Description: This exceptionally lanky woman likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. Her crest is rusty and curly. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her gold eyes.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. Her actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as she answers to a power that mortal women fail to acknowledge.

History: The child of eastern immigrants she idolized her mother. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions; and her religion dominates her actions

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Immigrant. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 10000 cp. 3 Smokesticks.

Description: This slender man stands about 4'2". He wears a grey coat over a white low-cut shirt, and a Stetson hat upon his head. He wears his auburn hair down. His eyes are likewise violet.

Personality: This man loves dancing and to teach people dancing more than just about anything. He is ready at a moment's notice to give into his darker urges. He is a real pyromaniac and does not care who the fire hurts. He often ends up burning people alive in the fires he starts.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. Alberich liked to wander the woods near his home when he was young, something he still likes to do at least once a week. He never liked modest clothing or shoes, so he would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and he developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. He has never given up on his dancing dream.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally.

Ideals: Artistic, Logical. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Criminal record, Nature. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 20 pp. 4 Smokesticks.

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a blue coat. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. He has a dull look in his brown eyes.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk he knows how to make people feel guilty. He has a cruel streak; something he gained from his previous mentor. He harbors resentment against his former mentor.

History: He was born at the edge of vast island. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Uthemar grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Uthemar. He would ruin relationships and cause injury. He was reprimanded several times before being given his current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: He will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact; and he is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions

Flaws: Depressed, Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor, Nature, Criminal record. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: This eastern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head. Her hair is white and curly. Her amber eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She considers herself the protector of her home. She feels this is her duty and calling. She lacks moral complications. She does what she is told to by employers but not much else. She spends her money on whatever she fancies at the time.

History: Agnes was born in the east. At a young age she loved to build and create. Agnes was a troubled youth. She spent her days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent her evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Agnes decided she wanted neither the life of her father nor that of the evil petty criminals she associated with. During her early adolescence, she took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. 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: She is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and a rival would like her out of the picture

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Guardian, Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. He wears his brown hair down. His blue eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He has a habit of throwing himself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: Born to a Painter, his father struggled to pay the bills. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered dancing. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg.

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Job, Poor. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 200 gp. Azurite (9 gp). Malachite (9 gp). Red-brown spinel (90 gp).

Description: This woman wears bulky brown painted plate armor, and sports empty pouches on her belt. She wears a small hat to hide her balding. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady copper eyes.

Personality: She is curt in most of her responses. She prefers to keep her word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. As long as the job gets done she does not care how it got done.

History: Her psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and retire the richest woman in the south

Ideals: Professionalism, Gifted, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 1200 gp. Silver pearl (90 gp). Rock crystal (80 gp). Violet garnet (400 gp). Hematite (10 gp). Black pearl (400 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He dresses in green turtlenecks beneath a black coat with brown slacks. He is portly but not overly obese. He has wavy dark red hair. His silver eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: A grumpy guy he will invite people to lunch so he can critique them. Yet he still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: He was born at the edge of vast forest. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. After a long history of fighting, Kairon and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic, Hedonist. Bonds: Nature, Attractive. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 1000 gp.