Description: This northern woman is abnormally tall. She wears a white coat over a green low-cut shirt, and a small hat upon her head. Her whole body is exceptionally muscular. Her chestnut hair is matted, messy, and big. Her gray eyes peer out from beneath her small white hat.

Personality: Neega is a sociable creature first and foremost. She loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. She can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. She is ready at a moment's notice to give into her darker urges. She is a real pyromaniac and does not care who the fire hurts. She often ends up burning people alive in the fires she starts.

History: She was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family Neega was a troubled youth. She spent her days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent her evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Neega decided she wanted neither the life of her mother nor that of the evil petty criminals she associated with. During her early adolescence, she took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. As of late she has set up a hidden staging nest where she ambushes people she hires for escort.

Motivation: She has decided she is irredeemable; and she is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 700 sp.

Description: This petite short woman is perpetually holding a sweet of some kind. She usually wears her tan robe and has her hammer always slung over her shoulder, marred by sweets. She wears a Stetson hat to hide her balding. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. She works hard and plays hard.

History: She got into the Beggar business at a young age. After coming to the age of reason, Cumpen took it upon herself to study the psionic arts in their entirety; because of this, she was labeled a dark omen and banished from her homeland. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg.

Ideals: Opinionated, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: 4'11" and lanky with angular features, she is an attractive figure. She is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by her earthly robes.. Her tied-back hair is black. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her brown eyes.

Personality: She has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Detective who has hired her part-time. Bendoo enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her father always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. Her parents died when she was young, and she was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Bendoo grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Bendoo. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: She's attracted to the PC; and she is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Flaws: Hedonist, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Has a crush, Criminal record. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 500 sp.

Description: She is an average looking southern female in her early mid-life. She wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally she sports a tan coat. With wild brown hair. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her amber eyes.

Personality: She believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. She does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: She was born at the edge of vast mountains. She has had some formal music training, and achieved minor success. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world.

Ideals: Artistic, Logical. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Nature. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 200 gp. Amethyst (70 gp). 1 Half-Plate.

Description: This slender woman stands about 5'10". She wears suspenders and white workpants. Her shirt is brown, and she wears a heavy white leather apron most of the time. She sports red long hair. She has blue eyes and a white hat with a brown feather.

Personality: Quiet and reserved she prefers to listen than to talk. She will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. Her respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to her, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, she tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in her reactions to snap at those who irritate her, Tawar is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: She was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family Her family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The mother sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. She saw this and took pride in her mother's willingness to do anything to win. After months of barely getting by, Tawar managed to ambush a major caravan with a load of valuables. Instantly wealthy, she made her way to the capital under a new identity.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge; and she wants revenge against brigands

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Criminal record, Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 90 gp.

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he wears green leather gloves, a green jacket, and tight pants. His green crest is unkempt and raggedy. He is baby faced.

Personality: He is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. Despite his manner, he is extremely passionate and proud of his job, and he prides himself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: His arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He always admired arcane-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He struck the Fisher job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: Expand his business; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 60 gp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: His right side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. His hair is silver and curly. His gray unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. Further he is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: He was raised in a desert tribe. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. if successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact

Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Terse, Addict. Bonds: Rich, Nature. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: Standing 3'2", this woman is wearing a tight blue one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. Her hair is chestnut and curly. She has several tiny opal earrings on each ear.

Personality: She is curt in most of her responses. She prefers to keep her word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. She is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of her. She is by nature obliging.

History: Gifted from a young age, Abalaba studied abroad. Her mother took her hunting and taught her how to get in the mind of other creatures. She spent several years traveling with her friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Nature. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 150 gp.

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. He wears a wide-brimmed hat to hide his balding. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He is mildly Halfling supremacist, though he does not identify as such. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: He got into the Navigator business at a young age. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Racist, Shy. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 1700 sp.