Description: She is a small woman, but exceptionally fit. She is generally shirtless and showing off her tattooed chest. Her hair is short and chestnut. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She likes to fabricate stories about her past exploits and how crazy she is, but in actuality she is rather bland. She is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. She haggles over everything, upselling her goods and buying cheap. She is persistent in everything.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. Being born in the north, 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 north 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 east. She hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion; and wants to raise her children well

Ideals: Athletic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane, Insomniac. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 800 gp. Banded agate (15 gp). Lapis lazuli (15 gp).

Description: A woman of a pale complexion, she wears many layers of old clothing at all times. She has slicked back blonde hair. Her green eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She has schizophrenia that causes her to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. She moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep her interest for a month it is impressive.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. She always admired necromantic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: She is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out; and retire the richest woman in the east

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Hedonist. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: An older woman who typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep white leather and dull black iron scale mail, she is not a threatening figure. She has done her best to style her chestnut hair to look like a famous performer. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic woman, Avelina's first love is herself. Her second love is also herself. She is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her mother and father. Her mother taught her the rudiments of the Sailor arts, while her father instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Like her mother and her brother before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Sailor. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 14 years.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and to be a barkeep again

Ideals: Impeccable, Optimist. Bonds: Military, Rich, Job. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: White pearl (100 gp). Chrysoprase (40 gp). Coral (100 gp). Aquamarine (800 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This slender man stands about 5'3". He wears red robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a greataxe, but if one is not available he will default to his bastard sword. His hair, while still mostly black, has prominent grey streaks. His amber eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He is someone who is used to having a large amount of sex appeal. He also lacks a concept of privacy and shares just about everything. Trym is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his brothers into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: A powerful wizard made him what he is. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Mentor. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 800 gp. Azurite (4 gp). Amethyst (90 gp). Smoky quartz (70 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (4 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.