Description: This malnourished woman is well dressed, constantly wearing a green suit, black shirt, and yellow tie. She keeps her long black hair kept up in a rat tail. Her white eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She considers herself a woman of culture and sophistication. She likes a good challenge to her wits. She disdains her fellow westerners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: Born in the west to a Slave Trader, Manea learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. Her childhood dream was to be a Merchant, but she was a colossal failure. She has never given up on her poetry dream.

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

Ideals: Impeccable, Artistic. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 1800 pp. Red spinel (60 gp). Blue quartz (15 gp). Moss agate (15 gp). Amber (60 gp).

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she wears a robe, a symbol of the four houses of cards around her neck, and a flail on her belt. She has dyed her greying silver hair a little too much giving a sharp silver color. Her ears are large.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with dancing. She constantly tries to fill her life with dancing. She has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered dancing. Recently a tribe of gnolls attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Shaena fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by gnolls, and she desires to right it; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic, Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 4000 gp. Blue quartz (5 gp). Violet garnet (900 gp). Emerald (1500 gp). Iolite (30 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (5 gp). Moonstone (30 gp). Rose (30 gp). Pink pearl (110 gp). Lapis lazuli (5 gp). Rose (30 gp).

Description: A 5'3" southern woman, she wears a blue tunic with tan highlights, and long green pants that bunch up around her shoes. Her blonde hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a butterfly scrunchie. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her hazel eyes.

Personality: Shanairla is a sociable creature first and foremost. She loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. She can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. 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 the only child of a wealthy merchant. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Dilettante they were divorced and she won custody of their son. She worked as a Baker, and she later adopted a second son.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and regain custody of her son

Ideals: Extrovert, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Forgetful. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Job. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 500 pp. Azurite (9 gp). Black opal (1400 gp). Black pearl (1000 gp). Hematite (9 gp). Rock crystal (30 gp). Rhodochrosite (9 gp). Alexandrite (1000 gp). Violet garnet (1000 gp). Moonstone (30 gp). Peridot (30 gp). Jet (140 gp). Azurite (9 gp). Black opal (1400 gp). Lapis lazuli (9 gp). Moonstone (30 gp).

Description: This man dresses in green turtlenecks beneath a tan coat with grey slacks, and sports empty pouches on his belt. His blue hair is lengthy. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He runs his personal life as if detached from it. He organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits he will get from it. He always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Shepherd business.

History: His psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform He was granted psionic powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: He made a deal with a demon which lead to his current lot in life, and he's becoming increasingly nervous about it; and he is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out

Ideals: Persistence, Gifted. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Slave, Debt. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 10000 gp. Fire opal (1300 gp). White pearl (150 gp). Golden pearl (150 gp). Golden yellow topaz (500 gp). Eye agate (9 gp). Rhodochrosite (9 gp). Bloodstone (60 gp). Alexandrite (500 gp). Azurite (9 gp). Carnelian (60 gp). Violet garnet (500 gp). Black opal (1300 gp). Eye agate (9 gp). Peridot (60 gp). 1 Major magic item.

Description: She is scrawny and has patchy dark red stubble. She is renowned for her bright black dresses and hats. She has a hunchback. Her dark red hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are black.

Personality: While she acts the brute, she is far gentler than she would appear. She is always in debt, since she spends her money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: Anakis was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her father was employed at, doing general labor. 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 was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of freemasons.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive, Secretive. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 400 pp. Silver pearl (110 gp). Peridot (40 gp). Lapis lazuli (12 gp). Golden pearl (110 gp). Chrysoprase (40 gp). Sard (40 gp). Red garnet (110 gp). Deep green spinel (110 gp). Chrysoberyl (110 gp). Black opal (1000 gp). Red-brown spinel (110 gp). Hematite (12 gp). Deep blue spinel (400 gp). Lapis lazuli (12 gp). Jet (110 gp). Freshwater pearl (12 gp). Star ruby (1000 gp). Banded agate (12 gp). Bloodstone (40 gp). Aquamarine (400 gp). Jade (110 gp). Jasper (40 gp).

Description: A woman with a warm, jovial air about her, she wears a tan costume with the symbols of the sun god on her torso. Her silver hair is lengthy. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. She can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: The child of western immigrants she idolized her father. She inherited a moderately successful company from her father. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. She tends to her Laborer job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and money/treasure

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 1100 pp. Malachite (4 gp). Blue quartz (4 gp). Rich purple corundum (1400 gp). Moonstone (30 gp). Obsidian (4 gp). Brown-green garnet (140 gp). Bloodstone (30 gp). Obsidian (4 gp). Star ruby (1400 gp). Blue quartz (4 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She wears a pastel vest with golden trim over her white shirt. Her tan leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and her pastel boots flare out at the collars. She carries with her a set of shortspears on her belt, each one with a sapphire on the hilt. She wears her gray fur up. Her eyes are copper and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She likes to be helpful to her clients. She likes to prescribe proper advice to her clients. She is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. She likes to tell stories.

History: She was born into a rich family. She worked as a nervous Adventurer and found it very stressful. She now mingles about in high society.

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

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Job, Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 1200 pp. Tiger eye turquoise (13 gp). Alexandrite (1500 gp). Coral (50 gp). Aquamarine (1500 gp). Eye agate (13 gp). Rock crystal (20 gp). Red spinel (50 gp). Jade (50 gp). Tourmaline (50 gp). Amethyst (50 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (13 gp). Red spinel (50 gp). Iolite (20 gp). Jasper (20 gp). Blue quartz (13 gp). Star ruby (700 gp). Red garnet (50 gp). Citrine (20 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.