Description: A middle-aged woman, she prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs, and is pretty ugly. Her black hair is cut short. Her brown eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She is curt in most of her responses. She prefers to keep her word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. She has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a woman enough she will sell her own mother. Money is her most trusted friend.

History: She was born into a rich family. She was an apprentice working in her mother's forge. Some 5 years later her spouse died after the birth of her son. Heartbroken, Hadwisa never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her son whom she trained as her mother had trained her before.

Motivation: Regain custody of her son; and to unite with her brother

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Rich, Job, In love, Family. Occupation: Spy

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

Possessions: 90 pp.

Description: He is well dressed, constantly wearing a brown suit, grey shirt, and red tie. He is portly but not overly obese. His head has been shaved. His eyes are hazel and beady.

Personality: This man loves singing and to teach people singing more than just about anything. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: He got into the Stableman business at a young age. Thomas liked to wander the woods near his home when he was young, something he still likes to do at least once a week. He never liked modest clothing or shoes, so he would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and he developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. He became a Stableman soon after.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Nature. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Rhymes sentences (sorry)

Possessions: 80 pp.

Description: This man is very fat, and wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. His blonde hair is still thick. He is baby faced.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating he would invite many more into his home than his spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. 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 born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. He has had some formal music training, and achieved minor success. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and wants his loneliness to end

Ideals: Philantrophist, Logical, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 50 pp. Obsidian (11 gp). Emerald (1100 gp). Iolite (30 gp). Obsidian (11 gp).

Description: An older woman who wears well tailored gowns and hats with beautiful decoration. She is almost always dressed for an outing in high society, she is not a threatening figure. She keeps her black hair in a flapper bob. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady gray eyes.

Personality: Her tongue was cut out and she uses sign language. She never wears the same outfit twice, unless she absolutely has to.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Galiena was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. 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: Money/treasure; and she is greedy

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Rich, Mentor. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 800 gp. Black pearl (200 gp). Golden pearl (70 gp). Amber (70 gp). Red garnet (70 gp).