Description: She is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing pastel cape and mantle trimmed with soft black waves gently in the breeze, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 5'2" when asserting herself. Her hair, while still mostly silver, has prominent grey streaks. She has several tiny topaz earrings on each ear.

Personality: She likes to be helpful to her clients. She likes to prescribe proper advice to her clients. She has a cruel streak; something she gained from her previous mentor. She harbors resentment against her former mentor.

History: She was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family She inherited a moderately successful company from her father. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. Recently she has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

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; and a rival would like her out of the picture

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Job, Mentor, Criminal record. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 4000 sp. Chrysoprase (30 gp). Deep blue spinel (700 gp). Rhodochrosite (11 gp).

Description: A plain young-adult man, he is wearing a long, brown, dusty cloak. His black hair is knotted and matted. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: Robert hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his singing career. He is a very good compulsive liar and kleptomaniac.

History: Robert lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. In his youth he was part of a gang. He got caught, but did not rat out his comrades and served his time in prison. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality; and meet up once more with his childhood friend

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Criminal record, Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: 5'4" and muscular, this southern man wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a yellow coat. He has a brown handlebar mustache and slicked back brown hair. His brown eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. Any perceived weakness will be pressed and exploited. He is seen as merciless and passionate.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. Being a Scribe kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Ideals: Athletic, Opinionated. Bonds: Criminal record, Poor, Religious. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A moderately attractive woman, she wears dull black sweaters, loose brown pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath her sweater she keeps a concealed hand crossbow, just in case. She wears her white hair down. Her eyes are a pleasant hazel.

Personality: Griselda is depressed about a lot of things. She tends to be a nihilist. She is an amazing painter.

History: She was raised in a island tribe. In her 16th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her father impaled in their home, and her mother beheaded. She saw the woman who walked out, and charged her in a blind rage. The woman easily evaded and defeated her, leaving her to live broken and terrified. She was granted arcane powers by her dying brother.

Motivation: She is terrified, and will act out of fear; and she is wracked by social anxiety

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Depressed, Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Nature. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 80 pp. 1 Magnifying glass.