Description: This fat western woman has a bulbous nose and wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty blue coat over it. Her skin is also unnaturally pale. Her silver hair is long and unkept. Her green unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with her opinion, she thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, she can get violently argumentative. She is a very good compulsive liar and kleptomaniac.

History: She was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family 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 she has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: She possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal.

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Criminal record, Mentor. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 500 pp. A pair of blacksmith’s puzzle; each has a pair of interlocked iron designs that users try to take apart and put back together (80 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1900 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (90 gp). Solid gold idol (900 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (1000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, she typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep green leather and dull grey iron scale mail. She sports a flattop crest cut. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She runs her personal life as if detached from it. She organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits she will get from it. Her respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to her, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, she tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in her reactions to snap at those who irritate her, Quespa is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: A powerful brothel owner made her what she is. 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. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by drow. Quespa was horrified and prayed that her father was alright. However, she heard that her father had died fighting off the drow.

Motivation: Many drow want her driven away; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Selfish. Bonds: Poor, Mentor. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 9000 sp.

Description: This petite short woman is perpetually holding a chocolate of some kind. She wears tattered old clothes, marred by chocolates. Her auburn hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a top hat. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: Kristryd hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her poetry career. More though she will beg to come along on any journeys. She will attempt to stowaway on any ship she can in the hopes that it will get her further away.

History: She was raised in a mountains tribe. Her father took her hunting and taught her how to get in the mind of other creatures. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and she is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Slave, Nature. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 1 Smokesticks.

Description: This eastern man is abnormally tall. He wears a white shirt, with a brown mid length shorts with brown tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. His blonde hair is unkempt and raggedy. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady hazel eyes.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. 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 in the east, but his parents moved at a very young age to the south. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Carpenter hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He left for the east, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture.

Flaws: Ugly, Sensitive. Bonds: Immigrant, Poor, Criminal record. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 900 gp. Obsidian (9 gp). Eye agate (9 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it, and sports empty pouches on her belt. Sporting a black mohawk this woman's hair draws a lot of attention. Her amber eyes peer out from beneath her broad blue hat.

Personality: She is a melancholic, but persistent worker. She resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. She is very protective of her business, her home, and her spouse. She is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: Her martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. 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 is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: She is greedy; and 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

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Depressed, Insane. Bonds: Criminal record, Rich. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 1000 gp. Moss agate (7 gp). Obsidian (7 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 5'5" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath her coat. Her hair is black and curly. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She is quiet and unassuming. She ignores others and carries on with her job unassumingly. She is obsessed with her god.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. Her mother was a mechanic, and taught her how to fix just about anything. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: She is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out; and her religion dominates her actions

Ideals: Persistence. Bonds: Job, Religious, Slave. Occupation: Server

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 2000 sp. Rhodochrosite (13 gp). Azurite (13 gp). Malachite (13 gp).

Description: He wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his hand crossbow, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a clover on it. He has moderate length golden hair. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady gray eyes.

Personality: He acts crazy and hedonistic. 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: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Gnomes in the south were limited. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out; and to end his boredom

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 300 gp. Golden yellow topaz (200 gp). Deep blue spinel (200 gp). Aquamarine (200 gp). 1 Minor magic item.