Description: She wears a green costume with the symbols of the four houses of cards on her torso. Her attire stands in sharp contrast to her nunchaku, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a skull on it. She has no hair. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are gold.

Personality: She is highly sensitive about her name. She loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. The war was a terrible time for her, and Purah does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her mother and father. Her mother taught her the rudiments of the Animal Trainer arts, while her father instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Her mother was a soldier and died while she was still young. Purah was left her mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Flaws: Ugly, Sensitive, Depressed. Bonds: Military, Rich. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 3000 gp. Star ruby (1200 gp). Red garnet (150 gp). Amethyst (150 gp). Alexandrite (1600 gp). Deep blue spinel (1600 gp). Jade (150 gp). Moss agate (16 gp). Lapis lazuli (16 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1600 gp). Obsidian (16 gp). Bloodstone (80 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1600 gp).

Description: This woman is very fat, and prefers to wear flannel. Her white hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her amber eyes peer out from beneath her broad tan hat.

Personality: She swings through moods quickly. One moment she is cool and collected, the next she is carried away by passions. She has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: She was born several months after her mother was called into army service. Her mother was a mechanic, and taught her how to fix just about anything. One night she noticed a nearby shooting star which she hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. She has done her darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions.

Ideals: Passionate, Justice, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 6000 gp. Golden circlet with four aquamarines (3000 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1100 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (200 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (60 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1100 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (700 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (170 gp).

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. With bright silver hair and a scraggly beard. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. He is underhanded and not above using his wealth and body to get others to do his bidding.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever he goes.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and he uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Optimist. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Body Guard

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

Possessions: 2000 gp. Old masterpiece painting (2000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Jeweled gold crown (8000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (40 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (800 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (800 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (800 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (400 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (40 gp). Jeweled anklet (1000 gp). A small bag of saffron. (90 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 6'3" when asserting himself. His white hair has been sun bleached extensively. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. He is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. As a young adult he joined a group advocating for an improvement in Tiefling conditions. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: He feels threatened by others.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease, Racist. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 7000 gp. Obsidian (4 gp). Tourmaline (80 gp). Deep green spinel (80 gp). Sardonyx (70 gp). Red garnet (80 gp). Alexandrite (500 gp). Onyx (70 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (4 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (4 gp).

Description: This woman is very fat, and very much looks the part of a Butcher. Her hair is always cut to a buzz. She has several tiny jet earrings on each ear.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, she has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. She is a thrill seeker, she laughs at people and throws down challenges. She is highly competitive and combative.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Nurkara grew up listening to her mother's many stories. She was an apprentice working in her mother's forge. She tends to her Butcher job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and expand her business

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 6000 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Gold music box (4000 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1500 gp).

Description: This southern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She wears tattered old clothes. She has done her best to style her silver hair to look like a famous performer. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation she is generally quite perceptive. She notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. As long as the job gets done she does not care how it got done.

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. A serious injury left her mother unemployed and in need of constant care. Her family became saddled with debt trying to care for her infirm mother. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She made a deal with a demon which lead to her current lot in life, and she's becoming increasingly nervous about it; and to pay off her debts

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Nature, Debt. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 4000 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (90 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (2000 gp). Jeweled gold crown (3000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1100 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking western young adult. She wears blue painted combat armor at almost all times. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. She has done her best to style her white hair to look like a famous performer. Her fierce green eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She is filled with cunning. She likes to feign weakness letting people think she is weak. A friendly and beautiful Gnome, she is rarely seen without a few beauties around her arms. Though a playboy in all rights, she is no lame duck.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. Since her father passed away years ago, her mother 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. Unlike her family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, she wanted to work in the city. She has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: She is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out; and she seems to be bored by most things

Flaws: Secretive, Mundane. Bonds: Slave, Attractive. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 2000 gp. Jeweled anklet (1000 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2500 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1900 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). 1 Medium magic item.