Description: A woman of a pale complexion, she is dressed in earthy colors with a white and green handkerchief worn on her left side. Sporting a black mohawk this woman's hair draws a lot of attention. Her eyes are a pleasant gray.

Personality: A grumpy gal she will invite people to lunch so she can critique them. Yet she still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. She is fiercely devoted to her mother, and views her mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating her from her legal half-sister.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her mother always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. She always admired martial-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. She has achieved small success as a Crown-heir.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and obtaining odd cultural human artifacts is her passion

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Family, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 4000 sp.

Description: He wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. He carries with him a set of daggers, each one with a topaz on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. His white hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. He has violet eyes and a red hat with a tan feather.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. He is kind towards other men and children and will generally offer men help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to him.

History: Nicholas lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. His mother disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his mother, he was betrayed dozens of times. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist. Flaws: Shy, Insane. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 800 gp. Sapphire pendant on gold chain (700 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (700 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (170 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1500 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This exceptionally lanky man wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty white coat over it. His white hair is heavily combed to the right. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. In his 20th 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 routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and he is terrified, and will act out of fear

Ideals: Disciplined, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: Golden pearl (150 gp). Alexandrite (200 gp). Deep blue spinel (200 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She wears a fancy pastel dress. She keeps her black hair in a pixie cut. Her eyes are a pleasant hazel.

Personality: She is highly sensitive about her name. She loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. She enjoys reading and quiet.

History: She was born in a small desert village. There was a wharf not far from home where she often wandered off to fish. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: To prove her worth to the world; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Sensitive, Disease, Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Nature. Occupation: Fortune-teller

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

Possessions: 5000 sp.