Description: She wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty grey coat over it. She is portly but not overly obese. She keeps her red hair in a pixie cut. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She is a melancholic, but persistent worker. She resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. She has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a woman enough she will sell her own mother. Money is her most trusted friend.

History: She was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for her. It may also be what makes her so good at details. A freak accident while working with her Shoemaker father left her crippled. 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 feels kind of lost in life; and she loathes her own lifestyle

Flaws: Ugly, Depressed, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 400 gp. A necklace of small pink pearls (1000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (900 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (400 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (400 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This western woman wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body. Her clothes are grease stained in places. Her brown hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She barks her statements quickly and with little fuss. She prefers small words and is at her heart utilitarian. She is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the west. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She left for the west, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: She will attempt to ambush and attack anyone she thinks she can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, she will try to sell them to her slave-trader contact.

Flaws: Terse, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Attractive. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: Solid gold idol (700 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1100 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A moderately attractive man, he wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. He wears a Stetson hat to hide his balding. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are blue.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. His martial abilities were realized during a raid on his village. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by brigands. Conrad was horrified and prayed that his mother was alright. However, he heard that his mother had died fighting off the brigands.

Motivation: He is content.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Selfish, Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This northern woman wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. Her clothes are grease stained in places. She is bald on top and has large golden tufts of hair around her ears. Her gray eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. She loves teas. She is very sensitive about her face. To blow off anger she lifts weights and to control her otherwise explosive temper she works out a lot.

History: She was born in the north, but her parents moved at a very young age to the south. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Bookbinder hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She left for the north, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: Just what you see.