Description: She is an average looking eastern female in her early mid-life. She wears silk and lounges about seductively. With bright brown hair. Her brown eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: While she acts the brute, she is far gentler than she would appear. She does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for her. She lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: She got into the Soapmaker business at a young age. Her mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: She has decided she is irredeemable; and she feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 200 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Jeweled anklet (3000 gp).

Description: She is lean but muscular and is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright black and red, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. She wears a colorful flower in her white hair. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: Kali speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. She is clearly well-traveled and educated. She refers to her adoptive father for almost all things she is unsure about, which are numerous. She is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: Kali was born with her father's beautiful face. In her 17th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her father impaled in their home, and her mother beheaded. She saw the woman who walked out, and charged her in a blind rage. The woman easily evaded and defeated her, leaving her to live broken and terrified. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: She is terrified, and will act out of fear; and to unite with her brother

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Fearful, Insomniac. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Family. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 40 pp. Pink pearl (50 gp). Carnelian (60 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty grey coat over it. His long auburn hair reaches down to his waist. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Tordek embodies much of what other species detest in the Dwarves. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. After a long history of fighting, Tordek and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and retire the richest man in the south

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Lazy. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This tall, slender man wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. His white crest, when down, is lengthy. His gold eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He goes out his way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one he won't accept into his heart. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Halfling companion (his 'brother'). He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He feels threatened by others; and meet up once more with his childhood friend

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Mentor, Adventurer. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 130 pp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally she sports a black coat, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 5'1" when asserting herself. Her chestnut hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a skull scrunchie. She has gleaming, smiling green eyes.

Personality: She is highly sensitive about her name. She loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her mother.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. She always admired psionic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. One night she noticed a nearby shooting star which she hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. She has done her darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and she's looking for her big break

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Gifted, Persistence. Flaws: Sensitive, Insomniac. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 300 sp. 1 Simple lock.

Description: This tall, slender woman wears light armors faded through time and improper care. She wears a Stetson hat to hide her balding. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken her opponents. Despite her formidable combat skills she remains a coward. Animals are drawn to her, and she is able to talk to them.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her mother and father. Her mother taught her the rudiments of the Shoemaker arts, while her father instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. While studying, she fell in love. They married and had a son. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and she is greedy

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Bonds: Rich, In love. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 90 pp. Jeweled electrum ring (2000 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (80 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1900 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1400 gp).

Description: She usually wears her white robe and has her scythe always slung over her shoulder. She is physically well-built. She is bald on top and has large golden tufts of hair around her ears. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are violet.

Personality: She is a jovial happy person, but she is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. She has a small toy that she constantly fidgets with.

History: The child of northern immigrants she idolized her mother. At a young age both her parents were killed in an accident. Her uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took her in and had her trained in basic self defense. She left for the north, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and she feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 2000 gp. Chrysoprase (80 gp). White pearl (70 gp).