Description: Runty and weak-looking, she has a large grey mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into her black robe. Her chestnut hair is lengthy. Her brown eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She is a hateful person. She taunts others and blames them for her problems. Therlin is a bit of a follower. Usually she is manipulated by her brothers into helping them out, but recently she has become more of a free agent.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Therlin was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. Her father disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her father, she was betrayed dozens of times. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her sons to still be retired.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Carter and was forced into it by her family; and marry her brother to traveling adventurers

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Family, Mentor. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 1100 pp. Golden circlet with four aquamarines (2000 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (80 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (900 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (200 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1500 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1500 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (200 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A woman of a pale complexion, she is renowned for her bright green dresses and hats. Her red crest, when down, is lengthy. Her gold eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She resents people who mock her appearance or her, so she has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. Her actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as she answers to a power that mortal women fail to acknowledge.

History: She was born several months after her father was called into army service. Her mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her mother was legitimate. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Stableman for the past few years.

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

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious, Military, Job. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 2000 gp. A roughly beaten golden orb (180 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (700 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (6000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (900 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1800 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (40 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1800 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (40 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (180 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (600 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. Her white hair has been sun bleached extensively. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She misses her glory days as an athlete. She does not mind her job, but it is boring in comparison. Grigi is a bit of a follower. Usually she is manipulated by her brothers into helping them out, but recently she has become more of a free agent.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. Her father disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her father, she was betrayed dozens of times. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Map Maker they were divorced and she won custody of their son. She worked as a Bather, and she later adopted a second son.

Motivation: Revenge; and her religion dominates her actions

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Athletic. Bonds: Family, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 800 pp. Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (70 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (300 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (70 gp). A pair of blacksmith’s puzzle; each has a pair of interlocked iron designs that users try to take apart and put back together (50 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1200 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (70 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Gold and ruby ring (4000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (300 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (300 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (900 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (70 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 northern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. His white hair, when down, is lengthy. His blue eyes peer out from beneath his wide-brimmed brown hat.

Personality: He trusts no one. He is not readily capable for forgiveness and his ire never leaves him. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. Being born in the north, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the north for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way west. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC.

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Family. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 5000 gp. Red garnet (40 gp). Rich purple corundum (800 gp). Chrysoberyl (40 gp). Zircon (60 gp). Citrine (60 gp). Rock crystal (60 gp). Peridot (60 gp). White opal (800 gp). Jet (40 gp). Azurite (12 gp). Freshwater pearl (12 gp). Azurite (12 gp). Chrysoprase (60 gp). Sard (60 gp). Sard (60 gp). Chrysoberyl (40 gp). Violet garnet (700 gp). Obsidian (12 gp). Brown-green garnet (40 gp). Chrysoprase (60 gp). Black pearl (700 gp). Golden yellow topaz (700 gp). Aquamarine (700 gp). Bloodstone (60 gp). Rhodochrosite (12 gp). Deep blue spinel (700 gp). Golden yellow topaz (700 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. She wears her orange fur up. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She barks her statements quickly and with little fuss. She prefers small words and is at her heart utilitarian. She does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for her. She lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: Nimble was born with her mother's beautiful face. A gifted student she started as a Bather, but she got bored and became a Mayor. She bought a hand crossbow and has really upped her game hunting, due to her understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and to be a bather again

Flaws: Terse. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Job, Nature. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 1900 pp. Violet garnet (1300 gp). Black pearl (1300 gp). Violet garnet (1300 gp). Zircon (40 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1400 gp). Azurite (14 gp). Fire opal (1400 gp). Deep blue spinel (1300 gp). Black pearl (1300 gp). Banded agate (14 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with tan lining and desert motifs. Her long golden hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her green eyes.

Personality: She is a jovial happy person, but she is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. Flattery will make her almost putty in your hands.

History: She was born in a small island village. After coming to the age of reason, Antinua took it upon herself to study the martial arts in their entirety; because of this, she was labeled a dark omen and banished from her homeland. She was granted martial powers by her dying sister.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved.

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Attractive, Nature. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 300 pp. Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (600 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1000 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (3000 gp). Solid gold idol (500 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (5000 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (90 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (600 gp).

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what she was had she not made sure her armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit she wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with small hat. Her golden hair is lengthy. Her skin is flawless and her green eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: She is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. She is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. Since her mother passed away years ago, her father had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. As of late she has set up a hidden staging nest where she ambushes people she hires for escort.

Motivation: She is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out; and marry her sister to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Attractive, Slave. Occupation: Bookbinder

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

Possessions: 7000 gp. 1 Medium magic item.