Description: She wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath her coat. Her red hair is long and unkept. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She considers herself the perfect lady. She makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. She is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes her no end of embarrassment.

History: Her father raised her in a mountain cabin. Jo was born on a far western desert where she grew up under the tutelage of her mother, an expert Spice Merchant. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

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

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Forgetful. Bonds: Nature, Immigrant. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 200 pp. Black opal (1200 gp). Malachite (11 gp). Jasper (50 gp). Alexandrite (300 gp). Star rose quartz (50 gp). Bloodstone (50 gp). Malachite (11 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: Her left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She prefers to wear blue clothing when she does not wear armor. She wears a deerstalker hat to hide her balding. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She is intelligent and cunning, but she will too often allow her rage to get the better of her. She will lose her cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. She does not believe in violence as a means to an end. She is a dedicated Crown-heir but believes her peers are too gung-ho.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. Through the years after Nissa was born, her mother became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the south. Nissa's mother didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. After a long history of fighting, Nissa and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Expand her business; and balancing her hectic life and new crown-heir responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Pacifist, Fighting. Flaws: Insomniac, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 7000 gp. Red-brown spinel (90 gp). Eye agate (15 gp). Pink pearl (90 gp). Rhodochrosite (15 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (15 gp). Carnelian (80 gp). Freshwater pearl (15 gp). Zircon (80 gp). Alexandrite (200 gp). Jet (90 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She stands about 6'8" and likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. Her left hand appears badly burned and disfigured. Her blue crest is thinning but still full. She has gold eyes and a green hat with a brown feather.

Personality: She is a Mortician first and foremost. She believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. She is skeptical of what others tell her and is slow to trust.

History: She was born in the north. 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 then took over the family business and is one of the better Mortician for hire.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 23000 gp. Golden circlet with four aquamarines (5000 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (130 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (130 gp). Solid gold idol (300 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (5000 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (5000 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1900 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (130 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Solid gold idol (300 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1400 gp). 1 Major magic item.

Description: She appears as an extremely gaunt Tiefling, and stands approximately 6'2". She wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition, and her gloved hand is found clutching a warhammer. Her red hair, when down, is lengthy. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She likes to fabricate stories about her past exploits and how crazy she is, but in actuality she is rather bland. A fanatic, her devotion to her small selection of gods is unquestionable. She claims to be doing their will and will base all her actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. Her father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her father was legitimate. She used her abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs; and she loathes her own lifestyle

Flaws: Mundane, Depressed. Bonds: Poor, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 15000 gp. Golden circlet with four aquamarines (5000 gp). Gold cup set with emeralds (11000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (130 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (400 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (300 gp). Gold and ruby ring (11000 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (600 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (130 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2200 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2200 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (40 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (5000 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (130 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. His hair is short and chestnut. His eyes are violet and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He's a bit of a prankster. He knows he is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. He is a great chef.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. Since his mother passed away years ago, his father had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Joker, Gifted, Logical. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 1800 pp. Aquamarine (800 gp). Moonstone (50 gp). Moonstone (50 gp). Blue quartz (4 gp). White pearl (70 gp). Violet garnet (800 gp). Blue quartz (4 gp). Hematite (4 gp). Sardonyx (50 gp). Sard (50 gp). Zircon (50 gp). Azurite (4 gp). Freshwater pearl (4 gp). Azurite (4 gp). Hematite (4 gp). Black pearl (800 gp). Hematite (4 gp). Citrine (50 gp). Chalcedony (50 gp). White opal (700 gp). Deep blue spinel (800 gp). Red spinel (70 gp).

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He has a large yellow mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his pastel robe. His tied-back hair is chestnut. His eyes are likewise blue.

Personality: This man loves writing and to teach people writing more than just about anything. He is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. He likes to tell stories.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. In his 17th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his mother impaled in their home, and his father beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. Now he works as a writing tutor during his time off.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and he feels threatened by others

Ideals: Artistic, Logical. Flaws: Fearful, Insane. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 8000 gp. Blue quartz (12 gp). Eye agate (12 gp). Hematite (12 gp). Red-brown spinel (90 gp). Lapis lazuli (12 gp). Red garnet (90 gp). Black star sapphire (1600 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (12 gp). Deep blue spinel (300 gp). Brown-green garnet (90 gp). Citrine (40 gp). Deep green spinel (90 gp). Black pearl (300 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame. His blue hair is knotted and matted. His eyes are likewise red. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: A grumpy guy he will invite people to lunch so he can critique them. Yet he still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. He has all his life been fascinated with painting.

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. His parents divorced when he was young, and his father gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his father, who blamed him for driving them apart. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 4000 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (700 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (3000 gp). Solid gold idol (300 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (700 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1500 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1700 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1700 gp). A small bag of saffron. (40 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (300 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1700 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2200 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (700 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1700 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2200 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2200 gp).