Description: She wears light armors faded through time and improper care. She is physically well-built. She keeps her long brown hair kept up in a rat tail. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: Her voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl she speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of her tone. She is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with her old comrades. She has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She spent several years traveling with her friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Cynical. Bonds: Adventurer, Attractive. Occupation: Actor

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 2000 gp. Alexandrite (700 gp). Fire opal (1300 gp). Aquamarine (700 gp). Peridot (30 gp). Carnelian (30 gp). Zircon (30 gp). White pearl (140 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He wears dark leathers with embroidery. He has a long silver beard with little hanging trinkets. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He is a sleazy, sleazy guy. He has no qualms about using his powers of suggestion to get people to do what he wants. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: He feels kind of lost in life; and wants to open a new tavern

Flaws: Antagonistic, Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Job. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 5000 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he has a large violet mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his brown robe. His chestnut hair is greasy and uncared for. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady blue eyes.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. He has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Traki was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. A gifted student he started as a Mayor, but he got bored and became a Unemployed. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and he feels threatened by others

Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Mentor, Job, Military. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 1200 pp. An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (160 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (160 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (5000 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (60 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp).

Description: A woman of a pale complexion, she wears grey leather gloves, a grey jacket, and tight pants. She wears her black hair up in a very large beehive style do. Her eyes are likewise gray. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. Her respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to her, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, she tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in her reactions to snap at those who irritate her, Audhild is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. Being born in the west, 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 west 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 north. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well; and to unite with her sister

Ideals: Philantrophist, Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 4000 gp. Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (110 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (6000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (300 gp).

Description: Her right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She wears black leather gloves, a black jacket, and tight pants. Her crest is cut close to her head. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She resents people who mock her appearance or her, so she has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. She takes great joy in being the best Interpreter in town.

History: Hethress was born the youngest of three triplets. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Interpreter work with an outfit from a few towns over. Interpreter work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She has worked as a Interpreter like her mother before her.

Motivation: To protect her home; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Family, Guardian. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 2000 gp. Rich purple corundum (1600 gp). Rich purple corundum (1600 gp). Black star sapphire (1600 gp). Zircon (60 gp). Onyx (60 gp). Lapis lazuli (11 gp). Lapis lazuli (11 gp). Citrine (60 gp). Coral (120 gp). Tourmaline (120 gp). Zircon (60 gp). Citrine (60 gp). Rock crystal (60 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (11 gp). Sard (60 gp). Alexandrite (400 gp). Silver pearl (120 gp). Star rose quartz (60 gp). Lapis lazuli (11 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A pudgy man standing about 6'8" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. His silver hair is thinning but still full. His eyes are white.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food he seems plenty friendly. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. When the war came and ruined his parents he was left adrift. He was a hard man then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the east; and money/treasure

Ideals: Philantrophist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Disease, PTSD. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 8000 gp. Blue star sapphire (400 gp). Star rose quartz (80 gp). Violet garnet (800 gp). Red spinel (120 gp). Citrine (80 gp). Golden yellow topaz (800 gp). Blue quartz (16 gp). Chrysoberyl (120 gp). Black opal (400 gp). Golden pearl (120 gp). Brown-green garnet (120 gp). Smoky quartz (80 gp). Obsidian (16 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She wears tattered old clothes. Her hair, while still mostly blonde, has prominent grey streaks. Her gray eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: Hlin is depressed about a lot of things. She tends to be a nihilist. She uses her nature as a weapon; she likes to lead opponents to think her in distress.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. Her mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her mother was legitimate. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and she has a rivalry with the church that dominates her actions

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed, Secretive. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 2000 gp. Moonstone (20 gp). Banded agate (8 gp). Chrysoprase (20 gp). Star rose quartz (20 gp). Freshwater pearl (8 gp). Violet garnet (1000 gp). Red-brown spinel (50 gp). Brown diamond (4000 gp). Amethyst (50 gp). Onyx (20 gp). Malachite (8 gp). Smoky quartz (20 gp). Rose (20 gp). Red-brown spinel (50 gp). Rose (20 gp). Violet garnet (1000 gp). 1 Medium magic item.