Description: An imposing woman with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic left leg, she is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. She wears a colorful flower in her purple hair. Her eyes are likewise gold. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: She considers herself a woman of culture and sophistication. She likes a good challenge to her wits. She loves her children and doesn't want them to worry about her. She loves to share her writing with anyone who is interested.

History: Akta was born the youngest of three triplets. Since her mother passed away years ago, her father had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. She has been saving her money to try and buy her brother's freedom.

Motivation: Regain custody of her daughter.

Ideals: Impeccable, Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 160 gp.

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he is typically in his Sage uniform. He wears a small hat to cover his moderate length red fur. His amber eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk he knows how to make people feel guilty. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Five was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He was one of the best in his class, and was picked up by his current employer. He quickly showed his capability and was soon promoted to a head role. He struck the Sage job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister; and doesn't want to be a sage and was forced into it by his family

Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Mentor, Family. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 380 gp.

Description: This slender woman stands about 4'9". She wears silk and lounges about seductively. Her chestnut hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. Her amber unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

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 very protective of her business, her home, and her spouse. She is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. She moved out west to avoid the crime she committed. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: She possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and she will attempt to ambush and attack anyone she thinks she can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. if successful, she will try to sell them to her slave-trader contact

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Disease, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 300 gp. Chrysoberyl (100 gp). Iolite (40 gp). Hematite (15 gp). 1 Magnifying glass.

Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. His white hair is still thick. His violet unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk he knows how to make people feel guilty. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Mortician but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. A freak accident while working with his Gardener mother left him crippled. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: He seems to be bored by most things; and to end his boredom

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Disease, Depressed, Mundane. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 60 gp.