Description: She is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of her physical features obscured. She has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. She sports black long hair. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She is a melancholic, but persistent worker. She resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. She seeks to pay back kindness whenever she gets the chance. Whether it be in the form of unwanted serenades or the latest gossip she always seeks to do solids for her friends.

History: Born in the south to a Apothecary, Xanaphia learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. Since her mother passed away years ago, her father 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 has achieved small success as a Apothecary.

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'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Job, Attractive, Criminal record. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 1000 pp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This slender man stands about 6'7". He is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Actor. His crest is white and curly. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He thrives on attention. He does whatever is in his power to gain the attention of whomever he deems a fit date. Further he is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Actor arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. 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 has decided he is irredeemable; and seeks redemption

Flaws: Insane, Addict. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Religious, Criminal record. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 3000 gp. Violet garnet (1000 gp). Carnelian (20 gp). Chrysoberyl (150 gp). Chalcedony (20 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: The woman speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. She seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if she got out from a pool a few moments ago. She prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. She carries her fan with her everywhere and carries herself as the perfect lady. She has dyed her greying silver hair a little too much giving a sharp silver color. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. She seeks to pay back kindness whenever she gets the chance. Whether it be in the form of unwanted serenades or the latest gossip she always seeks to do solids for her friends.

History: Gifted from a young age, Susannah studied abroad. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. She used her abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and she is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 1300 gp. Citrine (40 gp). Onyx (40 gp). Smoky quartz (40 gp). Jasper (40 gp). White pearl (100 gp). Bloodstone (40 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of her veins is visible when she is not flexing. Her shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for her due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. She sports brown long hair. She has several tiny aquamarine earrings on each ear.

Personality: She is a hateful person. She taunts others and blames them for her problems. She cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist she will grow angry at them.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her father always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. 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. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: She is greedy.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 100 sp.

Description: This woman wears a black costume with the symbols of luck on her torso, and sports empty pouches on her belt. Her dark red hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her eyes are gold.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with painting. She constantly tries to fill her life with painting. Flattery will make her almost putty in your hands.

History: Her mother raised her in a mountain cabin. She was an apprentice working in her father's forge. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Glassblower.

Motivation: To end her boredom; and she is content

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Selfish, Mundane. Bonds: Nature, Job. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 40000 cp. Rock crystal (20 gp). Deep blue spinel (1500 gp). Obsidian (14 gp). Emerald (1300 gp). Sard (20 gp). Aquamarine (1500 gp).

Description: This western woman is abnormally tall. She wears a simple brown robe with blue stripes complete with hood. Her whole body is exceptionally muscular. Her black fur is long and unkept. She has gleaming, smiling blue eyes.

Personality: She likes to be helpful to her clients. She likes to prescribe proper advice to her clients. The war was a terrible time for her, and Shifting does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: When she was but 6 years old her parents immigrated from the west. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Tabaxis in the west were limited. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Barrister.

Motivation: To be a Courier again; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Immigrant, Job, Military. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2000 gp).

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he tends to wear a tan poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. His head has been shaved. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. 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: A child with a great deal of writing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. He has never given up on his writing dream.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Shy. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 25000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.