Description: She wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath her coat. She has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. She wears a colorful flower in her chestnut hair. She has several tiny topaz earrings on each ear.

Personality: She is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. She is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: She was born into a rich family. From there she went from mercenary job to mercenary job. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and she uses money and sex appeal to get what she needs

Ideals: Joker, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is an average looking western male in his early mid-life. He prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. He carries his fan with him everywhere and carries himself as the perfect gentleman. He wears his blonde hair up in a very large beehive style do. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating he would invite many more into his home than his spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. He inherited a moderately successful company from his mother. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Philantrophist, Logical. Flaws: Insomniac, Insane. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 1 Half-Plate.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking northern young adult. He wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. He has wavy red crest. He has a dull look in his red eyes.

Personality: He is someone who is used to having a large amount of sex appeal. He also lacks a concept of privacy and shares just about everything. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Engraver but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: He got into the Engraver business at a young age. Being born in the north, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the north for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way east. He's also a talented Herbalist, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent father; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Ideals: Pacifist. Bonds: Attractive, Slave, Job, Family, Criminal record. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 4000 gp. Moss agate (4 gp). Iolite (50 gp). Moss agate (4 gp). Golden yellow topaz (600 gp). Alexandrite (600 gp). Deep blue spinel (600 gp). Blue-white diamond (7000 gp). Rock crystal (50 gp).

Description: A woman with a warm, jovial air about her, she is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. Her broad hat is riddled with cuts and holes. Her gold eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She is a jovial happy person, but she is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and retire the richest woman in the east

Ideals: Optimist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Addict, Disease. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 30 pp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (300 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1100 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1400 gp).

Description: 6'5" and muscular, this northern woman dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. Her crest is green and very short. Her red eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: A grumpy gal she will invite people to lunch so she can critique them. Yet she still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. She works hard and plays hard.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her father always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She used her abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: She is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out; and she's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic, Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 900 gp. Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1600 gp). A small bag of saffron. (100 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A thin woman, she clearly needs to put on some weight, but she still has a lot of muscle. She likes to wear brown tank tops with green skirt. Her red hair is long and unkept. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are blue.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, she has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. In her youth she was part of a gang. She got caught, but did not rat out her comrades and served her time in prison. Unlike her family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, she wanted to work in the city. She has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: She seems to be bored by most things; and to end her boredom

Ideals: Athletic, Disciplined, Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 1800 gp. Jade (140 gp). Amethyst (140 gp). Black pearl (1000 gp). Red-brown spinel (140 gp). Silver pearl (140 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1000 gp). Blue quartz (8 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1000 gp). Carnelian (20 gp). Deep blue spinel (1000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This fat eastern woman has a bulbous nose and wears blue robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally she wears more armor. She prefers to carry a mace, but if one is not available she will default to her dagger. Her skin is also unnaturally pale. Her red hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a skull scrunchie. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: This woman loves writing and to teach people writing more than just about anything. She is fiercely devoted to her father, and views her father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating her from her legal half-sister.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered writing. She has never given up on her writing dream.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Cartwright and was forced into it by her family.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 80 pp.