Description: A middle-aged woman, she prefers to wear flannel, and is pretty ugly. Her auburn hair, when down, is lengthy. Her green eyes peer out from beneath her top tan hat.

Personality: Here is a woman who knows she is the smartest in the room. She talks down to others constantly. She cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist she will grow angry at them.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. Her father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. Recently a tribe of dire rats attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Theirastra fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes; and she feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Impeccable, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 1000 gp. Banded agate (12 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1500 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. He carries with him a set of glaives, each one with a ruby on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. His hair is cut close to his head. His half smiles and gold eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends he is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy himself. He does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for him. He lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: The child of a Beggar, who enjoyed hunting, Cairn was taken on many hunting expeditions. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he is greedy

Ideals: Fighting, Joker. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Nature. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 1200 pp. Blue quartz (11 gp). Golden pearl (80 gp). Jade (80 gp). Moonstone (20 gp). Carnelian (20 gp). Alexandrite (1100 gp). Blue quartz (11 gp). Bloodstone (20 gp). Blue diamond (3000 gp). Freshwater pearl (11 gp). Obsidian (11 gp). Freshwater pearl (11 gp). Violet garnet (1100 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1100 gp). Eye agate (11 gp). Violet garnet (1100 gp). White pearl (80 gp). Alexandrite (1100 gp). Rose (20 gp). Emerald (800 gp). Aquamarine (1100 gp). Blue quartz (11 gp). Jasper (20 gp). White pearl (80 gp). Deep blue spinel (1100 gp). Violet garnet (1100 gp). Bloodstone (20 gp). Red garnet (80 gp). Red-brown spinel (80 gp). Red-brown spinel (80 gp). Rose (20 gp). Azurite (11 gp). Sard (20 gp). Eye agate (11 gp). Violet garnet (1100 gp). Carnelian (20 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears a tight fitting red shirt and pants. He wears a wide-brimmed hat to hide his balding. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: Darrow speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. His homeland was ravaged by war and he spent much of his life rebuilding it. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out; and nothing but the best is good enough for him

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Slave. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 700 pp. 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. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This malnourished man wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with black lining and desert motifs. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy blonde hair. His eyes are hazel and beady.

Personality: He is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. 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: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Religious. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 600 pp. Eye agate (4 gp). White pearl (120 gp). Tourmaline (120 gp). Hematite (4 gp). Alexandrite (700 gp). Aquamarine (700 gp). Zircon (80 gp). Brown-green garnet (120 gp). Malachite (4 gp). Eye agate (4 gp).

Description: 4'7" and muscular, this eastern woman does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. Her red hair is long and unkept. Her blue eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. She is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with her big mouthed big gutted partner. Her partner is her best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. She always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove her into the Apothecary business.

History: Creega was born the youngest of three triplets. Being born in the east, 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 east 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 west. She has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature axe.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality; and her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Athletic, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 7000 gp. Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (60 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1100 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (60 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2300 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is a husky man, who wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty brown coat over it. His chestnut hair is lengthy. He has several tiny topaz earrings on each ear.

Personality: He is filled with cunning. He likes to feign weakness letting people think he is weak. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: His father raised him in a mountain cabin. Over the years he perfected his riding and shooting skills. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it.

Flaws: Ugly, Secretive, Forgetful. Bonds: Rich, Nature. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 1000 pp. Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2300 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (800 gp). Gold cup set with emeralds (4000 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (70 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1500 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (1000 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (80 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (70 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (80 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (3000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Gold music box (3000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp).

Description: She is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. She carries with her a set of scythes on her belt, each one with a topaz on the hilt. She has wavy black hair. Her green eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She likes to be helpful to her clients. She likes to prescribe proper advice to her clients. She always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove her into the Butcher business.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Butcher work with an outfit from a few towns over. Butcher work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She tends to her Butcher job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: Expand her business.

Ideals: Fighting, Persistence. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Military. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 800 pp. Black opal (1000 gp). Fire opal (1000 gp). Lapis lazuli (8 gp). Alexandrite (1400 gp). Carnelian (70 gp). Carnelian (70 gp). Tourmaline (110 gp).