Description: This exceptionally lanky woman wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. She has wavy white hair. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, she has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. She also is a firm believer in the womanly ideal.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her mother always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. Bethrynna abandoned her home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. She survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. She did whatever it took for her to survive. She is searching for what she claims is her rightful reward.

Motivation: To prove her worth to the world; and she's looking for her big break

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Impulsive, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 6000 gp. Alexandrite (800 gp). Blue quartz (4 gp). Zircon (80 gp). Banded agate (4 gp). Eye agate (4 gp). Sard (80 gp). Pink diamond (8000 gp). White pearl (60 gp). Chrysoprase (80 gp). Malachite (4 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with her rolled up shirt sleeves this gives her a very relaxed look. Her attire stands in sharp contrast to her dagger, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a dagger on it. She is bald on top and has large brown tufts of hair around her ears. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken her opponents. Despite her formidable combat skills she remains a coward. More though she will beg to come along on any journeys. She will attempt to stowaway on any ship she can in the hopes that it will get her further away.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Spice Merchant arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Spice Merchant. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Spice Merchant for the past few years.

Motivation: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Slave, Rich, Job, Family. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 4000 gp. White pearl (150 gp). Bloodstone (40 gp). Aquamarine (600 gp). Star rose quartz (40 gp). Freshwater pearl (14 gp). Black pearl (600 gp). Alexandrite (600 gp). Deep blue spinel (600 gp). Sardonyx (40 gp). Aquamarine (600 gp).

Description: She is a pot bellied northern woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. Her hair is long and chestnut with streaks of auburn, and is pulled back with small white clips. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. She refers to her adoptive father for almost all things she is unsure about, which are numerous. She is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: Gifted from a young age, Tawar studied abroad. She always admired psionic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. Lacking all sense, she decided to go on an adventure. She picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well; and her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Opinionated, Gifted. Bonds: Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Architect

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 900 pp. Star rose quartz (70 gp). Emerald (900 gp). Aquamarine (1500 gp). Deep blue spinel (1500 gp). Bloodstone (70 gp). Chrysoprase (70 gp). Sardonyx (70 gp). Red-brown spinel (80 gp). Peridot (70 gp). Tourmaline (80 gp). Blue diamond (8000 gp). Red spinel (80 gp). Eye agate (4 gp). Violet garnet (1500 gp). Smoky quartz (70 gp). Lapis lazuli (4 gp). Jacinth (8000 gp). Chrysoprase (70 gp). Canary diamond (8000 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (4 gp). Eye agate (4 gp). Obsidian (4 gp). Violet garnet (1500 gp). Rhodochrosite (4 gp). Black star sapphire (900 gp). Alexandrite (1500 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1500 gp). Malachite (4 gp). Coral (80 gp). Rock crystal (70 gp). Obsidian (4 gp). Moonstone (70 gp). Chalcedony (70 gp). Azurite (4 gp). Peridot (70 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is a mite stocky and wears light armors faded through time and improper care. Her black hair is singed and shortened. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Murook will drive conversation. A true patriot, Murook would do anything for her country. She is fiercely protective of her fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: Gifted from a young age, Murook studied abroad. Ostracized due to the martial powers of her oldest sister, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Half-Orcs became a terror of the countryside. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and she feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Extrovert, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 1400 pp. A delicate brass dragon egg (100 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (7000 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1700 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2600 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (700 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (120 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (100 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (120 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This exceptionally lanky man wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a brown coat. His cinnamon fur has been sun bleached extensively. He has several tiny jet earrings on each ear.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He became a Stylist soon after.

Motivation: Wants a kiss; and to be a assassin again

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Bonds: Rich, Nature, Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 1000 gp. Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2300 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (600 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (600 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (60 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. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 5'3" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She has the majority of her body covered in plate. Her red hair is wavy and long. Her amber eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: Prone to second guessing herself, she comes off as nervous. She is accommodating to her spouse and as such limits her hospitality. She is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven herself a capable leader.

History: When she was but 6 years old her parents immigrated from the south. She was taken from her home at a very young age. She has since married many spouses, only to have them die. She claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: She is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: In love, Immigrant, Slave. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 1100 pp. Carved bone or ivory statuette (20 gp). Solid gold idol (1100 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (5000 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1000 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1000 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it, and carries shortspears. His chestnut hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. His eyes are hazel and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. He disdains his fellow easterners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: Born in the east to a Spy, Aust learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Spy for hire.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Fighting, Opinionated. Bonds: Immigrant, Job, Nature. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 7000 gp. Deep green spinel (80 gp). Tourmaline (80 gp). Golden yellow topaz (900 gp). Black pearl (900 gp). Pink pearl (80 gp). Brown-green garnet (80 gp). Zircon (80 gp). Jet (80 gp). Pink pearl (80 gp). Blue-white diamond (2000 gp). Golden pearl (80 gp). Blue quartz (14 gp). Black pearl (900 gp). White opal (800 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.