Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She wears a black Stetson hat and black clothes. She has no hair. She has several tiny opal earrings on each ear.

Personality: Cocky and sure of herself, she believes she is the best Slave Trader born in the past three hundred years. As long as the job gets done she does not care how it got done.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. Her mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the north; and to be a barber again

Ideals: Professionalism, Gifted, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 800 gp. Blue star sapphire (1000 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she wears grey trousers with yellow and grey striped suspenders. She wears various colorful collared shirts. She has golden hair. Her eyes are gray and beady.

Personality: She barks her statements quickly and with little fuss. She prefers small words and is at her heart utilitarian. She plays an instrument quite well.

History: Matilda lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Her first spouse was a Shoemaker, they had one daughter, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. She has never given up on her writing dream.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent father; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Terse. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Low and grunting

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

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he is dressed in earthy colors with a blue and pastel handkerchief worn on his right side. He keeps his red hair in a pixie cut. His fierce green eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He is a hateful person. He taunts others and blames them for his problems. He has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: His arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Interpreter hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He was granted arcane powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent father; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Poor, Family. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This petite short man is perpetually holding a tea of some kind. He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it, marred by teas. He has shaved his head bald. He has gleaming, smiling gray eyes.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. He refers to his adoptive mother for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. His childhood dream was to be a Courier, but he was a colossal failure. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and expand his business

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Family, Poor, Job. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 500 gp.