Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she is dressed in a clean tan cloak covering her clean studded leather. Her long auburn hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. When triggered she is a bloodthirsty maniac, stopping at nothing and killing everything for almost an hour.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. Her parents died when she was young, and she was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Lia grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Lia. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: She is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions.

Ideals: Gifted, Fighting. Flaws: Insane, Disease. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 130 gp. Carnelian (50 gp).

Description: Her skin has the orange glow of too much sun. She wears a black cloak and cross-gartered blue stockings. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. 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 son.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Hunter arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Her father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Hunter.

Motivation: Revenge; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Philantrophist. Bonds: Family, Rich, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 100 gp. Rhodochrosite (7 gp).

Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she tends to wear a grey poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt. She wears a feathered hat to cover her moderate length black hair. Her ears are large.

Personality: She has schizophrenia that causes her to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. Her actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as she answers to a power that mortal women fail to acknowledge.

History: She was born at the edge of vast desert. She was one of the best in her class, and was picked up by her current employer. She quickly showed her capability and was soon promoted to a head role. She has achieved small success as a Scribe.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and her religion dominates her actions

Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Religious, Nature, Job. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 70 gp. Azurite (8 gp).

Description: An older man who is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright black and yellow, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems, he is not a threatening figure. His black hair is smooth and relatively long. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his violet eyes.

Personality: He is envious of other's things. He hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that he so desires. He is harsh and unforgiving.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. Like his father and his sister before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Mortician. He's also a talented Healer, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and he has money and likes to spend it

Flaws: Greedy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 130 gp. Moss agate (12 gp).