Description: She is a small woman, but exceptionally fit. She wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with wide-brimmed hat. Her red hair is wavy and long. Her eyes are gray and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She is unhospitable to her core. Her small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. As long as the job gets done she does not care how it got done.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. Her family was turned out during the war. She and her family wandered north to less war torn lands. After a long history of fighting, Avice and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Professionalism. Flaws: Antagonistic, PTSD. Bonds: Slave. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: An older woman who likes to wear red tank tops with blue skirt, she is not a threatening figure. Her hair is short and red. Her eyes are hazel.

Personality: She likes to fabricate stories about her past exploits and how crazy she is, but in actuality she is rather bland. 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 to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. While she appears to be a normal Halfling, 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 is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and to find somewhere to settle down

Flaws: Mundane, Insane, Disease, Depressed. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: This man stands a little under 5'1" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with deerstalker hat. He keeps his brown fur in a pixie cut. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. He has a cruel streak; something he gained from his previous mentor. He harbors resentment against his former mentor.

History: He was born in the west. His parents divorced when he was young, and his father gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his father, who blamed him for driving them apart. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Insomniac, Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor, Immigrant. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She wears a tight fitting tan shirt and pants. She carries with her a set of nunchakus on her belt, each one with a emerald on the hilt. Her hair is cut close to her head. Her brown eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Cumpen embodies much of what other species detest in the Gnomes. Flattery will make her almost putty in your hands.

History: She comes from a rich western family. She always admired necromantic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: She is greedy.

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic, Selfish. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 4000 sp. Amethyst (110 gp). Black pearl (700 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (16 gp). 1 Hourglass. 1 Masterwork Musical instrument. 1 Superior lock.

Description: She is a mite stocky and tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with her rolled up shirt sleeves this gives her a very relaxed look. She has slicked back chestnut hair. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She is overprotective of those who hire her services. She cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist she will grow angry at them.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her father always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. She moved out west to avoid the crime she committed. She has never given up on her poetry dream.

Motivation: She is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out; and she will attempt to ambush and attack anyone she thinks she can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. if successful, she will try to sell them to her slave-trader contact

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Guardian, Criminal record, Slave. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. Her chestnut hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a deerstalker hat. Her skin is flawless and her hazel eyes scan people very quickly.

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 also has developed a complete distrust of the Merchant profession.

History: She was raised by priests from a young age. Like her father and her brother before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Bellfounder. She has achieved small success as a Bellfounder.

Motivation: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Bonds: Attractive, Family, Job, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 4000 gp. Rhodochrosite (5 gp). Blue diamond (6000 gp). Sard (50 gp). Lapis lazuli (5 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She wears green leather gloves, a green jacket, and tight pants. Her red hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a cross scrunchie. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She is quiet and unassuming. She ignores others and carries on with her job unassumingly. She moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep her interest for a month it is impressive.

History: Heir to a fortune, her parents put a great deal of effort into curing her disease. Like her mother and her brother before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Slave Trader. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Flaws: Hedonist, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Rich. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 1000 gp.

Description: She wears black trousers with blue and grey striped suspenders. She wears various colorful collared shirts. She has wavy gold crest. Her red eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She will rave to anyone who will listen. A true patriot, Quespa would do anything for her country. She is fiercely protective of her fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: Quespa was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her mother was employed at, doing general labor. When Quespa reached her early adolescence her Dragonborn mother passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, she decided to travel. Her rounds led her into the Army with a few individuals who would become her life-long companions. One night she noticed a nearby shooting star which she hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. She has done her darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and expand her business

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Military, Poor, Job. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 700 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. She carries her fan with her everywhere and carries herself as the perfect lady. She has a very tight haircut. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines gray.

Personality: Her voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl she speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of her tone. She has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: She was born into a rich family. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: She is greedy; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Athletic, Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Cynical. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 48000 sp.