Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized tan coat. Her brown hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. Her green eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: Her tongue was cut out and she uses sign language. She is underhanded and not above using her wealth and body to get others to do her bidding.

History: She was born in the west. Althaea was born on a far western forest where she grew up under the tutelage of her mother, an expert Sailor. She left for the west, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs; and her religion dominates her actions

Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Immigrant, Attractive, Religious. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 4000 gp. Aquamarine (600 gp). Rhodochrosite (16 gp). Hematite (16 gp). Deep green spinel (120 gp). White pearl (120 gp). Rich purple corundum (900 gp). Malachite (16 gp). Black pearl (600 gp). Star rose quartz (80 gp). Jet (120 gp). White opal (900 gp). Aquamarine (600 gp). Red-brown spinel (120 gp). Aquamarine (600 gp). Black pearl (600 gp). Red garnet (120 gp). Aquamarine (600 gp). Moonstone (80 gp). Chrysoberyl (120 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is a husky woman, who wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. She has brass crest. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her red eyes.

Personality: She tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. She receives visions of the future at random moments

History: Gilkass was raised in a hard working conservative environment. 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 Banker. She tends to her Banker job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: To be a Slave Trader again; and expand her business

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Job. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: Blue star sapphire (1000 gp). Chrysoberyl (90 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. He is baby faced.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage son.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. A few years later when the east was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He feels threatened by others; and to unite with his brother

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 6000 gp. Peridot (50 gp). Black opal (1200 gp). Jade (90 gp). Sardonyx (50 gp). Pink pearl (90 gp). Fire opal (1200 gp). Star ruby (1200 gp). Golden yellow topaz (600 gp). Rose (50 gp). Alexandrite (600 gp). Sard (50 gp). Sard (50 gp). Red spinel (90 gp). Black pearl (600 gp). Pink pearl (90 gp). Red garnet (90 gp). Deep blue spinel (600 gp). Jet (90 gp). Tourmaline (90 gp). Deep blue spinel (600 gp). Black pearl (600 gp). Rock crystal (50 gp).

Description: He stands about 5'3" and wears tattered old clothes. His right hand appears badly burned and disfigured. His black hair is cut short. His eyes are likewise violet.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. Energy wise he seems alert and responsive.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Map Maker arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 1000 pp. Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1300 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (5000 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (800 gp). Solid gold idol (800 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (3000 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (5000 gp). Gold music box (3000 gp). A small bag of saffron. (70 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (800 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1300 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She prefers to wear brown clothing when she does not wear armor. Her white hair is long and unkept. She has several tiny amber earrings on each ear.

Personality: She loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. Her philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. She worked as a nervous Courier and found it very stressful. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Courier.

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

Ideals: Athletic, Opinionated, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (700 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (40 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1200 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1600 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (200 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (3000 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (40 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (3000 gp). Gold music box (3000 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (40 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (1000 gp). Old masterpiece painting (700 gp). A small bag of saffron. (40 gp). 1 Major magic item.

Description: 3'2" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He wears a white shirt, with a green mid length shorts with green tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. His black hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a dagger scrunchie. He has hazel eyes and a white hat with a green feather.

Personality: He is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends he is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy himself. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: He was raised in a island tribe. Radomir liked to wander the woods near his home when he was young, something he still likes to do at least once a week. He never liked modest clothing or shoes, so he would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and he developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. He was granted divine powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world.

Ideals: Joker, Gifted. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Nature. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 1100 pp. Chalcedony (40 gp). Azurite (9 gp). Malachite (9 gp). Aquamarine (200 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a tight fitting tan shirt and pants. He carries with him a set of ceremonial daggers, each one with a amethyst on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. His silver hair is matted, messy, and big. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He is cool and collected. He likes to make quips and puns whenever he does anything. He also makes a point to compliment his superiors and flatter them. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. Recently a tribe of giants attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Umpen fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Ideals: Fighting, Disciplined, Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 8000 gp. Black pearl (1600 gp). Lapis lazuli (9 gp). Red spinel (60 gp). Malachite (9 gp). Red-brown spinel (60 gp). Fire opal (800 gp). Rich purple corundum (800 gp). Deep green spinel (60 gp). Red garnet (60 gp). Deep blue spinel (1600 gp). Iolite (70 gp). White pearl (60 gp). Red spinel (60 gp). Violet garnet (1600 gp). Hematite (9 gp). Peridot (70 gp). Brown-green garnet (60 gp). Aquamarine (1600 gp). Bloodstone (70 gp). Pink pearl (60 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (9 gp). Rose (70 gp). Freshwater pearl (9 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1600 gp). Banded agate (9 gp). Chalcedony (70 gp). Banded agate (9 gp). Bloodstone (70 gp). Star rose quartz (70 gp). Chalcedony (70 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.