Description: This eastern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down. She wears a Stetson hat to cover her moderate length blonde hair. Her violet eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She is filled with cunning. She likes to feign weakness letting people think she is weak. She is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. She haggles over everything, upselling her goods and buying cheap. She is persistent in everything.

History: A powerful necromancer made her what she is. Her family was turned out during the war. She and her family wandered east to less war torn lands. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

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

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Secretive, PTSD. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 2000 gp. Violet garnet (200 gp). Chrysoberyl (140 gp). Red-brown spinel (140 gp). Black opal (1100 gp). Star rose quartz (40 gp). Moss agate (11 gp). Fire opal (1100 gp). Deep blue spinel (200 gp). Aquamarine (200 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (11 gp). Chrysoprase (40 gp). Alexandrite (200 gp). Deep blue spinel (200 gp). Azurite (11 gp). Eye agate (11 gp). Sard (40 gp). Citrine (40 gp). Freshwater pearl (11 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She wears a worn and beaten armor, and she perpetually has her monstrous two handed axe ready. Her long golden hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her violet eyes peer out from beneath her small white hat.

Personality: Vorka is depressed about a lot of things. She tends to be a nihilist. She is cautious and jumpy. She reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Her homeland was ravaged by war and she spent much of her life rebuilding it. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the west.

Ideals: Fighting, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Depressed, Fearful, PTSD. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 1700 pp. Golden yellow topaz (1500 gp). Banded agate (14 gp). Peridot (60 gp). Silver pearl (130 gp). Chrysoprase (60 gp). Banded agate (14 gp). Eye agate (14 gp). Onyx (60 gp). Violet garnet (1500 gp).

Description: She wears a worn and beaten armor. Her attire stands in sharp contrast to her hammer, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a butterfly on it. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She will rave to anyone who will listen. She is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes her no end of embarrassment.

History: Theirastra was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her mother was employed at, doing general labor. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and meet up once more with her childhood friend

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Insane, Forgetful. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 4000 gp. Pink pearl (150 gp). Jade (150 gp). Carnelian (40 gp). Rock crystal (40 gp).

Description: He is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright white and brown, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. He is portly but not overly obese. He wears a feathered hat to cover his moderate length black hair. His eyes are amber and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of giants may trigger it at times.

History: His martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. After coming to the age of reason, Ratanák took it upon himself to study the martial arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. He has recently attracted an admirer that believes he's playing hard to get.

Motivation: Wants a kiss; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy, Insomniac. Bonds: Rich, Enemies, Has a crush. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 1800 pp. Black pearl (1600 gp). Peridot (50 gp). Azurite (9 gp). Blue quartz (9 gp). Moss agate (9 gp). Jet (130 gp). Rose (50 gp). Star ruby (400 gp). Silver pearl (130 gp). Moss agate (9 gp). Brown-green garnet (130 gp). Jet (130 gp). Banded agate (9 gp). Jasper (50 gp). Silver pearl (130 gp). Chrysoprase (50 gp). Blue sapphire (400 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is a pot bellied southern woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She dresses in brown turtlenecks beneath a green coat with blue slacks. She has slicked back chestnut hair. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She will rave to anyone who will listen. She has a small toy that she constantly fidgets with.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. After coming to the age of reason, Ermina took it upon herself to study the arcane arts in their entirety; because of this, she was labeled a dark omen and banished from her homeland. She's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally.

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Insane, Addict. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 8000 gp. Blue diamond (3000 gp). Moss agate (6 gp). Deep blue spinel (400 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his morningstar with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. His chestnut hair is lengthy. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. He is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: He comes from a rich eastern family. His parents enrolled him in a Druid school at a young age so that he could practice his necromantic talents. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He is terrified, and will act out of fear; and he is wracked by social anxiety

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Sensitive, Fearful. Bonds: Military, Rich. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 1100 pp. Black pearl (800 gp). Moonstone (40 gp). Blue sapphire (1600 gp). Black pearl (800 gp). Golden pearl (160 gp). Blue diamond (6000 gp). Jade (160 gp). Brown-green garnet (160 gp). Azurite (8 gp). Blue sapphire (1600 gp). Amber (160 gp). Chrysoprase (40 gp). Tourmaline (160 gp). Alexandrite (800 gp). Jasper (40 gp). Smoky quartz (40 gp). Black pearl (800 gp). Violet garnet (800 gp). Banded agate (8 gp). Golden pearl (160 gp).

Description: 4'9" and lanky with angular features, she is an attractive figure. She wears a pastel cloak and cross-gartered grey stockings. Her brown fur is knotted and matted. Her hazel eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the south. She has a cruel streak; something she gained from her previous mentor. She harbors resentment against her former mentor.

History: She was raised by priests from a young age. Her mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her mother was legitimate. After a long history of fighting, River and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs.

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor, Religious. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 400 pp. Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2900 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (400 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (800 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (400 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (120 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (400 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (120 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (800 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (120 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (4000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1200 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (5000 gp).