Description: She is a pot bellied eastern woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. Her hair is short and auburn. Her green eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She snorts whenever she laughs or is feeling confident. On top of that she is swayed by a pretty face, and while loyalty to her employer will always come first she doesn't like to hit women.

History: She is a Slaad in disguise. From there she went from mercenary job to mercenary job. She has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature pickaxe.

Motivation: Wants a kiss; and retire the richest woman in the east

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Athletic. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Has a crush, Adventurer. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 3000 gp. An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (80 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (100 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (5000 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1500 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (80 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (10 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (10 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2200 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (100 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1200 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (80 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (100 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (100 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1500 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2200 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (100 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (10 gp). Gold cup set with emeralds (5000 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing white cape and mantle trimmed with soft grey waves gently in the breeze. Her chestnut hair has been sun bleached extensively. Her brown eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as she rather likes the sound of her voice. Her demeanor is somewhat feminine. She has a habit of throwing herself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: Heir to a fortune, her parents put a great deal of effort into curing her disease. She was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. She has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature warhammer.

Motivation: She has passion for adventuring and risk; and to reunite with her old friends

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Impulsive, Disease. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 1000 gp. Amethyst (140 gp). Rose (80 gp). Eye agate (10 gp). Golden pearl (140 gp). Carnelian (80 gp). Onyx (80 gp). Red garnet (140 gp). Golden yellow topaz (300 gp). Lapis lazuli (10 gp). Star rose quartz (80 gp). Black opal (500 gp). Azurite (10 gp). Rose (80 gp). Sardonyx (80 gp). Chrysoprase (80 gp). Azurite (10 gp). Deep blue spinel (300 gp).

Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She wears a violet shirt, with a pastel mid length skirt with pastel tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. Her wide-brimmed hat is riddled with cuts and holes. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She hates dire rats. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She is skeptical of what others tell her and is slow to trust.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her mother and father. Her mother taught her the rudiments of the Crown-heir arts, while her father instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. While studying, she fell in love. They married and had a daughter. Some 7 years later her spouse died after the birth of her daughter. Heartbroken, Ahlyssa never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her daughter whom she trained as her mother had trained her before.

Motivation: Revenge.

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Enemies, Rich, In love. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 5000 gp. Red spinel (100 gp). Star ruby (1600 gp). Jasper (80 gp). Sardonyx (80 gp). Freshwater pearl (9 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1600 gp). Rhodochrosite (9 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (9 gp). Black pearl (1600 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1600 gp). Citrine (80 gp).

Description: A woman with a warm, jovial air about her, she is typically in her Crown-heir uniform. Her red hair is thinning but still full. Her hazel eyes peer out from beneath her small tan hat.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk she knows how to make people feel guilty. She is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She tends to her Crown-heir job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: To be a Detective again; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Flaws: Depressed, Shy. Bonds: Job, Slave, Attractive. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 9000 gp. Aquamarine (1400 gp). Peridot (20 gp). Blue diamond (7000 gp). Alexandrite (1400 gp). Brown-green garnet (60 gp). Aquamarine (1400 gp). Jet (60 gp). Hematite (15 gp). Blue quartz (15 gp). Zircon (20 gp). Golden pearl (60 gp). Azurite (15 gp). Deep blue spinel (1400 gp). Chrysoprase (20 gp). Banded agate (15 gp). Violet garnet (1400 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1400 gp). Violet garnet (1400 gp). Smoky quartz (20 gp).

Description: This northern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She has the majority of her body covered in plate. Her hair is silver and very short. Her eyes are gray and beady.

Personality: She goes out her way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one she won't accept into her heart. 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. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge

Ideals: Optimist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Forgetful. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 900 pp. A necklace of small pink pearls (6000 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (50 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1200 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, she prefers to wear yellow pants and tee shirts. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. She has gray eyes and a yellow hat with a tan feather.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the south. Her actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as she answers to a power that mortal women fail to acknowledge.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Sellsword hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

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

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Religious, Slave. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 1000 pp. Moss agate (13 gp). Aquamarine (1300 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is a mite stocky and prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs. Her silver hair is greasy and uncared for. Her eyes are a pleasant green.

Personality: She is quiet and unassuming. She ignores others and carries on with her job unassumingly. Verna is a bit of a follower. Usually she is manipulated by her sisters into helping them out, but recently she has become more of a free agent.

History: A powerful slaver made her what she is. 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 has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: To unite with her sister; and an old rival family wants her found

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Job, Family, Mentor. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 600 pp. Solid gold idol (800 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1700 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (50 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (50 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (800 gp). Jeweled gold crown (4000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (400 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (2000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (800 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (2000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (400 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (400 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1700 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.