Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She wears a brown costume with the symbols of death on her torso. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She seems absolutely devoid of it. She stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. The occasional robbery is her preferred attention getting crime, but she mainly uses her means for meeting her own perverse desires.

History: She was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family 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's also a talented Bellfounder, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down.

Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Criminal record, Job. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 500 gp. Finely wrought small gold bracelet (10 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (900 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She wears well tailored gowns and hats with beautiful decoration. She is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. She has a very tight haircut. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. She is a very good compulsive liar and kleptomaniac.

History: She comes from a rich eastern family. Her mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She has decided she is irredeemable; and she is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions

Ideals: Athletic, Optimist. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 500 gp. Silver comb with moonstones (100 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (90 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (200 gp).

Description: He is renowned for his bright pastel suits and hats. He is physically well-built. His hair is golden and very short. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. He is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered dancing. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He has decided he is irredeemable; and he will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. if successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact

Ideals: Joker, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: The dark-skinned woman stands 4'7" and is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. With wild brown hair. Her green eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. 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: Her psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. Hadwisa 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's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: To unite with her brother; and an old rival family wants her found

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Job, Nature, Family. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 200 gp. Golden yellow topaz (400 gp). Alexandrite (400 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.