Description: This petite short woman is perpetually holding a tea of some kind. She wears a white vest and prefers black and yellow shirts. Her boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down, marred by teas. Her brown hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her eyes are violet and catlike.

Personality: She will rave to anyone who will listen. She is a very good compulsive liar and kleptomaniac.

History: She comes from a rich northern family. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. She has since married many spouses, only to have them die. She claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: A rival would like her out of the picture; and seeks redemption

Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Criminal record, Rich, In love. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 30000 cp. Jade (120 gp). Black pearl (400 gp). Sard (50 gp). Iolite (50 gp).

Description: Her skin has the orange glow of too much sun. She wears a white costume with the symbols of death on her torso. Her black hair has been sun bleached extensively. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: While she is on the job, she is grim and serious. She understands how dangerous the world is and the need to stay safe. Any perceived weakness will be pressed and exploited. She is seen as merciless and passionate.

History: The child of a Shepherd, who enjoyed hunting, Philomena was taken on many hunting expeditions. She was a friend to animals and a trickster. In her defense of animals however she would do severe harm to people. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: 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; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic. Bonds: Criminal record, Nature, Family. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 60 pp.

Description: She wears silk and lounges about seductively. She has styled her brown hair well, parting it to the left. Her hazel eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken her opponents. Despite her formidable combat skills she remains a coward. She is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. She haggles over everything, upselling her goods and buying cheap. She is persistent in everything.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. Her psionic abilities were realized during a raid on her village. She was granted psionic powers by her dying brother.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and she is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out

Ideals: Fighting, Entrepeneur, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Slave. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 100 gp. Onyx (30 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This malnourished man wears a blue vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His tan leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his blue boots flare out at the collars. His white hair is smooth and relatively long. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He has a good heart but also a terrible temper. He will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. 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 a small forest village. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. After a long history of fighting, Adran and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC.

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Religious, Nature, Attractive. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: Azurite (4 gp). Pink pearl (100 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (4 gp). Black pearl (500 gp).

Description: He is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing black cape and mantle trimmed with soft green waves gently in the breeze. His hair is white and very short. His eyes are a pleasant silver.

Personality: This man loves dancing and to teach people dancing more than just about anything. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. Cursed with vampirism at a very young age, Therai has worked very hard to control his curse. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He is greedy; and retire the richest man in the north

Ideals: Artistic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Lazy, Disease. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He wears a simple green robe with grey stripes complete with hood. His crest is short and blue. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady red eyes.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. A few years later when the west was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes; and he is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Selfish. Bonds: Slave, Immigrant. Occupation: Guard

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 6000 gp. Obsidian (14 gp). Alexandrite (1400 gp). White pearl (90 gp). Red garnet (90 gp). Violet garnet (1400 gp). White opal (1500 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time, and carries shortbows. His fur is gray and curly. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. He refers to his adoptive mother for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the south. His father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his father was legitimate. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: To unite with his brother; and doesn't want to be a carpenter and was forced into it by his family

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Family, Poor, Religious. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 8000 gp. Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2400 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2400 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (800 gp). Gold music box (1000 gp). Gold music box (1000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp).

Description: 2'10" and muscular, this southern woman wears white robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally she wears more armor. She prefers to carry a crossbow, but if one is not available she will default to her nunchaku. She wears a Stetson hat to hide her balding. She has a dull look in her brown eyes.

Personality: She is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. She loves teas. She is very sensitive about her face. To blow off anger she lifts weights and to control her otherwise explosive temper she works out a lot.

History: Georgina 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. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. Recently a tribe of drow attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Georgina fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Athletic, Joker, Fighting. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 400 gp. Deep blue spinel (1000 gp). Blue star sapphire (600 gp). Carnelian (60 gp). 1 Masterwork Heavy steel shield. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: 4'8" and muscular, this eastern woman does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. She wears a feathered hat to cover her moderate length blonde hair. She has green eyes and a brown hat with a white feather.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. Her father was a soldier and died while she was still young. Geva was left her father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. Unlike her family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, she wanted to work in the city. She has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the east.

Ideals: Athletic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Addict, Mundane. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 130 pp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.