Description: This fat eastern woman has a bulbous nose and likes to wear ponchos typically of a light red in addition to tight pants. Her skin is also unnaturally pale. Her blonde hair is matted, messy, and big. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Nedda will drive conversation. She is a thrill seeker, she laughs at people and throws down challenges. She is highly competitive and combative.

History: Nedda was born into a poor family. Growing up, she dreamt of becoming a Bard, to bring honor to her family’s name. When she came of age, she applied for a position with her town's local guard, looking to work her way up via merit and eventually become a Bard in service of a powerful lord somewhere. 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 Guard. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the east; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Extrovert, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Poor, Job. Occupation: Guard

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 6000 sp. Golden yellow topaz (1500 gp).

Description: She is a small woman, but exceptionally fit. She wears a green coat over a white low-cut shirt, and a feathered hat upon her head. Her feathered hat is riddled with cuts and holes. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She likes to brag about her accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. She enjoys reading and quiet.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and she has a crush on the local baker

Ideals: Athletic, Passionate, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 6000 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She wears a grey cloak and cross-gartered brown stockings. Her hair is red and curly. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: Here is a woman who knows she is the smartest in the room. She talks down to others constantly. She is an amazing painter.

History: When she was but 5 years old her parents immigrated from the south. Her father was very strict, and drilled into her lessons on being the perfect lady. She left for the south, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: She feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world; and she is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out

Ideals: Athletic, Impeccable, Gifted. Bonds: Immigrant, Slave. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 80 gp. Carnelian (40 gp). 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she wears a violet shirt, with a black mid length skirt with black tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. She is bald on top and has large silver tufts of hair around her ears. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. Energy wise she seems alert and responsive.

History: The child of a Apothecary, who enjoyed hunting, Mella was taken on many hunting expeditions. Mella liked to wander the woods near her home when she was young, something she still likes to do at least once a week. She never liked modest clothing or shoes, so she would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and she developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and expand her business

Ideals: Joker, Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 2400 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A middle-aged man, he wears a tight fitting white shirt and pants, and is pretty ugly. His white hair is still thick. His eyes are likewise amber.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. He is stubborn though. He always likes to keep a trick up his sleeve. He likes to fight dirty and will kick and punch below the belt if he feels he even has a chance of losing.

History: He was raised in a plains tribe. Rrath was a troubled youth. He spent his days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent his evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Rrath decided he wanted neither the life of his father nor that of the evil petty criminals he associated with. During his early adolescence, he took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. Being a Knight kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions; and he feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help

Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Criminal record, Nature, Immigrant. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 110 gp.

Description: This slender woman stands about 3'3". She prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. She carries her fan with her everywhere and carries herself as the perfect lady. Her white hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her gray eyes.

Personality: She considers herself the protector of her home. She feels this is her duty and calling. Her job bores her to no end. She has decided to make it more interesting.

History: She comes from a rich northern family. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. After months of barely getting by, Ellyjoybell managed to ambush a major caravan with a load of valuables. Instantly wealthy, she made her way to the capital under a new identity.

Motivation: To protect her home; and she possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Guardian, Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 600 gp. Deep blue spinel (900 gp). Rose (50 gp). 4 Thunderstones. 4 Alchemist’s fire.

Description: A plain young-adult man, he wears a worn and beaten armor. His crest, while still mostly bronze, has prominent grey streaks. This gold eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. He is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister; and he is greedy

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, Religious, Family. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 1000 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (2000 gp). Old masterpiece painting (500 gp).

Description: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, she wears just a black suit. She keeps her long blonde hair kept up in a rat tail. Her ears are large.

Personality: She is irritable and easily angered. She is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use her stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. She has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: Her necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. She was an apprentice working in her mother's forge. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Glassblower for the past few years.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 3000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy chestnut stubble. He is renowned for his bright white suits and hats. He has a hunchback. His chestnut hair is thinning but still full. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with writing. He constantly tries to fill his life with writing. He has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: He got into the Carter business at a young age. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He has never given up on his writing dream.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Job, Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: Just what you see.