Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she wears a worn and beaten armor. She wears a Stetson hat to hide her balding. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady gray eyes.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic woman, Vanchu's first love is herself. Her second love is also herself. Vanchu is a bit of a follower. Usually she is manipulated by her brothers into helping them out, but recently she has become more of a free agent.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. Like her father and her brother before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Spice Merchant. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion.

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

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 800 sp.

Description: An imposing woman with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic right hand, she is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright black and pastel, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. Her blue hair is knotted and matted. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with her opinion, she thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, she can get violently argumentative. She constantly seizes attention wherever she goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. She likes to think of herself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her mother and father. Her mother taught her the rudiments of the Painter arts, while her father instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: She uses money and sex appeal to get what she needs; and she is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Opinionated, Impeccable. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Rich, Attractive. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 600 sp.

Description: 3'0" and muscular, this western man wears a worn and beaten armor. His long silver hair reaches down to his waist. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: This man loves painting and to teach people painting more than just about anything. The war was a terrible time for him, and Hupe does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Architect arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered painting. He has never given up on his painting dream.

Motivation: He feels kind of lost in life.

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Military, Rich. Occupation: Architect

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 140 gp. An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (70 gp). 4 Thunderstones.

Description: This late middle aged man tends to wear a brown poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt and is in decent physical shape. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy auburn hair. His brown eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: His divine talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. A gifted student he started as a Bather, but he got bored and became a Navigator. He struck the Navigator job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: He is terrified, and will act out of fear; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic, Hedonist, Fearful. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 2700 sp. 1 Alchemist’s fire.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He wears dark leathers with embroidery. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His brown eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He is a hateful person. He taunts others and blames them for his problems. He is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: He was born into a rich family. He has had some formal painting training, and achieved minor success. He has never given up on his painting dream.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend; and money/treasure

Ideals: Logical, Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 40 gp.

Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking eastern young adult. She is dressed in a clean green cloak covering her clean studded leather. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. Her crest is copper and very short. Her gold eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She likes to be helpful to her clients. She likes to prescribe proper advice to her clients. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: She got into the Guard business at a young age. Being born in the east, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the east for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way south. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Ideals: Joker. Bonds: Slave, Job, Family, Rich. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 6000 cp. Red spinel (50 gp).

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He wears skinny pants and wears a white and grey robe with the hood down. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. He has a dull look in his brown eyes.

Personality: He trusts no one. He is not readily capable for forgiveness and his ire never leaves him. He is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: He was born at the edge of vast mountains. His father was a soldier and died while he was still young. Gnarsh was left his father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. After a long history of fighting, Gnarsh and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic, Selfish. Bonds: Nature, Military. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 110 gp. Tiger eye turquoise (7 gp).

Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she wears a red shirt with thin brown vertical stripes and tan pants. Her head has been shaved. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She speaks before she thinks and is too direct. She will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. Her parents died when she was young, and she was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Bella 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 Bella. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud; and many illithids want her driven away

Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Slave, Criminal record, Enemies. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 100 gp. White pearl (130 gp). 1 Banded mail.

Description: She sports grey clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. She is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly swords and flails. Her red hair, when down, is lengthy. This blue eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: This woman loves poetry and to teach people poetry more than just about anything. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her mother.

History: Vonana was born the youngest of three triplets. Before the accident, she was one of the most outspoken anti-Tiefling activists. She was mortally wounded, saved by a kind and fast-acting Tiefling doctor. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: She will attempt to ambush and attack anyone she thinks she can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, she will try to sell them to her slave-trader contact; and marry her brother to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Artistic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 400 gp. Silver comb with moonstones (600 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.