Description: Runty and weak-looking, she tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with her rolled up shirt sleeves this gives her a very relaxed look. Her chestnut hair is matted, messy, and big. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken her opponents. Despite her formidable combat skills she remains a coward. She plays an instrument quite well.

History: Avice was born the youngest of three triplets. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage.

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Poor, Family. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 2000 sp. Malachite (10 gp). Smoky quartz (70 gp). Carnelian (70 gp). 1 Masterwork Heavy wooden shield. 1 Breastplate. 1 Chain shirt. 1 Breastplate.

Description: This southern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. His hair, while still mostly chestnut, has prominent grey streaks. His blue eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. To his fellows he is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. At a young age his mother died while driving off some illithids. His father being the stubborn sort decided to stay and helped train him in trident use. He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: Many illithids want him driven away.

Ideals: Fighting, Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 5000 sp. Jade (150 gp). Coral (150 gp). Onyx (80 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears professional attire. He has relatively dark skin and is very physically imposing due to his abundance of muscles. His black hair is cut short. He has several tiny ruby earrings on each ear.

Personality: He is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. A true patriot, Manfred would do anything for his country. He is fiercely protective of his fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: He was born into a rich family. He inherited a moderately successful company from his mother. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Joker, Logical. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Military. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 600 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This light-skinned female is dressed in earthy colors with a tan and yellow handkerchief worn on her right side. She is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. Sporting a red mohawk this woman's hair draws a lot of attention. 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 dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the east. She keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to her own.

History: Her arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. After coming to the age of reason, Juliana took it upon herself to study the arcane arts in their entirety; because of this, she was labeled a dark omen and banished from her homeland. Now she works as a painting tutor during her time off.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge; and she wants revenge against brigands

Ideals: Pacifist, Gifted, Logical, Artistic. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 400 gp. Golden pearl (70 gp). Deep blue spinel (700 gp). Obsidian (14 gp).