulsive, Insomniac. Bonds: Slave, Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 39000 sp. Moss agate (7 gp). Sard (80 gp). Black star sapphire (1100 gp). Iolite (80 gp).

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he wears dull yellow sweaters, loose pastel pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed trident, just in case. With bright black hair and a scraggly beard. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He hates goblins. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He invented a lineage for himself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: The child of a Bather, who enjoyed hunting, Aldous was taken on many hunting expeditions. Through the years after Aldous was born, his father became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the east. Aldous's father didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. Lacking all sense, he decided to go on an adventure. He picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Enemies, Adventurer, Nature, Job. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 100 gp.