Description: This southern woman wears a black costume with the symbols of strength on her torso. Her clothes are grease stained in places. Her rusty crest is greasy and uncared for. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She is a melancholic, but persistent worker. She resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. When she's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, she's doing poetry.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. 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: She loathes her own lifestyle; and balancing her hectic life and new body guard responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 23000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. Her attire stands in sharp contrast to her mace, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a cross on it. Her red hair has been sun bleached extensively. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She barks her statements quickly and with little fuss. She prefers small words and is at her heart utilitarian. She pushes her goals aggressively. She is also a coward if confronted.

History: Born in the east her family was never financially stable. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Terse, Fearful. Bonds: Poor, Religious. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 800 gp. Moss agate (4 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A middle-aged woman, she wears dull brown sweaters, loose green pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath her sweater she keeps a concealed bastard sword, just in case, and is pretty ugly. Her silver hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a dagger scrunchie. She has violet eyes.

Personality: She is a hateful person. She taunts others and blames them for her problems. When she's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, she's doing poetry.

History: She was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for her. It may also be what makes her so good at details. A freak accident while working with her Fletcher mother left her crippled. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and she is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Disease, Insomniac. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 1900 gp. Banded agate (7 gp). Aquamarine (800 gp). Hematite (7 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman wears a fancy tan dress. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized amber on her left hand. Her red hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a deerstalker hat. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

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 is accommodating to her spouse and as such limits her hospitality. She is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven herself a capable leader.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. She worked as a nervous Jeweler and found it very stressful. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and an old rival family wants her found

Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Family, In love, Military, Job. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (800 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). 1 Alchemist’s fire. 4 Tanglefoot bags. 4 Smokesticks.

Description: This malnourished man wears a white shirt, with a blue mid length shorts with blue tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. He wears his brown hair up. His brown eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He has two modes he varies between. On the job he is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job he is a party animal. He has a habit of throwing himself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: Gifted from a young age, Hupe studied abroad. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. He became a Dyer soon after.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Poor, Job, Nature. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 3000 cp.

Description: She is an attractive woman, lean and moderately muscular. She wears just a blue suit. Her black hair is thinning but still full. Her half smiles and brown eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the south. When she's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, she's doing singing.

History: She was born in the south. Like her father and her brother before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Dilettante. She struck the Dilettante job and began her own company from there.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Dilettante responsibilities is difficult.

Ideals: Pacifist, Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This tall, slender man has a large white mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his blue robe. His chestnut hair is cut short. He has gleaming, smiling violet eyes.

Personality: Prone to second guessing himself, he comes off as nervous. More though he will beg to come along on any journeys. He will attempt to stowaway on any ship he can in the hopes that it will get him further away.

History: Curran was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his mother was employed at, doing general labor. He was an apprentice working in his mother's forge. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by drow, and he desires to right it; and several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Slave, Poor, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Nasally tone

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

Description: She is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by her earthly robes.. Her blonde hair is still thick. Her blue unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: The woman has a huge range of feeling. She will range from being happy and joking with the occasional self put down to crying stating how she will be a better person from this day on. The occasional robbery is her preferred attention getting crime, but she mainly uses her means for meeting her own perverse desires.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. Leshanna was a troubled youth. She spent her days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent her evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Leshanna decided she wanted neither the life of her mother nor that of the evil petty criminals she associated with. During her early adolescence, she took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. Recently she has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: She is a bit of a kleptomaniac.

Flaws: Disease, Emotional. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Military. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 500 sp.

Description: He wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 4'8" when asserting himself. His long black hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His violet eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. He has a small toy that he constantly fidgets with.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. Lamlis liked to wander the woods near his home when he was young, something he still likes to do at least once a week. He never liked modest clothing or shoes, so he would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and he developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. He got away from his former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and he seems to be bored by most things

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Insane, Addict, Mundane. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: Sardonyx (20 gp). Eye agate (5 gp).