Description: She wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. She is portly but not overly obese. Her black hair is thinning but still full. Her green eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She is shy and timid. She has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. She tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: She was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family A serious injury left her mother unemployed and in need of constant care. Her family became saddled with debt trying to care for her infirm mother. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the north; and she feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Optimist. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Criminal record, Debt. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 20000 cp.

Description: She very much looks the part of a Merchant. She has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. Her hair is always cut to a buzz. Her amber unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. She is a thrill seeker, she laughs at people and throws down challenges. She is highly competitive and combative.

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. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Merchant work with an outfit from a few towns over. Merchant work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. In her journeys she found a malevolent artifact. She wishes to return this artifact and its corrupting influence back to where it came.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Disease, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 600 gp. Banded agate (11 gp). Black pearl (1300 gp). Bloodstone (60 gp).

Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. Her golden hair is knotted and matted. Her eyes are hazel and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She will rave to anyone who will listen. She does not believe in violence as a means to an end. She is a dedicated Bowyer but believes her peers are too gung-ho.

History: A powerful slaver made her what she is. A few years later when the east was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She left for the north, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Pacifist. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Mentor, Immigrant. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man wears a worn and beaten armor. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. His white hair is knotted and matted. His gray unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He is fixated on the number 36. He counts his steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. He seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. He is an amazing painter.

History: He was born in the south, but his parents moved at a very young age to the east. His parents enrolled him in a Paladin school at a young age so that he could practice his arcane talents. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: Regain custody of his daughter; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Disease, Insane. Bonds: Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.