Description: A moderately attractive woman, she tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with her rolled up shirt sleeves this gives her a very relaxed look. Her blonde hair is cut short. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She is a Bookbinder first and foremost. She believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. She is fiercely devoted to her father, and views her father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating her from her legal half-brother.

History: Avice lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Her father was very strict, and drilled into her lessons on being the perfect lady. After a long history of fighting, Avice and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Revenge; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Family, Enemies. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 300 gp. Sard (80 gp). Lapis lazuli (7 gp). Chrysoberyl (40 gp). Carnelian (80 gp).

Description: A 4'10" southern woman, she wears tattered old clothes. Her black hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. She misses her home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She left for the south, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: She is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 800 gp. Tourmaline (40 gp). Carnelian (50 gp). Aquamarine (1500 gp). White opal (600 gp).

Description: He typically wears white cloth garments or leather armor. He is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly clubs and tridents. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy blonde hair. This brown eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He is a man who does what he needs to. He will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. He is underhanded and not above using his wealth and body to get others to do his bidding.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family In his youth he was part of a gang. He got caught, but did not rat out his comrades and served his time in prison. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to brigands demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and he wants revenge against brigands

Bonds: Criminal record, Attractive, Enemies, Job. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 500 gp. Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (900 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1500 gp).

Description: He wears a grey cloak and cross-gartered pastel stockings. He has dyed his greying silver hair a little too much giving a sharp silver color. His skin is flawless and his amber eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. More though he will beg to come along on any journeys. He will attempt to stowaway on any ship he can in the hopes that it will get him further away.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Diggory was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. Cursed with unlife at a very young age, Diggory has worked very hard to control his curse. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out; and he's repulsed by the pc

Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Slave, Mentor. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 30000 cp.