Description: This malnourished woman very much looks the part of a Barrister. Her chestnut hair is smooth and relatively long. Her skin is flawless and her gray eyes scan people very quickly.

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. She is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the north. Her parents died when she was young, and she was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Mara grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Mara. She tends to her Barrister job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: She is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and she has comitted a past crime that haunts her to this day

Ideals: Logical. Bonds: Job, Poor, Attractive, Criminal record. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 3000 gp. Cloth of gold vestments (120 gp). Jeweled gold crown (8000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A moderately attractive woman, she tends to wear a black poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt. Her copper crest is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her red eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She is cool and collected. She likes to make quips and puns whenever she does anything. She also makes a point to compliment her superiors and flatter them. She does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for her. She lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: She was raised in a mountains tribe. Her father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever she goes.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Nature. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 1300 gp. Alexandrite (600 gp). Alexandrite (600 gp). Silver pearl (90 gp). Rich purple corundum (800 gp).

Description: 3'1" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He prefers to wear flannel. His white hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic man, Calcitro's first love is himself. His second love is also himself. He is obsessed with his god.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Shoemaker arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. His father was very strict, and drilled into him lessons on being the perfect gentleman. 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 feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Ideals: Impeccable. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Rich. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 6000 sp. Rhodochrosite (8 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He appears as an extremely gaunt Halfling, and stands approximately 3'3". He wears an entirely white suit with black socks and a vest with buckled shoes, and his gloved hand is found clutching a shortbow. His black hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: A grumpy guy he will invite people to lunch so he can critique them. Yet he still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. He is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. Ostracized due to the martial powers of his oldest brother, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Halflings became a terror of the countryside. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He seems to be bored by most things; and to end his boredom

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Mundane. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 1400 sp.

Description: This woman has the majority of her body covered in plate. She is muscular with a powerful set of arms. Her white hair is thinning but still full. Her ears are large.

Personality: She hates Tieflings with a passion. As such she is filled with self loathing. She is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her mother and father. Her mother taught her the rudiments of the Doctor arts, while her father instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. She found a children's book about a Tiefling Warlock who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. She modeled her life after the story, seeing herself destined a hero. When she grew older, she became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. She began work as a mercenary for hire. She would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: Dragonborn compassion.

Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 20000 cp. Brown-green garnet (90 gp). Chrysoprase (20 gp). Hematite (7 gp). Alexandrite (1400 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she likes to wear ponchos typically of a light green in addition to tight pants. She has rusty crest. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She can speak with the recently deceased. 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: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. Driindar abandoned her home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. She survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. She did whatever it took for her to survive. She has became unsatisfied with her lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: Meet up once more with her childhood friend; and she made a deal with a demon which lead to her current lot in life, and she's becoming increasingly nervous about it

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Family, Mentor, Adventurer, Debt. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 1100 gp.

Description: The dark-skinned woman stands 5'1" and is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. She has moderate length brown hair. This gray eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken her opponents. Despite her formidable combat skills she remains a coward. She is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. She was taken from her home at a very young age. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: She is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Shy, Insane. Bonds: Slave. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 360 gp. Smoky quartz (70 gp). Chrysoprase (70 gp). Amber (100 gp). 1 Half-Plate.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he prefers to wear red clothing when he does not wear armor. His long silver hair reaches down to his waist. He has hazel eyes.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. Around other people he will do his best to conceal his emotions and appear jolly.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. He was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. He spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk; and he wants to get laid

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Terse, Shy. Bonds: Adventurer, Has a crush. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Standing 5'5", this woman wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. She has done her best to style her auburn hair to look like a famous performer. This brown eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: Calm and collected, she is a well trained Spice Merchant. She is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes her no end of embarrassment.

History: A child with a great deal of writing talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. Cursed with a spirit at a very young age, Sumnes has worked very hard to control her curse. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and balancing her hectic life and new spice merchant responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Artistic. Flaws: Forgetful, Disease. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 300 gp. Red-brown spinel (160 gp). Violet garnet (900 gp). Moonstone (60 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.