Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. She wears her purple hair down. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She acts crazy and hedonistic. She will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: Bune lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Over the years she perfected her riding and shooting skills. She has been saving her money to try and buy her brother's freedom.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well.

Flaws: Hedonist, Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Nature. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 140 pp. Violet garnet (400 gp). Black pearl (400 gp). Golden yellow topaz (400 gp). Obsidian (11 gp). Azurite (11 gp). Red-brown spinel (90 gp). Black pearl (400 gp).

Description: Her right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). Her hair is short and blonde. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk she knows how to make people feel guilty. She is obsessed with her god.

History: Jasmine was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Like her father and her brother before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Performer. When she grew older, she became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. She began work as a mercenary for hire. She would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge; and expand her business

Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Religious, Job, Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 900 gp.

Description: She is of a modest build and height, but she carries herself more imposing than she is. She wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty white coat over it. Her brown hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. Her gray eyes peer out from beneath her Stetson white hat.

Personality: She is intelligent and cunning, but she will too often allow her rage to get the better of her. She will lose her cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. Her respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to her, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, she tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in her reactions to snap at those who irritate her, Tawar is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: Marry her sister to traveling adventurers.

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 400 gp. Alexandrite (500 gp). Peridot (60 gp). Freshwater pearl (5 gp). 3 Tanglefoot bags. 1 Everburning torch.

Description: He wears silk and lounges about seductively. His brown hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He is extraordinarily eccentric. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: Reynard was raised in a hard working conservative environment. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Reynard 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 Reynard. He's also a talented Spice Merchant, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: Rich purple corundum (500 gp). Red-brown spinel (160 gp). Eye agate (14 gp). Black pearl (500 gp). Violet garnet (500 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is dressed in earthy colors with a tan and black handkerchief worn on his right side. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. His hair is short and red. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: Rael was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his mother was employed at, doing general labor. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Half-Orc companion (his 'brother'). He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero; and he has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Gifted, Logical. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 200 gp. Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (500 gp).

Description: He sports yellow clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. His moppish red hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He is a jovial happy person, but he is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. His father was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He is greedy.

Ideals: Optimist, Persistence. Flaws: Insane, Hedonist. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 800 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This northern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He wears yellow robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a crossbow, but if one is not available he will default to his scimitar. His moppish auburn hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His eyes are a pleasant hazel.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Traki will drive conversation. He does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for him. He lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. 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 seems to be bored by most things; and to end his boredom

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 20000 cp. Moonstone (50 gp).