Description: This fat northern woman has a bulbous nose and tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with her rolled up shirt sleeves this gives her a very relaxed look. Her skin is also unnaturally pale. Her white hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She likes to make people angry or surprised. She is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes her no end of embarrassment.

History: Born in the north her family was never financially stable. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. After a long history of fighting, Mardnab and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away; and she's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Forgetful, Greedy. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 600 sp. Azurite (7 gp).

Description: He wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. His golden hair is thinning but still full. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. He will do just about anything if he becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this he is easily convinced.

History: Born in the south to a Fortune-teller, Robert learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. He was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. He has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Spy. He hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother; and further expansion of business

Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Has a crush, Job, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 700 sp.

Description: This woman wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. She is muscular with a powerful set of arms. Her head has been shaved. Her blue eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: She is unhospitable to her core. Her small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. She does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: She was born into a rich family. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her father gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her father, who blamed her for driving them apart. She's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Insomniac, Addict. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 120 gp. Golden yellow topaz (300 gp).

Description: He is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. He wears his dark red hair down. His eyes are white.

Personality: He is filled with cunning. He likes to feign weakness letting people think he is weak. Damakos is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his sisters into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: He was born in a small island village. Being born in the east, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the east for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way west. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Carpenter for hire.

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

Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Family, Nature, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 230 gp. Jet (40 gp).