Description: She is a pot bellied western woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She wears a black costume with the symbols of strength on her torso. She has dyed her greying golden hair a little too much giving a sharp golden color. She has several tiny ruby earrings on each ear.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating she would invite many more into her home than her spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. She is frequently practicing swordplay.

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. Her father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. 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 wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and she is greedy

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist, Gifted. Bonds: Rich, Military. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 500 gp. Black pearl (700 gp). Banded agate (9 gp). Banded agate (9 gp). Banded agate (9 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. She wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. Her brown hair is long and unkept. Her gold eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She is a hateful person. She taunts others and blames them for her problems. She would rather hide behind her crafts than deal with other people.

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 now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and retire the richest woman in the east

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Shy. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 1500 gp. Deep blue spinel (200 gp). Moss agate (13 gp). Deep green spinel (150 gp). Golden yellow topaz (200 gp). Black pearl (200 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (13 gp).

Description: She is a mite stocky and wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). Her hair is auburn, silky, and of moderate length. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: Dee speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. She is clearly well-traveled and educated. Around other people she will do her best to conceal her emotions and appear jolly.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. When Dee reached her early adolescence her Halfling father passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, she decided to travel. Her rounds led her into the Army with a few individuals who would become her life-long companions. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: She is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out; and nothing but the best is good enough for her

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Slave, Military. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 600 gp.

Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she has a large green mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into her blue robe. She keeps her brown hair in a pixie cut. Her eyes are red and catlike.

Personality: She will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken her opponents. Despite her formidable combat skills she remains a coward. She takes great joy in being the best Glassblower in town.

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. She was an apprentice working in her mother's forge. In the meantime she has taken over work as a Glassblower and occasionally as a mercenary.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and she has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Job, Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 500 gp.

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He wears skinny pants and wears a green and black robe with the hood down. He wears his silver hair up. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. He uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

History: He was born at the edge of vast desert. A gifted student he started as a Cook, but he got bored and became a Miller. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Miller for hire.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Shy, Secretive. Bonds: Nature, Job. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 500 gp. Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1600 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (30 gp).

Description: This woman stands a little under 3'1" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She wears dark leathers with embroidery. Her tied-back hair is black. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She is irritable and easily angered. She is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use her stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. Energy wise she seems alert and responsive.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her mother and father. Her mother taught her the rudiments of the Apothecary arts, while her father instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Through the years after Abalaba was born, her mother became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the east. Abalaba's mother didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. Some 8 years later her spouse died after the birth of her son. Heartbroken, Abalaba never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her son whom she trained as her mother had trained her before.

Motivation: She is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and a rival would like her out of the picture

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, In love, Criminal record. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 600 gp.

Description: He is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright green and black, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. He keeps his brass crest in a pixie cut. His eyes are red and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. He is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with his big mouthed big gutted partner. His partner is his best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. Kaladan is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his brothers into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, he was no stranger to responsibility. A gifted student he started as a Spice Merchant, but he got bored and became a Soapmaker. He struck the Soapmaker job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and regain custody of his daughter

Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Family, Religious, Job. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 160 pp. Red garnet (160 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (11 gp). Pink pearl (160 gp). Deep blue spinel (900 gp). 1 Minor magic item.