Description: She wears dull pastel sweaters, loose green pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath her sweater she keeps a concealed kukri, just in case, and she perpetually has her kukri ready. Her chestnut hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a small hat. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She is someone who is used to having a large amount of sex appeal. She also lacks a concept of privacy and shares just about everything. She loves being with her children and actually smiles when they are around. She would do anything for them. She dislikes her ex a great deal.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Mentor. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 800 gp. A pair of blacksmith’s puzzle; each has a pair of interlocked iron designs that users try to take apart and put back together (80 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (700 gp).

Description: This eastern woman is abnormally tall. She is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing violet cape and mantle trimmed with soft grey waves gently in the breeze. Her whole body is exceptionally muscular. Her long red hair reaches down to her waist. Her skin is flawless and her gray eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: She believes there is no problem she cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. She disdains her fellow easterners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: Heir to a fortune, her parents put a great deal of effort into curing her disease. Cursed with unlife at a very young age, Ahlyssa has worked very hard to control her curse. 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: Persistence. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Attractive. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 300 gp. Silver comb with moonstones (200 gp). A pair of blacksmith’s puzzle; each has a pair of interlocked iron designs that users try to take apart and put back together (100 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1500 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp).

Description: This slender woman stands about 5'7". She dresses like a well dressed Spice Merchant does. She has wavy brown hair. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are violet.

Personality: Calm and collected, she is a well trained Spice Merchant. She tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: Her psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. A gifted student she started as a Bounty Hunter, but she got bored and became a Spice Merchant. Lacking all sense, she decided to go on an adventure. She picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and she is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted. Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Religious. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 100 gp. Sardonyx (70 gp). Azurite (7 gp).

Description: The man speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. He seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if he got out from a pool a few moments ago. He is dressed in earthy colors with a blue and black handkerchief worn on his right side. His red hair, when down, is lengthy. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He is extraordinarily eccentric. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. He worked as a nervous Scribe and found it very stressful. He has achieved small success as a Scribe.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Immigrant, Mentor, Job, Family. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: Aquamarine (500 gp). Sard (60 gp). Malachite (11 gp).