Description: An imposing woman with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic right hand, she very much looks the part of a Guard. Her hair is brown, silky, and of moderate length. Her eyes are green and catlike.

Personality: She is happy with her job as a Guard. She turns her eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. She tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: Born in the east her family was never financially stable. She was an apprentice working in her mother's forge. She has worked as a Guard like her mother before her.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Guard responsibilities is difficult.

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Job, Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 3500 pp. Star ruby (1600 gp). Hematite (8 gp). Rose (70 gp). Violet garnet (1600 gp). Brown-green garnet (90 gp). Jade (90 gp). Red spinel (90 gp). Iolite (70 gp). Onyx (70 gp). Silver pearl (90 gp). Lapis lazuli (8 gp). Alexandrite (1600 gp). Citrine (70 gp). White opal (1600 gp). Blue star sapphire (1600 gp). Deep blue spinel (1600 gp). Freshwater pearl (8 gp). Hematite (8 gp). Blue quartz (8 gp). Silver pearl (90 gp). Rhodochrosite (8 gp). Coral (90 gp).

Description: This man dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. His hair, while still mostly golden, has prominent grey streaks. He has amber eyes and a yellow hat with a blue feather.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. He is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: He was born in the north, but his parents moved at a very young age to the south. A gifted student he started as a Fisher, but he got bored and became a Mercenary. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Mercenary for the past few years.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Professionalism, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 300 pp. Azurite (15 gp). Pink pearl (140 gp). Pink pearl (140 gp). Aquamarine (900 gp). Rock crystal (50 gp). Smoky quartz (50 gp). Amethyst (140 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (15 gp). Chrysoprase (50 gp). Silver pearl (140 gp). Fire opal (900 gp). Blue star sapphire (900 gp). Lapis lazuli (15 gp). Red garnet (140 gp). Azurite (15 gp). Carnelian (50 gp). Eye agate (15 gp). Sard (50 gp). Alexandrite (900 gp). Golden pearl (140 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.

Description: She wears a green vest with golden trim over her white shirt. Her blue leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and her green boots flare out at the collars. Her hair is short and chestnut. She has gold eyes.

Personality: She is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends she is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy herself. She is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of her. She is by nature obliging.

History: She was born at the edge of vast forest. Shax liked to wander the woods near her home when she was young, something she still likes to do at least once a week. She never liked modest clothing or shoes, so she would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and she developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Weaver and was forced into it by her family; and to unite with her sister

Ideals: Joker, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Nature, Family. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 8000 gp. An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (130 gp). Solid gold idol (1000 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (30 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (800 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (2000 gp). A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (30 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (5000 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: 6'1" and lanky with angular features, she is an attractive figure. She is dressed in a clean brown cloak covering her clean studded leather. Her hair is auburn, silky, and of moderate length. Her eyes are a pleasant blue.

Personality: She is unhospitable to her core. Her small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. She is skeptical of what others tell her and is slow to trust.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. She graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. She advanced relatively quickly due to her good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it.

Flaws: Antagonistic, Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Military. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 300 pp. A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (110 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (100 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This younger middle-aged woman wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with wide-brimmed hat, and a wedding ring on her right hand. She has a long silver ponytail with little hanging trinkets. Her half smiles and green eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: She is someone who is used to having a large amount of sex appeal. She also lacks a concept of privacy and shares just about everything. She is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of her. She is by nature obliging.

History: Naivara was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her mother was employed at, doing general labor. 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. She has since married many spouses, only to have them die. She claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: Marry her brother to traveling adventurers; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: In love, Attractive, Poor, Family. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 6000 gp. Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (500 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (160 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (160 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (80 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (80 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (200 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (5000 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (900 gp).

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he wears suspenders and black workpants. His shirt is white, and he wears a heavy black leather apron most of the time. His red hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His eyes are a pleasant amber.

Personality: He misses his glory days as an athlete. He does not mind his job, but it is boring in comparison. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He has worked as a Cartwright like his mother before him.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Athletic, Fighting. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 400 pp. A roughly beaten golden orb (130 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (900 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (400 gp). A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (40 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. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, she is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing brown cape and mantle trimmed with soft grey waves gently in the breeze. She has done her best to style her auburn hair to look like a famous performer. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She believes there is no problem she cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. Her home and work are filled with various knick knacks she has acquired through the years. She cares a great deal for her adopted teenage daughter.

History: She was born in the east. She was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother; and an old rival family wants her found

Ideals: Persistence. Bonds: Rich, Family, Immigrant, Slave. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 6000 gp. Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2900 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1300 gp). Gold music box (3000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Gold music box (3000 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1300 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2900 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (40 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.