Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. She is bald on top and has large red tufts of hair around her ears. She has brown eyes and a white hat with a blue feather.

Personality: She is highly sensitive about her name. She loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. She uses her nature as a weapon; she likes to lead opponents to think her in distress.

History: Ootah hails from a village terrorized by giants. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to giants demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by giants, and she desires to right it; and she wants revenge against giants

Flaws: Ugly, Sensitive, Secretive. Bonds: Poor, Enemies. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2200 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (80 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1000 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (120 gp). Silver ewer (80 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (800 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2200 gp). A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (80 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Solid gold idol (800 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2200 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (3000 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2200 gp).

Description: This younger middle-aged woman does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it, and a wedding ring on her right hand. She has done her best to style her chestnut hair to look like a famous performer. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as she rather likes the sound of her voice. Her demeanor is somewhat feminine. She has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a woman enough she will sell her own mother. Money is her most trusted friend.

History: Her necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. She was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform 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; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted. Bonds: In love, Rich, Slave. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 120 gp.

Description: A middle-aged man, he tends to wear a large tan jacket, and is pretty ugly. He has dyed his greying auburn hair a little too much giving a sharp auburn color. His hazel eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He does not care much for physical appearances, nor does he care much for other people. He does however care about what he wants and getting it. He always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Knight business.

History: He was born in the north. A few years later when the south was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and marry his sister to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he wears white trousers with red and black striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts. He has no hair. His eyes are a pleasant gray.

Personality: He is irritable and easily angered. He is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use his stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Forgetful. Bonds: Slave. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 300 gp. A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (80 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (80 gp).

Description: A thin woman, she clearly needs to put on some weight, but she still has a lot of muscle. She wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. She keeps her long brown hair kept up in a rat tail. Her violet eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks her mind. She is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. She likes to tell stories.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She left for the east, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: She feels threatened by others; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Addict, Shy, Fearful. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 300 gp. Banded agate (10 gp). Amber (50 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This fat eastern man has a bulbous nose and wears skinny pants and wears a tan and grey robe with the hood down. His skin is also unnaturally pale. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy auburn hair. His green eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. A freak accident while working with his Navigator mother left him crippled. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and someone believes him a fraud

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Selfish, Disease, Insomniac. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: She is lean but muscular and wears a worn and beaten armor. Her crest, while still mostly scarlet, has prominent grey streaks. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines gold.

Personality: She swings through moods quickly. One moment she is cool and collected, the next she is carried away by passions. She is a great chef.

History: She was born into a rich family. Jheri was born on a far eastern plains where she grew up under the tutelage of her father, an expert Body Guard. She was granted divine powers by her dying sister.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and money/treasure

Ideals: Passionate, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 400 gp.