Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. She wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty blue coat over it. Her hair is long and chestnut with streaks of golden, and is pulled back with small blue clips. Her amber unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. She loves being with her children and actually smiles when they are around. She would do anything for them. She dislikes her ex a great deal.

History: Born in the west to a Spice Merchant, Symma learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. As a very small child her family refused to pay dues to a local crime lord, who ordered them killed. Her mother, a somewhat powerful mage sought to protect her and cast a teleportation spell that whisked her away. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg.

Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Job, Family, Criminal record. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 43000 sp. Lapis lazuli (6 gp). Brown-green garnet (80 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (6 gp). Red garnet (80 gp).

Description: This woman is very fat, and wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). She wears her blonde hair up in a very large beehive style do. Her eyes are brown and beady.

Personality: She is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends she is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy herself. She is fiercely devoted to her mother, and views her mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating her from her legal half-brother.

History: She was born in the north. She always admired psionic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. By chance she met her brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Regain custody of her son; and an old rival family wants her found

Ideals: Joker, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Server

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 30 pp.

Description: Standing 5'2", this man wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His tied-back hair is brown. His blue eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He is happy with his job as a Bounty Hunter. He turns his eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. He plays an instrument quite well.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and he is greedy

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Artistic. Bonds: Job, Slave, Rich. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: This malnourished woman tends to wear a green poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt. Her brown hair is lengthy. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She believes there is no problem she cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. She moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep her interest for a month it is impressive.

History: Gifted from a young age, Makaria studied abroad. Her father was a mechanic, and taught her how to fix just about anything. She was granted psionic powers by her dying sister.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by giants, and she desires to right it

Ideals: Persistence, Gifted. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 4000 gp. Carnelian (50 gp). Brown-green garnet (160 gp). Violet garnet (300 gp). Chalcedony (50 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Her right side is far more bruised and cut up than her other. She wears a simple green robe with brown stripes complete with hood. She keeps her gold crest in a pixie cut. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She fancies herself a trickster and likes to rely on her wits to carry the day. She cares for her older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. She is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. She likes to tell stories.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. She dropped out of school to support her sick father, and resented it. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To unite with her brother; and find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful, Disease. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He sports white clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. He has relatively light skin and is very physically imposing due to his abundance of muscles. His golden hair is matted, messy, and big. He has a dull look in his gray eyes.

Personality: He has schizophrenia that causes him to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: He was born in the west, but his parents moved at a very young age to the east. His divine abilities were realized during a raid on his village. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the west.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 100 gp. Amber (130 gp). Violet garnet (1000 gp). 2 Tanglefoot bags.

Description: This slender woman stands about 6'4". She wears professional attire. Her brown hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: Shax hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her poetry career. She will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. She cares deeply for her spouse and does her best to make sure her guests look presentable.

History: Shax was born the youngest of three triplets. Being born in the north, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the north for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way south. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Fletcher they were divorced and she won custody of their son. She worked as a Knight, and she later adopted a second son.

Motivation: Marry her brother to traveling adventurers; and wants to raise her children well

Ideals: Artistic, Optimist. Bonds: Attractive, In love, Family. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 200 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). 1 Masterwork Artisan’s tools. 1 Masterwork Artisan’s tools. 1 Masterwork Musical instrument.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what she was had she not made sure her armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit she is typically in her Fisher uniform. Her cinnamon fur is thinning but still full. Her half smiles and copper eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: A deeply religious woman she believes everything happens for a reason. Her philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: She got into the Fisher business at a young age. A gifted student she started as a Armorer, but she got bored and became a Fisher. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Job, Attractive, Religious. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. He keeps his blue hair in a pixie cut. His eyes are silver and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. He has a habit of throwing himself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: He was born into a rich family. At a young age his mother died while driving off some illithids. His father being the stubborn sort decided to stay and helped train him in flail use. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He wants revenge against illithids; and revenge

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Sensitive, Impulsive. Bonds: Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Server

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 600 gp. Brown-green garnet (40 gp). 1 Minor magic item.