Description: This eastern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). Her golden hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. She has gray eyes.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Avelina isn't afraid of most anything. She has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Human unity. She is stubborn though. She always likes to keep a trick up her sleeve. She likes to fight dirty and will kick and punch below the belt if she feels she even has a chance of losing.

History: Heir to a fortune, her parents put a great deal of effort into curing her disease. Her father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. 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: She has money and likes to spend it; and she is greedy

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Criminal record, Rich. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 800 gp. Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (40 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (700 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (700 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is lean but muscular and wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body. She has done her best to style her golden hair to look like a famous performer. She tend to wears goggles to shield her eyes.

Personality: She is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks her mind. She is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. She was an apprentice working in her father's forge. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 14 years.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the south; and to be a tailor again

Ideals: Logical, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy, Ugly. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 10000 cp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She is wearing a long, white cloak. Her chestnut hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She is a Sailor first and foremost. She believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. She has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. Her parents enrolled her in a Paladin school at a young age so that she could practice her necromantic talents. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Sailor for hire.

Motivation: Marry her brother to traveling adventurers; and expand her business

Ideals: Justice, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Slave, Family. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 30000 cp. Moss agate (13 gp). Jet (80 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (500 gp). Rose (20 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she prefers to wear flannel. She wears her silver hair up. Her green eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She does not care much for physical appearances, nor does she care much for other people. She does however care about what she wants and getting it. She moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep her interest for a month it is impressive.

History: Herleva was raised in a hard working conservative environment. A freak accident while working with her Herbalist mother left her crippled. She's also a talented Herbalist, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud; and expand her business

Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist, Disease. Bonds: Job, Enemies. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 6000 sp. Banded agate (9 gp).