Description: A 2'9" southern woman, she is wearing a long, red, dusty cloak. She has a long auburn ponytail with little hanging trinkets. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

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. Paela is a bit of a follower. Usually she is manipulated by her sisters into helping them out, but recently she has become more of a free agent.

History: She was born in a small desert village. She helped her mother out around the business and became quite the natural. 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 made a deal with a demon which lead to her current lot in life, and she's becoming increasingly nervous about it; and doesn't want to be a merchant and was forced into it by her family

Ideals: Persistence. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Family, Nature, Debt. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A thin woman, she clearly needs to put on some weight, but she still has a lot of muscle. She is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. With wild auburn hair. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She is a jovial happy person, but she is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. Her home and work are filled with various knick knacks she has acquired through the years. She cares a great deal for her adopted teenage son.

History: Kithri hails from a village terrorized by drow. Her father was a soldier and died while she was still young. Kithri was left her father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. Since then, she has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Optimist. Bonds: Family, Enemies, Military. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man dresses in green turtlenecks beneath a brown coat with grey slacks. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized jet on his right hand. His blue hair, when down, is lengthy. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He is cool and collected. He likes to make quips and puns whenever he does anything. He also makes a point to compliment his superiors and flatter them. A fanatic, his devotion to his small selection of gods is unquestionable. He claims to be doing their will and will base all his actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: He was born in the north. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. 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 compelled to act according to his religious beliefs.

Ideals: Disciplined. Bonds: Rich, Religious, Immigrant. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 110 pp. Amber (110 gp). Black pearl (500 gp). Chalcedony (40 gp). Banded agate (11 gp). Jade (110 gp). Deep blue spinel (500 gp).

Description: This man wears blue painted combat armor at almost all times. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. His blonde hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His eyes are a pleasant brown.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his father.

History: A powerful brothel owner made him what he is. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the west; and expand his business

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Logical. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 6000 sp. 1 Full Plate. 1 Buckler.

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He dresses in yellow turtlenecks beneath a brown coat with violet slacks. His chestnut hair is heavily combed to the right. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk he knows how to make people feel guilty. He is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: He was born in the north. Aside from being a slave or a gladiator, there isn't much legitimate work for Half-Elves in Drogo's homeland. Drogo decided to take the middle way and become a bodyguard. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted, Fighting. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 210 gp. 4 Smokesticks.

Description: She wears dark leathers with embroidery. She is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly halberds and scimitars. Her long golden hair reaches down to her waist. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. She is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with her big mouthed big gutted partner. Her partner is her best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. Her home and work are filled with various knick knacks she has acquired through the years. She cares a great deal for her adopted teenage daughter.

History: The child of northern immigrants she idolized her mother. Her family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The mother sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. She saw this and took pride in her mother's willingness to do anything to win. Being a Miller 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: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and she's looking for her big break

Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Criminal record, Adventurer, Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 1100 gp. Pink pearl (120 gp). Citrine (20 gp). Golden yellow topaz (600 gp). Carnelian (20 gp). Zircon (20 gp). Hematite (10 gp).

Description: An older woman who wears long strands of amber and short brown dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths, she is not a threatening figure. She has dyed her greying brown hair a little too much giving a sharp brown color. Her eyes are brown.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this northern gal figured out how to best use her charms to convince people to do what she wants. She seeks to pay back kindness whenever she gets the chance. Whether it be in the form of unwanted serenades or the latest gossip she always seeks to do solids for her friends.

History: Born in the north to a Guard, Anne learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. Since her mother passed away years ago, her father had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. She struck the Guard job and began her own company from there.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and expand her business

Ideals: Philantrophist. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Job. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 1800 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: An older woman who wears white painted combat armor at almost all times, she is not a threatening figure. Her black hair is thinning but still full. Her eyes are gray and beady.

Personality: She is a jovial happy person, but she is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. 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: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. A freak accident while working with her Ruler father left her crippled. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: Regain custody of her son.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 600 gp. Blue quartz (14 gp).

Description: This tall, slender woman wears a tan coat over a green low-cut shirt, and a top hat upon her head. Her auburn hair is lengthy. Her fierce brown eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She hates giants. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She has a habit of throwing herself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Mercenary arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. She was taken from her home at a very young age. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: She has decided she is irredeemable; and she is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out

Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Enemies, Rich, Slave, Criminal record. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 3200 sp. Violet garnet (300 gp). Peridot (40 gp). Red spinel (130 gp).