Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She very much looks the part of a Ruler. Her moppish black hair is in a traditional bowl cut. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She's a bit of a prankster. She knows she is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. Her home and work are filled with various knick knacks she has acquired through the years. She cares a great deal for her adopted teenage daughter.

History: A child with a great deal of writing talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. She was an apprentice working in her mother's forge. Recently the stress of being a Ruler has made it difficult for her to sleep.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Ruler and was forced into it by her family; and balancing her hectic life and new ruler responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Joker, Artistic. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 30 gp. White pearl (110 gp).

Description: This man typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep brown leather and dull pastel iron scale mail, and sports empty pouches on his belt. He has styled his red fur well, parting it to the left. His green eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. He plays an instrument quite well.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Addict, Impulsive, Antagonistic. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 210 gp. 4 Holy water.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking northern young adult. He wears long strands of topaz and short green dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. His scarlet crest, when down, is lengthy. His eyes are red and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. As he has aged he has sought to do reparations for his actions as a youth. He is also making sure that his compatriots who never received punishment for their crimes are brought to justice.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: He will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact; and he is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Rich, Slave, Criminal record. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 130 gp.

Description: This dark-skinned female wears a blue shirt with thin brown vertical stripes and pastel pants. She is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. She wears a deerstalker hat to cover her moderate length blonde hair. Her eyes are likewise brown. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She is overprotective of those who hire her services. She is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: A powerful brothel owner made her what she is. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Gnomes in the west were limited. She left for the west, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: To protect her home; and to clean up the streets

Flaws: Ugly, Selfish. Bonds: Guardian, Mentor, Immigrant. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 320 gp.