Description: With pastel face paint in a stripe pattern across her face, she wears a robe, a symbol of death around her neck, and a rapier on her belt. Her brown hair is braided into rings. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, she has a hard time making friends. 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 served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the south; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Fighting, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 200 gp. Rich purple corundum (900 gp). Aquamarine (600 gp).

Description: She is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing tan cape and mantle trimmed with soft violet waves gently in the breeze, and carries pickaxes. Her hair is golden, silky, and of moderate length. Her half smiles and blue eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: She is extraordinarily eccentric. She will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. Since her mother passed away years ago, her father had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. 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 uses money and sex appeal to get what she needs.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Insane, Impulsive. Bonds: Rich, Attractive. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: An older woman who wears tattered old clothes, she is not a threatening figure. Her brown hair is matted, messy, and big. Her eyes are a pleasant hazel.

Personality: She considers herself a woman of culture and sophistication. She likes a good challenge to her wits. She is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Geva was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. Her family was turned out during the war. She and her family wandered south to less war torn lands. She has dedicated herself to building a better village for her children.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and she desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, PTSD. Bonds: Adventurer, Mentor. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: He stands about 6'4" and wears baggy blue pantaloons and a violet scarf. His right leg appears badly burned and disfigured. He has a chestnut handlebar mustache and slicked back chestnut hair. His eyes are likewise blue. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He runs his personal life as if detached from it. He organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits he will get from it. He is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. He was taken from his home at a very young age. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

Motivation: To end his boredom; and he is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out

Flaws: Ugly, Selfish, Mundane. Bonds: Slave. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 4000 sp. Peridot (70 gp). Black pearl (500 gp). Black pearl (500 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (11 gp).