Description: She wears long strands of jet and short violet dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. She has relatively dark skin and is very physically imposing due to her abundance of muscles. Her black hair is cut short. Her eyes are likewise gray.

Personality: A deeply religious woman she believes everything happens for a reason. She feeds upon the attention of others.

History: She was born in a small desert village. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions; and she uses money and sex appeal to get what she needs

Bonds: Rich, Religious, Attractive, Nature. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 40 pp. Chalcedony (40 gp).

Description: This tall, slender man prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. He carries his fan with him everywhere and carries himself as the perfect gentleman. His auburn hair is still thick. He has blue eyes.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. He cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist he will grow angry at them.

History: He was born in the east. His parents divorced when he was young, and his mother gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his mother, who blamed him for driving them apart. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and he is greedy

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 6000 sp.

Description: He is an average looking southern male in his early mid-life. He wears a worn and beaten armor. His blonde hair is greasy and uncared for. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: Born to a Barrister, his mother struggled to pay the bills. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Forgetful. Bonds: Poor, Slave. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 6000 sp. Star rose quartz (30 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she prefers to wear red clothing when she does not wear armor. She sports a flattop hair cut. Her eyes are likewise blue. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: She is irascible and easily irritated. She pushes her goals aggressively. She is also a coward if confronted.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Isabella was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. She couldn't stand her childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with her mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: Human compassion; and she is wracked by social anxiety

Flaws: Antagonistic, Fearful, Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor, Rich. Occupation: Mason

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

Possessions: 100 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (100 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (500 gp).