Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She wears professional attire. Her hair is long and chestnut with streaks of blonde, and is pulled back with small blue clips. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of her strength. She works very hard to maintain that gentleness. She never wears the same outfit twice, unless she absolutely has to.

History: Nissa was born the youngest of three triplets. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered dancing. She has been saving her money to try and buy her brother's freedom.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother.

Ideals: Disciplined, Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Slave. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 1400 gp. Blue quartz (5 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy blonde stubble. He wears a robe, a symbol of the four houses of cards around his neck, and a shield on his belt. He has a hunchback. His head has been shaved. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. His childhood dream was to be a Bookbinder, but he was a colossal failure. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 6 years.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Fearful. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Performer

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 90 gp. Amber (110 gp).

Description: A stocky darker skinned woman, she wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. Her hair is cut close to her head. Her brown eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. She is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Blacksmith. She became a Blacksmith soon after.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the south; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy, Disease. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: White opal (900 gp). Hematite (11 gp). Zircon (40 gp). Red garnet (100 gp).

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He wears silk and lounges about seductively. He keeps his long silver hair kept up in a rat tail. His silver eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. He works hard and plays hard.

History: The child of a Map Maker, who enjoyed hunting, Nicor was taken on many hunting expeditions. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: To end his boredom; and retire the richest man in the south

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Mundane, Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Nature. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 4000 cp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: She appears as an extremely gaunt Dwarf, and stands approximately 3'9". She is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants, and her gloved hand is found clutching a spear. She sports auburn long hair. Her amber eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: She is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks her mind. She refers to her adoptive father for almost all things she is unsure about, which are numerous. She is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: She was born in the east, but her parents moved at a very young age to the south. A few years later when the south was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She became a Merchant soon after.

Motivation: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage.

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 60 gp.

Description: Standing 3'6", this man wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. He has a very tight haircut. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. He is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with his old comrades. He has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: The child of northern immigrants he idolized his father. He was an apprentice working in his father's forge. He left for the north, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and he would like to get married and retire

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Immigrant, Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 200 gp. Rhodochrosite (6 gp). Moss agate (6 gp). Silver pearl (100 gp).

Description: This southern woman wears light armors faded through time and improper care. Her clothes are grease stained in places. Her hair is always cut to a buzz. Her amber eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She exudes charisma. She is a tour de force of persuasion. She refers to her adoptive mother for almost all things she is unsure about, which are numerous. She is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: Born in the south her family was never financially stable. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Half-Elves in the south were limited. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found; and wants to raise her children well

Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Attractive, Family. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 1000 sp. Rich purple corundum (1200 gp). Rock crystal (20 gp).

Description: A thin woman, she clearly needs to put on some weight, but she still has a lot of muscle. She sports black clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. She has done her best to style her black hair to look like a famous performer. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are silver.

Personality: She trusts no one. She is not readily capable for forgiveness and her ire never leaves her. She passes on several rewards to people in need. She makes a point to leave places better than she found them.

History: She was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for her. It may also be what makes her so good at details. Through the years after Manea was born, her father became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the east. Manea's father didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. She used her abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease, Insomniac. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: She is a physically imposing dark-skinned woman. She has a large tan mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into her grey robe. Her silver hair is thinning but still full. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She likes to brag about her accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. She is fiercely devoted to her father, and views her father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating her from her legal half-brother.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. While she appears to be a normal Gnome, she's... not quite right. Perhaps she's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that she plain doesn't fit in. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and she is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Passionate, Logical. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Family, Mentor. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 27000 cp.