Description: She is an average looking northern female in her early mid-life. She is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of her physical features obscured. She is bald on top and has large white tufts of hair around her ears. Her blue unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: While she acts the brute, she is far gentler than she would appear. She has all her life been fascinated with music.

History: She was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family Cursed with vampirism at a very young age, Joan has worked very hard to control her curse. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

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 she is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 700 gp. Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1600 gp).

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears skinny pants and wears a white and violet robe with the hood down. He has a long silver beard with little hanging trinkets. His eyes are a pleasant blue.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food he seems plenty friendly. He is a bit of a macho man and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: When he was but 5 years old his parents immigrated from the south. He was taken from his home at a very young age. He used his abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Fighting. Bonds: Nature, Immigrant, Slave. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 200 gp. Jade (40 gp). White pearl (40 gp). Red spinel (40 gp). Malachite (13 gp).

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. He has white hair. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He has schizophrenia that causes him to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. The occasional robbery is his preferred attention getting crime, but he mainly uses his means for meeting his own perverse desires.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. Like his mother and his sister before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Interpreter. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: Expand his business; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record, Job. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what she was had she not made sure her armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit she wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. Her golden hair is thinning but still full. Her violet eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She is enamored with her job. She loves it. She likes the challenge and she likes helping those less fortunate than her. She also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: Trained by her mother for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. She was one of the best in her class, and was picked up by her current employer. She quickly showed her capability and was soon promoted to a head role. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Performer responsibilities is difficult; and wants to open a new tavern

Bonds: Attractive, Job, Has a crush, Military. Occupation: Performer

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1000 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (70 gp).