Description: An older woman who wears baggy blue pantaloons and a brown scarf, she is not a threatening figure. She has wavy brown hair. Her fierce amber eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk she knows how to make people feel guilty. She is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: Ranala lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Being born in the west, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the west for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way east. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She is greedy; and she has money and likes to spend it

Flaws: Depressed, Lazy. Bonds: Family, Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 100 gp. Golden yellow topaz (500 gp). Obsidian (9 gp).

Description: A plain young-adult man, he is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest. His rusty crest is kept up in a ponytail inside a deerstalker hat. His eyes are gold and catlike.

Personality: He is a very philanthropic person; he spends his free time working at various soup kitchens. He spends most of his days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There he gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. He has had some formal painting training, and achieved minor success. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature dagger.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend; and he is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out

Ideals: Philantrophist, Artistic. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Adventurer, Slave. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 30 pp. Red spinel (160 gp).

Description: This late middle aged woman wears well tailored gowns and hats with beautiful decoration. She is almost always dressed for an outing in high society and is in decent physical shape. Her brown hair is still thick. Her eyes are brown and catlike.

Personality: She loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. She is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. She haggles over everything, upselling her goods and buying cheap. She is persistent in everything.

History: Heir to a fortune, her parents put a great deal of effort into curing her disease. She graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. She advanced relatively quickly due to her good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Opinionated, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Rich, Military. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 1700 sp.

Description: She wears a brown broad hat and brown clothes. She is physically well-built. Her red fur is matted, messy, and big. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. She is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. She haggles over everything, upselling her goods and buying cheap. She is persistent in everything.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. Her mother took her hunting and taught her how to get in the mind of other creatures. Unlike her family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, she wanted to work in the city. She has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and to find somewhere to settle down

Ideals: Philantrophist, Entrepeneur, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 90 gp.