Description: She is in excellent shape and wears a white costume with the symbols of death on her torso. Her hair is silver and very short. She has several tiny topaz earrings on each ear.

Personality: She considers herself a woman of culture and sophistication. She likes a good challenge to her wits. 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. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and retire the richest woman in the south

Ideals: Athletic, Impeccable, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Forgetful. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 4000 gp. Golden circlet with four aquamarines (2000 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2400 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (800 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (60 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. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This western woman typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep violet leather and dull grey iron scale mail. Her clothes are grease stained in places. She wears her white hair down. Her eyes are hazel and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: Naivara hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her poetry career. She constantly seizes attention wherever she goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. She likes to think of herself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: Naivara lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. A few years later when the north was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She left for the west, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: To unite with her sister.

Ideals: Artistic, Impeccable. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 500 pp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (800 gp). A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (50 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (800 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He wears tattered old clothes. He wears a feathered hat to hide his balding. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. He can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: His father raised him in a mountain cabin. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. He was granted martial powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: He feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world; and nothing but the best is good enough for him

Ideals: Impeccable, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 6000 gp. Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2400 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (90 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (600 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2400 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (140 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (90 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (140 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (600 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (90 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: 4'10" and lanky with angular features, she is an attractive figure. She is dressed in earthy colors with a brown and tan handkerchief worn on her left side. She has moderate length lavender fur. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. She is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: Great was born the youngest of three triplets. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her father gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her father, who blamed her for driving them apart. She got away from her former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Flaws: Addict, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Family, Job. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 1000 gp. White pearl (90 gp). Lapis lazuli (12 gp). Moss agate (12 gp). Bloodstone (20 gp). Obsidian (12 gp).

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. She wears a broad hat to cover her moderate length rusty crest. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as she rather likes the sound of her voice. Her demeanor is somewhat feminine. 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, Jezean is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the north; and she has a rivalry with the church that dominates her actions

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Optimist, Justice. Bonds: Attractive, Religious. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 2000 gp. Embroidered and bejeweled glove (1000 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1500 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (500 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1500 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1200 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1500 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1200 gp). Solid gold idol (600 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (1000 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (500 gp). Solid gold idol (600 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1500 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking northern young adult. She is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. Her white crest is matted, messy, and big. Her red eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. She loves her children and doesn't want them to worry about her. She loves to share her music with anyone who is interested.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. Her father disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her father, she was betrayed dozens of times. She was forced to fight in gladiatorial arenas alongside her partner. They became the best of friends and one day they managed to break out together and then went their separate ways.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother; and to unite with her brother

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Slave, Family. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 18000 gp. Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1800 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1200 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (60 gp). Gold music box (3000 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2200 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2200 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2200 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1800 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2200 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (90 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (60 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by her earthly robes.. Her long golden hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. Her actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as she answers to a power that mortal women fail to acknowledge.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. Since then, she has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs; and she has a rivalry with the church that dominates her actions

Ideals: Athletic, Optimist. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Poor. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 8000 gp.