Description: This woman wears professional attire. She is muscular with a powerful set of arms. Her long brown hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. She is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: The child of western immigrants she idolized her father. At a young age she wooed the heart of her future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. She spent several years traveling with her friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Philantrophist. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Immigrant, In love. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 12000 gp. Tiger eye turquoise (12 gp). Chrysoberyl (90 gp). Eye agate (12 gp). Black pearl (1200 gp). Blue quartz (12 gp). Tourmaline (90 gp). Jasper (70 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (12 gp). Deep blue spinel (1200 gp). Deep blue spinel (1200 gp). Freshwater pearl (12 gp). Lapis lazuli (12 gp). Black pearl (1200 gp). Violet garnet (1200 gp). Aquamarine (1200 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1500 gp). Eye agate (12 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1500 gp). Black pearl (1200 gp). Citrine (70 gp). Chrysoberyl (90 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is a mite stocky and wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty black coat over it. Her brown hair is still thick. 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 shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. Her brief stint in the army gave her the idea she was invincible and that she is the toughest woman alive.

History: She was born in the east, but her parents moved at a very young age to the west. When Astaro reached her early adolescence her Tiefling 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. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Military, Immigrant. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 50 pp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is wearing a tight blue one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 4'7" when asserting herself. Her white hair is still thick. She has several tiny amber earrings on each ear.

Personality: She is extraordinarily eccentric. Despite her manner, she is extremely passionate and proud of her job, and she prides herself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. Her first spouse was a Butcher, they had one son, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Butcher they were divorced and she won custody of their son. She worked as a Navigator, and she later adopted a second son.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and she is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out

Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Rich, Job, Slave, Family. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She very much looks the part of a Architect. She has a long chestnut ponytail with little hanging trinkets. She has gray eyes and a grey hat with a blue feather.

Personality: She tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. She disdains her fellow easterners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: Her necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: To be a Doctor again; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 70 gp. Chrysoberyl (130 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: This woman likes to wear green tank tops with blue skirt. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized sapphire on her right hand. Her crest is cut close to her head. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She misses her glory days as an athlete. She does not mind her job, but it is boring in comparison. She uses divination through singing.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. She was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

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

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Slave. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 35000 sp. Obsidian (10 gp). Freshwater pearl (10 gp).

Description: She wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty violet coat over it. She is portly but not overly obese. She has wavy red hair. This brown eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends she is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy herself. 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 was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for her. It may also be what makes her so good at details. Cursed with unlife at a very young age, Susannah has worked very hard to control her curse. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and retire the richest woman in the north

Ideals: Joker, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Insomniac. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 2100 gp. White pearl (130 gp). Aquamarine (1600 gp). Amethyst (130 gp). Sard (20 gp). Chrysoprase (20 gp).

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he usually wears his grey robe and has his glaive always slung over his shoulder. His chestnut hair and beard is wavy and long. His eyes are likewise violet.

Personality: A deeply religious man he believes everything happens for a reason. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. Balimaar abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To be a Butcher again; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Logical. Bonds: Religious, Rich, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 40 pp. Golden pearl (90 gp).

Description: With green face paint in a stripe pattern across her face, she wears many layers of old clothing at all times. Her red hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a feathered hat. Her fierce white eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She resents people who mock her appearance or her, so she has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. She is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Semyaza grew up listening to her father's many stories. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She spent several years traveling with her friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: She feels kind of lost in life; and she's looking for her big break

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Poor, Military, Adventurer. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 10000 cp. Chalcedony (70 gp). Alexandrite (1600 gp). Citrine (70 gp).

Description: She is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing tan cape and mantle trimmed with soft blue waves gently in the breeze. She is portly but not overly obese. Her white hair is thinning but still full. Her eyes are likewise violet. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She is a melancholic, but persistent worker. She resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. She does not believe in violence as a means to an end. She is a dedicated Adventurer but believes her peers are too gung-ho.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. She was taken from her home at a very young age. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: She loathes her own lifestyle.

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Rich, Slave. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 400 gp.