Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She dresses in violet turtlenecks beneath a green coat with blue slacks. She has moderate length silver hair. Her gray unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: Her tongue was cut out and she uses sign language. She also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: Born in the west to a Shepherd, Althaea learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. She now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Has a crush, Job, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his greataxe with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. His hair is brown, silky, and of moderate length. His violet eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He exudes charisma. He is a tour de force of persuasion. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. Being born in the east, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the east for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way west. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Regain custody of his son.

Ideals: Athletic, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Family. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 260 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: He wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. His silver hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady amber eyes.

Personality: Sapply speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. He is an amazing painter.

History: Sapply was born in the north. At a young age he loved to build and create. His father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his father was legitimate. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: He feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world; and he doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes

Ideals: Impeccable, Gifted, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Religious. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 150 gp. Red-brown spinel (110 gp).

Description: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, she wears a violet shirt with thin green vertical stripes and tan pants. Her blonde hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. She has several tiny ruby earrings on each ear.

Personality: She runs her personal life as if detached from it. She organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits she will get from it. She is ready at a moment's notice to give into her darker urges. She is a real pyromaniac and does not care who the fire hurts. She often ends up burning people alive in the fires she starts.

History: She was born in the north, but her parents moved at a very young age to the east. Her mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She left for the north, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally.

Flaws: Selfish, Insane. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record, Immigrant. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 130 gp. Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (70 gp).