Description: She wears a yellow vest with golden trim over her white shirt. Her white leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and her yellow boots flare out at the collars. She has no hair. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. She moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep her interest for a month it is impressive.

History: Born in the east to a Knight, Avice learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and retire the richest woman in the east

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Hedonist. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: A 5'4" western woman, she is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright tan and green, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. She sports a flattop hair cut. Her eyes are blue and catlike.

Personality: She is a melancholic, but persistent worker. She resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. Her temper goes off on the smallest of things. She tends to lash out at those around her.

History: Born in the west to a Weaver, Maynild learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. Her first spouse was a Herbalist, they had one daughter, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. She has been saving her money to try and buy her brother's freedom.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Depressed, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Job, Family. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: Smoky quartz (40 gp). Black pearl (200 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty brown coat over it. He has moderate length white hair. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. He is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Joker, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 800 gp. Fiery yellow corundum (600 gp). Blue quartz (16 gp).

Description: She stands about 5'10" and wears silk and lounges about seductively. Her left leg appears badly burned and disfigured. Her golden hair is braided into rings. Her gray eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken her opponents. Despite her formidable combat skills she remains a coward. More though she will beg to come along on any journeys. She will attempt to stowaway on any ship she can in the hopes that it will get her further away.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the west. 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 was forced to fight in gladiatorial arenas alongside her partner. They became the best of friends and one day they managed to break out together and then went their separate ways.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Slave. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 800 gp.