Description: She wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty brown coat over it. She has slicked back auburn hair. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She snorts whenever she laughs or is feeling confident. She has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: She was born into a rich family. A serious injury left her father unemployed and in need of constant care. Her family became saddled with debt trying to care for her infirm father. Being a Barrister kept her interest for a while, but then she became depressed and bored. So she turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: Regain custody of her son; and she has money and likes to spend it

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Debt, Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 40 pp. Silver pearl (110 gp). Smoky quartz (60 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1000 gp).

Description: He wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a blue coat. He has dyed his greying chestnut hair a little too much giving a sharp chestnut color. His violet eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the north. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Map Maker arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. A few years later when the west was not economically sound they moved to his current location. 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: Pacifist, Logical. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: He is lean but muscular and wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. His wide-brimmed hat is riddled with cuts and holes. He has a dull look in his violet eyes.

Personality: He has two modes he varies between. On the job he is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job he is a party animal. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Slave Trader but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: He was born in a small island village. He was an apprentice working in his mother's forge. He spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark.

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears many layers of old clothing at all times. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy auburn hair. His green eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the east.

Ideals: Disciplined, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 700 gp. Silver comb with moonstones (700 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (100 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.