Description: A middle-aged woman, she is generally shirtless and showing off her tattooed chest, and is pretty ugly. Her black hair is greasy and uncared for. Her eyes are hazel and catlike.

Personality: She will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken her opponents. Despite her formidable combat skills she remains a coward. She is cautious and jumpy. She reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: Born to a Locksmith, her father struggled to pay the bills. She couldn't stand her childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with her mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. Recently a tribe of brigands attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Jane fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

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

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful, Depressed. Bonds: Poor, Mentor. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 2100 gp. Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1600 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (4000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she typically wears blue cloth garments or leather armor. She has shaved her head bald. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She's a bit of a prankster. She knows she is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. She plays an instrument quite well.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered painting. She has never given up on her painting dream.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Joker, Artistic. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 200 pp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1000 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1600 gp). Gold music box (3000 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (90 gp). Jeweled anklet (3000 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (3000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (700 gp).

Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking eastern young adult. She wears black painted combat armor at almost all times. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. Her black hair is cut short. Her hazel eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: Gaaki 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 works hard and plays hard.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. A freak accident while working with her Scribe father left her crippled. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for her; and she is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Hedonist, Disease. Bonds: Slave. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 600 gp.

Description: He sports white clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. His hair is silver, silky, and of moderate length. His eyes are amber.

Personality: He is shy and timid. He has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. He is underhanded and not above using his wealth and body to get others to do his bidding.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Jak was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. He now spends his time doing works of charity.

Motivation: To be a Fortune-teller again; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor, Job. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 1000 gp. Chalcedony (50 gp). Chrysoberyl (120 gp). Rhodochrosite (8 gp). Chrysoberyl (120 gp). Amber (120 gp). Eye agate (8 gp). Amber (120 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This slender man stands about 5'8". He wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). His blue hair is heavily combed to the right. His eyes are silver and beady.

Personality: He is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. He enjoys reading and quiet.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. In his 13th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his mother impaled in their home, and his father beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Fearful. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 800 gp.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. She wears baggy brown pantaloons and a grey scarf. She has shaved her head bald. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep green.

Personality: Her tongue was cut out and she uses sign language. She does not believe in violence as a means to an end. She is a dedicated Doctor but believes her peers are too gung-ho.

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. Her family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The mother sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. She saw this and took pride in her mother's willingness to do anything to win. She would ruin relationships and cause injury. She was reprimanded several times before being given her current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: She has comitted a past crime that haunts her to this day; and she has decided she is irredeemable

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Nature, Criminal record. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 1800 gp. Black opal (500 gp). Coral (40 gp). Violet garnet (1200 gp). Rose (50 gp). Amber (40 gp). Emerald (500 gp). Red garnet (40 gp). Golden pearl (40 gp).

Description: His skin is bronze and flawless. He wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. He is an epitome of beauty. His auburn hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. He is stubborn though. He always likes to keep a trick up his sleeve. He likes to fight dirty and will kick and punch below the belt if he feels he even has a chance of losing.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. He has had some formal poetry training, and achieved minor success. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: He is greedy; and he doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes

Ideals: Artistic, Impeccable. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Criminal record, Rich. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 60 pp. Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (80 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1100 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (400 gp). Solid gold idol (1100 gp). 1 Minor magic item.