Description: She is an average looking western female in her early mid-life. She dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head. She has done her best to style her auburn hair to look like a famous performer. She has a dull look in her blue eyes.

Personality: She tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. She loves teas. She is very sensitive about her face. To blow off anger she lifts weights and to control her otherwise explosive temper she works out a lot.

History: Born in the west to a Spice Merchant, Joan learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. She has had some formal dancing training, and achieved minor success. After a long history of fighting, Joan and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She wants to get laid; and she's attracted to the pc

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 30000 cp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a paragon of his species. He is larger and stronger than most Humans. His skin is light but he possesses many pastel ritualistic tattoos. He is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. He has moderate length chestnut hair. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: Bertram is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. He is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: Bertram hails from a village terrorized by illithids. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and he desires to right it.

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Depressed, Selfish. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 700 gp.

Description: A woman of a pale complexion, she wears a green vest and prefers yellow and green shirts. Her boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. She wears her chestnut hair up. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She is happy with her job as a Detective. She turns her eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: She was born into a rich family. She worked as a nervous Detective and found it very stressful. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Rich, Religious. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 30000 cp.

Description: This eastern woman wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty brown coat over it. Her clothes are grease stained in places. Her auburn hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. She has violet eyes.

Personality: She is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as she rather likes the sound of her voice. Her demeanor is somewhat feminine. She disdains her fellow easterners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: When she was but 3 years old her parents immigrated from the east. Aline was born on a far eastern forest where she grew up under the tutelage of her mother, an expert Dyer. She left for the east, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Religious. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 5000 sp.