Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She tends to wear a blue poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt. Her white hair is still thick. Her eyes are brown and beady.

Personality: She likes to brag about her accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. 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: A powerful slaver made her what she is. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the east.

Ideals: Passionate, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Mentor. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 200 gp. Star ruby (1600 gp). Deep blue spinel (1100 gp). Black pearl (1100 gp). Black star sapphire (1600 gp). 1 Half-Plate. 1 Full Plate.

Description: She wears brown trousers with green and grey striped suspenders. She wears various colorful collared shirts. She has relatively light skin and is very physically imposing due to her abundance of muscles. Her golden hair, when down, is lengthy. Her eyes are likewise green. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as she rather likes the sound of her voice. Her demeanor is somewhat feminine. Melissa enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Gifted from a young age, Melissa studied abroad. She was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform Since then, she has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: She is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out; and nothing but the best is good enough for her

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Slave. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 20000 cp. Obsidian (7 gp). Obsidian (7 gp). Coral (140 gp).

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. She sports blonde long hair. Her gray eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She seems absolutely devoid of it. She stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. She also is a firm believer in the womanly ideal.

History: She was born in the west, but her parents moved at a very young age to the east. Her homeland was ravaged by war and she spent much of her life rebuilding it. Unlike her family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, she wanted to work in the city. She has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and to prove her worth to the world

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Addict, Mundane, Impulsive, PTSD. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 700 gp. Moonstone (80 gp). Blue quartz (9 gp). Moonstone (80 gp).

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he usually wears his black robe and has his falchion always slung over his shoulder. His red hair is matted, messy, and big. His ears are large.

Personality: He believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. He worked as a nervous Shoemaker and found it very stressful. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and he is greedy

Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Nature, Rich, Job. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 600 gp. Solid gold idol (700 gp). A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (80 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1500 gp). 1 Minor magic item.