Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. She wears a tight fitting blue shirt and pants. Her hair is always cut to a buzz. Her ears are large.

Personality: She is filled with cunning. She likes to feign weakness letting people think she is weak. Around other people she will do her best to conceal her emotions and appear jolly.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. She took after her mother in leading caravans. Because they were valued, her mother taught her to defend herself. When her mother died while fighting brigands, the young Mardnab began to lead the lost caravan. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge; and someone believes her a fraud

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Secretive, Shy. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 80 gp. Pink pearl (150 gp).

Description: This slender woman stands about 6'6". She is well dressed, constantly wearing a black suit, green shirt, and white tie. Her gold crest is smooth and relatively long. Her gold eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: She has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. She is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with her big mouthed big gutted partner. Her partner is her best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. Flattery will make her almost putty in your hands.

History: She was born in a small mountains village. There was a wharf not far from home where she often wandered off to fish. In her journeys she found a malevolent artifact. She wishes to return this artifact and its corrupting influence back to where it came.

Motivation: She has passion for adventuring and risk; and seeks redemption

Flaws: Selfish, Disease. Bonds: Adventurer, Nature, Criminal record. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 4000 cp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: This exceptionally lanky man wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. His hair is silver and curly. His eyes are likewise blue. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. He has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a man enough he will sell his own mother. Money is his most trusted friend.

History: He was raised by priests from a young age. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. 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: He has money and likes to spend it; and money/treasure

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with red lining and desert motifs. She sports blonde long hair. Her eyes are likewise gray.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation she is generally quite perceptive. She notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. She pushes her goals aggressively. She is also a coward if confronted.

History: She was raised in a island tribe. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud; and she is wracked by social anxiety

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insomniac, Fearful. Bonds: Nature, Enemies. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 210 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This younger middle-aged woman is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Barber, and a wedding ring on her left hand. Her hair is black, silky, and of moderate length. Her brown eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: Here is a woman who knows she is the smartest in the room. She talks down to others constantly. She refers to her adoptive mother 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: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the north.

Ideals: Impeccable, Entrepeneur. Bonds: In love, Attractive, Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Barber

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 80 gp.

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. His black hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: His voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl he speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of his tone. He has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a man enough he will sell his own mother. Money is his most trusted friend.

History: He was born into a rich family. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and his religion dominates his actions

Flaws: Ugly, Cynical. Bonds: Rich, Religious. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 80 gp.

Description: She has a large blue mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into her white robe. Her skin is fair and her fingers are delicate and long. She has styled her auburn hair well, parting it to the left. She has a dull look in her brown eyes.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating she would invite many more into her home than her spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. When she's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, she's doing music.

History: She was born in a small island village. Through the years after Pyntle was born, her father became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the south. Pyntle's father didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. After a long history of fighting, Pyntle and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and she's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Philantrophist, Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Nature, Military. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 300 sp.

Description: She is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. Her white hair is unkempt and raggedy. Her eyes are likewise violet. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: Quiet and reserved she prefers to listen than to talk. She will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. She is obsessed with her god.

History: She was born at the edge of vast forest. Grigi liked to wander the woods near her home when she was young, something she still likes to do at least once a week. She never liked modest clothing or shoes, so she would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and she developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions; and she is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Religious, Nature. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 2000 cp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This late middle aged woman wears well tailored gowns and hats with beautiful decoration. She is almost always dressed for an outing in high society and is in decent physical shape. Her hair is auburn and curly. She has violet eyes.

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 also is a firm believer in the womanly ideal.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her mother and father. Her mother taught her the rudiments of the Marshal arts, while her father instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Her mother disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her mother, she was betrayed dozens of times. She's also a talented Spice Merchant, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and an old rival family wants her found

Flaws: Shy, Impulsive. Bonds: Rich, Family, Job. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 1000 cp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.