Description: She prefers to wear red pants and tee shirts, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 5'11" when asserting herself. She wears her auburn hair up in a very large beehive style do. Her gray eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She likes to brag about her accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. She will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. She cares deeply for her spouse and does her best to make sure her guests look presentable.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. Since then, she has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and to be a map maker again

Ideals: Passionate, Optimist, Logical. Bonds: In love, Mentor. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 3000 sp.

Description: He is renowned for his bright blue suits and hats. He is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly whips and tridents. His hair is short and white. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. He is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: He comes from a rich eastern family. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Simon grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Simon. After months of barely getting by, Simon managed to ambush a major caravan with a load of valuables. Instantly wealthy, he made his way to the capital under a new identity.

Motivation: He is greedy.

Ideals: Opinionated. Bonds: Criminal record, Attractive, Adventurer, Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 1000 sp.

Description: This man wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. His silver hair is smooth and relatively long. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He is a Sellsword first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. 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 Sellsword. He left for the north, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and doesn't want to be a sellsword and was forced into it by his family

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking eastern young adult. She dresses in black turtlenecks beneath a brown coat with tan slacks. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. She wears her chestnut hair up in a very large beehive style do. Her skin is flawless and her blue eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: She is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help her friends. She considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. She took after her father in leading caravans. Because they were valued, her father taught her to defend herself. When her father died while fighting orcs, the young Isabella began to lead the lost caravan. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge.

Ideals: Optimist, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Slave, Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 700 gp. Deep green spinel (70 gp). Rhodochrosite (11 gp). Golden pearl (70 gp).