Description: She is of a modest build and height, but she carries herself more imposing than she is. She prefers to wear flannel. Her hair is white, silky, and of moderate length. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: Here is a woman who knows she is the smartest in the room. She talks down to others constantly. She is ready at a moment's notice to give into her darker urges. She is a real pyromaniac and does not care who the fire hurts. She often ends up burning people alive in the fires she starts.

History: She was raised in a plains tribe. She became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. Being a Assassin kept her interest for a while, but then she became depressed and bored. So she turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: She feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help.

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Nature. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He dresses like a well dressed Slave Trader does. He wears a deerstalker hat to cover his moderate length red crest. His red eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. Any perceived weakness will be pressed and exploited. He is seen as merciless and passionate.

History: Born in the west to a Slave Trader, Kiirith learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Slave Trader. He was granted psionic powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: Marry his sister to traveling adventurers; and he feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Job, Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Slave Trader

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

Possessions: 1300 sp.

Description: She stands about 3'1" and wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. Her right hand appears badly burned and disfigured. Her chestnut hair is unkempt and raggedy. Her eyes are likewise blue. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She goes out her way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one she won't accept into her heart. Her philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: Callie was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her father was employed at, doing general labor. Being born in the south, 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 south 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 west. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the south; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 14000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. His golden hair is greasy and uncared for. His eyes are gray and catlike.

Personality: He has schizophrenia that causes him to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. A true patriot, Raer would do anything for his country. He is fiercely protective of his fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: The child of northern immigrants he idolized his father. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. He has worked as a Shipwright like his father before him.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Military, Religious. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 45000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This younger middle-aged woman wears a tattered pair of loose green pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs, and a wedding ring on her left hand. She has styled her scarlet crest well, parting it to the left. Her eyes are likewise gold. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: She likes to make people angry or surprised. She is obsessed with her god.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. Her mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her mother was legitimate. Some 4 years later her spouse died after the birth of her son. Heartbroken, Hethress never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her son whom she trained as her father had trained her before.

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

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, In love, Attractive, Religious. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: He stands about 4'4" and wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). His left hand appears badly burned and disfigured. He wears his white hair up in a very large beehive style do. He has gray eyes and a brown hat with a blue feather.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with singing. He constantly tries to fill his life with singing. He never wears the same outfit twice, unless he absolutely has to.

History: Oloric was born in the east. At a young age he loved to build and create. He worked as a nervous Carpenter and found it very stressful. He has never given up on his singing dream.

Motivation: To unite with his brother; and regain custody of his son

Ideals: Artistic, Persistence. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 5000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears dark leathers with embroidery. Her white hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. She is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: Callie was born the youngest of three triplets. In her 16th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her mother impaled in their home, and her father beheaded. She saw the woman who walked out, and charged her in a blind rage. The woman easily evaded and defeated her, leaving her to live broken and terrified. She's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break; and wants to raise her children well

Flaws: Addict, Fearful. Bonds: Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 1000 gp. Gold music box (4000 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (300 gp).

Description: This malnourished woman wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. Her chestnut hair, when down, is lengthy. Her blue eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She has two modes she varies between. On the job she is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job she is a party animal. She receives visions of the future at random moments

History: Trained by her father for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. A gifted student she started as a Tanner, but she got bored and became a Spice Merchant. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Ideals: Gifted, Logical. Bonds: Poor, Job, Military. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 500 gp. Deep blue spinel (1400 gp). Malachite (10 gp). Blue quartz (10 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1100 gp). Sard (30 gp). Star ruby (1100 gp). Obsidian (10 gp). Chalcedony (30 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a grey coat. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized sapphire on his right hand. Sporting a white mohawk and bushy mustache this man's hair draws a lot of attention. His blue eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He is a Seamstress first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. He will do just about anything if he becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this he is easily convinced.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Dwarves in the south were limited. 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 is greedy; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Rich, Job, Has a crush, Immigrant. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 1500 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.