Description: She dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 5'10" when asserting herself. Her hair is golden, silky, and of moderate length. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are amber.

Personality: She runs her personal life as if detached from it. She organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits she will get from it. Her actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as she answers to a power that mortal women fail to acknowledge.

History: She got into the Body Guard business at a young age. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She tends to her Body Guard job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Job. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 100 gp. Bloodstone (30 gp). Alexandrite (1100 gp).

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she wears tattered old clothes. Her brown hair is braided into rings. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are brown.

Personality: She swings through moods quickly. One moment she is cool and collected, the next she is carried away by passions. She will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: Trained by her father for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. She was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and she is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Military, Slave. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: He wears tattered old clothes. His skin is fair and his fingers are delicate and long. His hair is short and chestnut. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He trusts no one. He is not readily capable for forgiveness and his ire never leaves him. On top of that he is swayed by a pretty face, and while loyalty to his employer will always come first he doesn't like to hit women.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend; and obtaining odd cultural human artifacts is his passion

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Has a crush, Adventurer. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 800 gp. Red-brown spinel (120 gp). Deep blue spinel (1400 gp). Emerald (1200 gp).

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He wears many layers of old clothing at all times. He has chestnut hair. He has a dull look in his green eyes.

Personality: He has schizophrenia that causes him to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: His necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a daughter. He has since married many spouses, only to have them die. He claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out; and he wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Hedonist. Bonds: Poor, In love. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: Just what you see.