Description: A woman of a pale complexion, she dresses in black turtlenecks beneath a blue coat with red slacks. Her brown hair is long and unkept. Her eyes are a pleasant gold.

Personality: A grumpy gal she will invite people to lunch so she can critique them. Yet she still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her father.

History: Shava lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Her father worked until she suffered an accident while they were digging through a hill for a new route. She had to support her now crippled father and took her father's old job. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Philantrophist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He likes to wear black tank tops with grey pants. His auburn hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He is a sleazy, sleazy guy. He has no qualms about using his powers of suggestion to get people to do what he wants. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Half-Orcs.

History: Hoshû was born with his mother's beautiful face. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Ruler. He's also a talented Painter, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: To be a Painter again.

Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 600 sp. Deep blue spinel (300 gp).

Description: This woman is very fat, and wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with green lining and desert motifs. She has moderate length scarlet crest. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She believes there is no problem she cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. She is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. She haggles over everything, upselling her goods and buying cheap. She is persistent in everything.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her mother and father. Her mother taught her the rudiments of the Butcher arts, while her father instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Her mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. 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 has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Persistence, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 210 gp.

Description: She is a pot bellied western woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She usually wears her white robe and has her greatsword always slung over her shoulder. She wears a colorful flower in her red hair. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep brown.

Personality: She is quite rude, and likes to deride her opponents skill and shout insults at them. 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 to a criminal king-pin and mafia family She became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. After a long history of fighting, Puyet and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She has decided she is irredeemable; and she's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Athletic, Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 700 sp. Citrine (80 gp). 7 Acid flasks.