Description: She is of a modest build and height, but she carries herself more imposing than she is. She wears a tan costume with the symbols of her god on her torso. She is bald on top and has large blonde tufts of hair around her ears. Her eyes are violet and catlike.

Personality: She considers herself a woman of culture and sophistication. She likes a good challenge to her wits. She would rather hide behind her crafts than deal with other people.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. She has had some formal poetry training, and achieved minor success. She has never given up on her poetry dream.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for her; and she feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Impeccable, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 18000 gp. Deep blue spinel (200 gp). Golden yellow topaz (200 gp). Moss agate (4 gp). Red garnet (140 gp). Tourmaline (140 gp). Chalcedony (40 gp). Deep blue spinel (200 gp). Blue quartz (4 gp). Golden yellow topaz (200 gp). Rose (40 gp). Sardonyx (40 gp). Chalcedony (40 gp). Malachite (4 gp). Red spinel (140 gp). Lapis lazuli (4 gp). Zircon (40 gp). Zircon (40 gp). Blue sapphire (900 gp). Lapis lazuli (4 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: Her skin has the orange glow of too much sun. She has the majority of her body covered in plate. Her chestnut hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a feathered hat. She has a dull look in her gray eyes.

Personality: She misses her glory days as an athlete. She does not mind her job, but it is boring in comparison. She is an amazing painter.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Since her father passed away years ago, her mother had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. She was granted necromantic powers by her dying brother.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the east; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 2000 pp. Deep blue spinel (900 gp). Sard (80 gp). Golden pearl (120 gp). Canary diamond (7000 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1200 gp). Red garnet (120 gp). Malachite (10 gp). Amethyst (120 gp). Red-brown spinel (120 gp). Banded agate (10 gp). Eye agate (10 gp). Chalcedony (80 gp).

Description: He wears bulky brown painted plate armor. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his sickle, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a dagger on it. With a patchy blonde beard and wild blonde hair. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep gray.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. He is a great chef.

History: His necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He got away from his former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: He feels kind of lost in life; and he loathes his own lifestyle

Ideals: Professionalism, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Addict, Depressed. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 8000 gp. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She wears a red collared shirt and blue skirt. She accessorizes with a black scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across her shirt. She has a long chestnut ponytail with little hanging trinkets. Her amber eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She runs her personal life as if detached from it. She organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits she will get from it. She is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes her no end of embarrassment.

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. She has had some formal poetry training, and achieved minor success. She has never given up on her poetry dream.

Motivation: To settle down with her crush.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Addict, Selfish, Forgetful. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 2000 gp. Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1800 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (3000 gp). Old masterpiece painting (900 gp).

Description: She wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. Her skin is fair and her fingers are delicate and long. Her silver hair, when down, is lengthy. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are violet.

Personality: She hates dire rats. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. Her home and work are filled with various knick knacks she has acquired through the years. She cares a great deal for her adopted teenage daughter.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. Portia liked to wander the woods near her home when she was young, something she still likes to do at least once a week. She never liked modest clothing or shoes, so she would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and she developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: Many dire rats want her driven away.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Fighting. Bonds: Enemies, Family, Nature. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 7000 gp. Moonstone (70 gp). Deep blue spinel (1000 gp). Deep green spinel (50 gp). Black pearl (1000 gp). Brown-green garnet (50 gp). Lapis lazuli (15 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (15 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1000 gp). Eye agate (15 gp). Violet garnet (1000 gp). Azurite (15 gp). Rock crystal (70 gp). Deep blue spinel (1000 gp).

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 3'6" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. Her chestnut hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. Her brown eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: Calm and collected, she is a well trained Carter. She has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: A powerful brothel owner made her what she is. There was a wharf not far from home where she often wandered off to fish. She has worked as a Carter like her father before her.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Carter responsibilities is difficult; and wants to open a new tavern

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Job, Mentor, Nature. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 12000 gp. Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1800 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (800 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (40 gp). Jeweled anklet (4000 gp). Jeweled anklet (4000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (800 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (800 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (40 gp). Jeweled anklet (4000 gp). Gold music box (4000 gp). A pair of blacksmith’s puzzle; each has a pair of interlocked iron designs that users try to take apart and put back together (40 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2200 gp). Silver ewer (40 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (4000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (800 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (3000 gp). Jeweled anklet (4000 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (3000 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (40 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1800 gp). Solid gold idol (1200 gp). Silver ewer (40 gp). 1 Major magic item.

Description: She very much looks the part of a Courier. She is physically well-built. Her dark red hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a wide-brimmed hat. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She is business-like. She takes instructions and follows them to the letter. She uses divination through singing.

History: She got into the Courier business at a young age. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Courier. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: She wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Professionalism, Gifted. Flaws: Greedy. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 9000 gp. Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (30 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (600 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (10 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (1000 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (500 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (500 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (1000 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (30 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (30 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (7000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (1000 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (30 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1100 gp). 1 Medium magic item.