Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she wears a tight fitting red shirt and pants. Her hair is brown and curly. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of her strength. She works very hard to maintain that gentleness. She has a cruel streak; something she gained from her previous mentor. She harbors resentment against her former mentor.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Jasmine grew up listening to her mother's many stories. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. When she grew older, she became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. She began work as a mercenary for hire. She would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends.

Ideals: Disciplined, Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor, Adventurer. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: White pearl (50 gp).

Description: She is an average looking eastern female in her early mid-life. She is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of her physical features obscured. Her brown hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. She has a dull look in her black eyes.

Personality: While she is on the job, she is grim and serious. She understands how dangerous the world is and the need to stay safe. She has all her life been fascinated with poetry.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Vepar grew up listening to her father's many stories. Her parents died when she was young, and she was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Vepar 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 Vepar. She left for the east, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: She feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world; and she doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes

Ideals: Artistic, Impeccable. Bonds: Criminal record, Adventurer, Immigrant. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 400 gp. Deep blue spinel (1100 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is a paragon of her species. She is larger and stronger than most Half-Elves. Her skin is dark but she possesses many tan ritualistic tattoos. She is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. Her long auburn hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this southern gal figured out how to best use her charms to convince people to do what she wants. 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, Meriele is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: Meriele was born with her father's beautiful face. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Bather.

Motivation: To pay off her debts; and balancing her hectic life and new bather responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Job, Debt. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 120 gp. Tiger eye turquoise (4 gp). 7 Acid flasks.

Description: This younger middle-aged man wears a green vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His blue leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his green boots flare out at the collars, and a wedding ring on his right hand. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Mantus embodies much of what other species detest in the Tieflings. 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: Born in the west his family was never financially stable. A few years later when the north was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He has since married many spouses, only to have them die. He claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg.

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: In love, Job, Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 400 gp. 2 Smokesticks.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. She tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with her rolled up shirt sleeves this gives her a very relaxed look. Her chestnut hair is thinning but still full. Her black eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. She is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Seamstress work with an outfit from a few towns over. Seamstress work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She's also a talented Jeweler, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: She feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world; and nothing but the best is good enough for her

Ideals: Joker, Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 700 sp.

Description: This man dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. His hair is cut close to his head. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He hates illithids. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He is obsessed with his god.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He would ruin relationships and cause injury. He was reprimanded several times before being given his current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: Revenge; and he is content

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Enemies, Religious. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 70 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This northern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She wears an entirely grey suit with brown socks and a vest with buckled shoes. She keeps her brown hair in a pixie cut. She has a dull look in her hazel eyes.

Personality: She is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of her strength. She works very hard to maintain that gentleness. She is harsh and unforgiving.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and she is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Slave. Occupation: Server

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 700 sp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (200 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This southern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She wears many layers of old clothing at all times. Her beige fur is long and unkept. Her blue eyes peer out from beneath her wide-brimmed pastel hat.

Personality: She likes to brag about her accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. She is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. Skirt 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 moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She's attracted to the PC; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Passionate, Joker. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Nature, Immigrant. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 600 gp.

Description: She wears suspenders and black workpants. Her shirt is white, and she wears a heavy black leather apron most of the time. Her long green crest is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her skin is flawless and her red eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: She does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. She has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: She comes from a rich northern family. Her mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: She uses money and sex appeal to get what she needs.

Ideals: Justice, Fighting. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 10 pp.