Description: She wears an entirely grey suit with black socks and a vest with buckled shoes. She is portly but not overly obese. Her blonde hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. Her eyes are green and catlike.

Personality: She exudes charisma. She is a tour de force of persuasion. She refers to her adoptive father for almost all things she is unsure about, which are numerous. She is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Her family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The father sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. She saw this and took pride in her father's willingness to do anything to win. She would ruin relationships and cause injury. She was reprimanded several times before being given her current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions; and she is greedy

Bonds: Attractive, Family, Rich, Criminal record, Religious. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He has a missing left arm. He wears tattered old clothes. He has dyed his greying brown hair a little too much giving a sharp brown color. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep amber.

Personality: He likes to brag about his accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: Baern hails from a village terrorized by dire rats. As a young child he wandered into the woods despite his father's warnings against it. Afterwards he claimed he had encountered dire rats who tried to eat his hand. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Passionate, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 1200 sp.

Description: She is a small woman, but exceptionally fit. She wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). She has slicked back blonde hair. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before her hampering stammer kicks in. Flattery will make her almost putty in your hands.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the south; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy, Selfish. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 330 gp.

Description: He is an average looking southern male in his early mid-life. He is dressed in a clean blue cloak covering his clean studded leather. His head has been shaved. He has brown eyes.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with poetry. He constantly tries to fill his life with poetry. He uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. At a young age he wooed the heart of his future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. Some 5 years later his spouse died after the birth of his son. Heartbroken, Zook never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his son whom he trained as his father had trained him before.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and his religion dominates his actions

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Secretive. Bonds: Religious, In love. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 400 sp. Coral (80 gp).