Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She tends to wear a tan poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt. Her moppish auburn hair is in a traditional bowl cut. Her eyes are hazel and catlike.

Personality: She is enamored with her job. She loves it. She likes the challenge and she likes helping those less fortunate than her. She loves teas. She is very sensitive about her face. To blow off anger she lifts weights and to control her otherwise explosive temper she works out a lot.

History: She was born in the south, but her parents moved at a very young age to the east. She has had some formal painting training, and achieved minor success. She has worked as a Blacksmith like her mother before her.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Athletic, Fighting, Artistic. Bonds: Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 3000 gp. Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (400 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1700 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (70 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (500 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1700 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (400 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (150 gp).

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he wears a fancy black suit. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy chestnut hair. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He hates dire rats. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. His philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: His necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He left for the south, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and someone believes him a fraud

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 1000 gp. Hematite (15 gp). Chrysoprase (70 gp). Chrysoberyl (100 gp). Zircon (70 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is an average looking southern female in her early mid-life. She is dressed in earthy colors with a black and tan handkerchief worn on her left side. She has done her best to style her auburn hair to look like a famous performer. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this southern gal figured out how to best use her charms to convince people to do what she wants. She is harsh and unforgiving.

History: Ubada was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Her first spouse was a Spice Merchant, they had one daughter, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. By chance she met her sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: She doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes; and find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Family. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 6000 gp. Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (500 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (40 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2200 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (40 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (40 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2200 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2200 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (40 gp).

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. His crest is short and green. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: Baradad is a sociable creature first and foremost. He loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. He can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: His arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He was taken from his home at a very young age. He was granted arcane powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and he is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out

Ideals: Extrovert, Professionalism, Gifted. Bonds: Poor, Slave. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 3000 gp. Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1500 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (40 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (40 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (40 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2400 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (900 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (900 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1700 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2400 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (40 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (900 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1000 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1700 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (5000 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1500 gp). Gold music box (2000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (900 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (900 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He wears a pastel cloak and cross-gartered yellow stockings. He is physically well-built. He wears his yellow fur down. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. He seeks to pay back kindness whenever he gets the chance. Whether it be in the form of unwanted serenades or the latest gossip he always seeks to do solids for his friends.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. He always admired divine-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and money/treasure

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist, Gifted. Bonds: Rich, Religious. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: Malachite (9 gp). Sardonyx (30 gp). Bloodstone (30 gp). Citrine (30 gp). Alexandrite (1200 gp). Star rose quartz (30 gp). Hematite (9 gp). Obsidian (9 gp). Brown-green garnet (110 gp). Moss agate (9 gp). Sard (30 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This late middle aged woman is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of her physical features obscured and is in decent physical shape. Her brown hair has been sun bleached extensively. Her eyes are likewise violet. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She is filled with cunning. She likes to feign weakness letting people think she is weak. 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 always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and she is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Secretive, Insane. Bonds: Slave. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 1000 pp. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he has a large black mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his grey robe. His crest is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His red eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He likes to brag about his accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. He has a habit of throwing himself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: The child of western immigrants he idolized his mother. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Marry his brother to traveling adventurers; and regain custody of his son

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Immigrant, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 6000 gp.