Description: A moderately attractive woman, she is wearing a long, black cloak. Her auburn hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. Her half smiles and green eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: She is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. She passes on several rewards to people in need. She makes a point to leave places better than she found them.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Scribe arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Her father was very strict, and drilled into her lessons on being the perfect lady. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Philantrophist, Impeccable. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Job. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 5000 sp. Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (70 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (900 gp).

Description: A moderately attractive man, he prefers to wear grey pants and tee shirts. His hair is always cut to a buzz. His hazel eyes peer out from beneath his top grey hat.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. A friendly and beautiful Human, he is rarely seen without a few beauties around his arms. Though a playboy in all rights, he is no lame duck.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Masseuse. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: He has a crush on the local Map Maker; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Slave, Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Masseuse

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

Possessions: 300 gp. Rhodochrosite (7 gp). Golden pearl (120 gp). 1 Chain shirt. 1 Full Plate. 1 Banded mail.

Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. His moppish white hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His eyes are a pleasant violet.

Personality: He exudes charisma. He is a tour de force of persuasion. He is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of him. He is by nature obliging.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Body Guard arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. In his 16th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his father impaled in their home, and his mother beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. 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: He uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs; and he feels threatened by others

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Shy, Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 500 gp. Lapis lazuli (12 gp). White pearl (160 gp). Chrysoberyl (160 gp). 1 Climber’s kit. 1 Masterwork Musical instrument. 1 Silver holy symbol.

Description: This woman stands a little under 6'0" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She wears tattered old clothes. Her blonde hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. Her ears are large.

Personality: Matilda is a sociable creature first and foremost. She loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. She can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. She also has developed a complete distrust of the Barrister profession.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Humans in the west were limited. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world.

Ideals: Extrovert, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 4000 sp. Smoky quartz (50 gp).