Description: This woman tends to wear a blue poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt, and sports empty pouches on her belt. Her white hair is long and unkept. Her fierce gray eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She will rave to anyone who will listen. She can't help but pocket interesting objects she comes across

History: She was raised by priests from a young age. Althaea 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. Althaea 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. She used her abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: A rival would like her out of the picture; and she has decided she is irredeemable

Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Criminal record, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 350 gp.

Description: She is lean but muscular and tends to wear a brown poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt. She has moderate length orange fur. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She has schizophrenia that causes her to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. She does not believe in violence as a means to an end. She is a dedicated Merchant but believes her peers are too gung-ho.

History: Flame lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Being born in the north, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the north for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way east. After a long history of fighting, Flame and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: To be a Butcher again; and doesn't want to be a merchant and was forced into it by her family

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Disease, Antagonistic. Bonds: Family, Job. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 9000 sp. Citrine (70 gp).

Description: He dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. He is physically well-built. With bright white hair and a scraggly beard. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He is a man who does what he needs to. He will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. He has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a man enough he will sell his own mother. Money is his most trusted friend.

History: A child with a great deal of dancing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. He has had some formal dancing training, and achieved minor success. He left for the north, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and to be a painter again

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Criminal record, Rich, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 2900 gp. Coral (40 gp).

Description: He stands about 2'11" and likes to wear ponchos typically of a light red in addition to tight pants. His left leg appears badly burned and disfigured. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: Hobart speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. He is harsh and unforgiving.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for him; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 700 sp.

Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He wears a fine chain shirt which he covers with green colored cloaks and clothing. His crest is black and curly. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are gold.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family He moved out south to avoid the crime he committed. Being a Spice Merchant kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture; and he is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Athletic, Optimist, Fighting. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 300 sp.

Description: He wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. His white fur is slicked back into a classic pompadour. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He has schizophrenia that causes him to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. He has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: A child with a great deal of music talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Glassblower work with an outfit from a few towns over. Glassblower work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and to be a courier again

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Disease, Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 300 gp. Embroidered and bejeweled glove (2000 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (40 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (10 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (500 gp).

Description: She wears a robe, a symbol of her god around her neck, and a lance on her belt. She carries with her a set of lances on her belt, each one with a amber on the hilt. Her hair is silver and curly. Her fierce red eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: A grumpy gal she will invite people to lunch so she can critique them. Yet she still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. As long as the job gets done she does not care how it got done.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. She left for the west, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist, Professionalism. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 40 pp. Canary diamond (3000 gp). Alexandrite (400 gp).

Description: He is typically in his Shipwright uniform. He has relatively dark skin and is very physically imposing due to his abundance of muscles. His hair is short and white. This brown eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. He is kind towards other men and children and will generally offer men help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to him.

History: His druidic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. His mother was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 7 years.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and to be a engraver again

Ideals: Joker, Philantrophist, Gifted, Persistence. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 1000 cp. 1 Alchemist’s fire.

Description: An older man who does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it, he is not a threatening figure. He wears a feathered hat to hide his balding. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating he would invite many more into his home than his spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: Donaar was born the youngest of three triplets. He has had some formal dancing training, and achieved minor success. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: Marry his brother to traveling adventurers.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious, Family. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 14000 sp. Black pearl (700 gp). Malachite (6 gp). Fire opal (1100 gp). Violet garnet (700 gp). Alexandrite (700 gp). Moss agate (6 gp). Amethyst (120 gp). Carnelian (70 gp).