Description: She likes to wear ponchos typically of a light black in addition to tight pants, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 5'6" when asserting herself. Her dark red hair is matted, messy, and big. Her red eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic woman, Akta's first love is herself. Her second love is also herself. When she's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, she's doing painting.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. She was an apprentice working in her mother's forge. She has worked as a Cartwright like her mother before her.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well; and regain custody of her daughter

Ideals: Impeccable, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Job, Family. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 1000 cp. Star rose quartz (80 gp).

Description: She is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by her earthly robes.. She is portly but not overly obese. Her auburn hair is heavily combed to the right. Her half smiles and amber eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: She is a woman who does what she needs to. She will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. She is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her mother and father. Her mother taught her the rudiments of the Farmer arts, while her father instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Her childhood dream was to be a Priest, but she was a colossal failure. Recently she has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job.

Ideals: Logical. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Rich, Job. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 2600 sp. Deep green spinel (110 gp). Red garnet (110 gp). Rose (20 gp). 1 Half-Plate. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Darkwood Shield.

Description: A 2'11" southern man, he wears a red tunic with tan highlights, and long yellow pants that bunch up around his shoes. He wears his chestnut hair up. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: Tod is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. 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 a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Tod grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Tod. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions; and regain custody of his son

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insomniac, Depressed, Antagonistic. Bonds: Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 1600 sp.

Description: This southern woman is abnormally tall. She prefers to wear brown pants and tee shirts. Her whole body is exceptionally muscular. She keeps her white hair in a pixie cut. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She misses her glory days as an athlete. She does not mind her job, but it is boring in comparison. She enjoys reading and quiet.

History: The child of southern immigrants she idolized her father. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. She left for the south, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Logical. Bonds: Immigrant, Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 160 gp. 1 Chain shirt.