Description: Her right side is far more bruised and cut up than her other. She wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with wide-brimmed hat. She has no hair. Her ears are large.

Personality: She is fixated on the number 85. She counts her steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. She seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. She has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: Alain lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She left for the east, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent father.

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 1800 sp. Moss agate (8 gp). Black pearl (400 gp). Freshwater pearl (8 gp).

Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She is renowned for her bright blue dresses and hats. She has a very tight haircut. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She considers herself the protector of her home. She feels this is her duty and calling. She does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: Her psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. She couldn't stand her childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with her mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found; and her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Insane, Insomniac. Bonds: Guardian, Mentor, Family. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 90 gp. Obsidian (14 gp).

Description: This late middle aged man sports yellow clothing, slightly heavier than average wear and is in decent physical shape. His blonde hair is still thick. His eyes are amber and catlike.

Personality: He is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. He would rather hide behind his crafts than deal with other people.

History: Trained by his mother for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. His parents divorced when he was young, and his mother gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his mother, who blamed him for driving them apart. He has never given up on his poetry dream.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic, Shy. Bonds: Military, Religious. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 80 gp.

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she wears a tight fitting white shirt and pants. Her head has been shaved. Her amber eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: Stoic and calm, she prefers to meditate than take action. As she has aged she has sought to do reparations for her actions as a youth. She is also making sure that her compatriots who never received punishment for their crimes are brought to justice.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her mother always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. At a young age both her parents were killed in an accident. Her uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took her in and had her trained in basic self defense. She would ruin relationships and cause injury. She was reprimanded several times before being given her current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: She is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions; and she has comitted a past crime that haunts her to this day

Ideals: Disciplined, Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 600 sp.