Description: She wears silk and lounges about seductively, and carries pickaxes. She sports a flattop crest cut. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She exudes charisma. She is a tour de force of persuasion. She works hard and plays hard.

History: Burana lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Being born in the north, 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 north 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 south. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her sons to still be retired.

Motivation: Regain custody of her son; and an old rival family wants her found

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 3 Holy water.

Description: He is a pot bellied eastern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He is wearing a long, green, dusty cloak. He keeps his long blue hair kept up in a rat tail. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: Calm and collected, he is a well trained Painter. He lacks restraint and is impulsive. He jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and balancing his hectic life and new painter responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Insane, Impulsive. Bonds: Job, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 6000 cp.

Description: She wears baggy brown pantaloons and a green scarf. Her attire stands in sharp contrast to her morningstar, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a dagger on it. Her golden hair is long and unkept. Her gray eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She is a hateful person. She taunts others and blames them for her problems. She is a very good compulsive liar and kleptomaniac.

History: Helja hails from a village terrorized by orcs. She moved out east to avoid the crime she committed. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to orcs demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well; and she feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Criminal record, Enemies, Family. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 40 gp.

Description: This malnourished man wears grey robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a sai, but if one is not available he will default to his longsword. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. He is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the north. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Junk Dealer hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Disciplined. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Military. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 40 pp. Red-brown spinel (50 gp).