Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. She wears well tailored gowns and hats with beautiful decoration. She is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. Her hair, while still mostly silver, has prominent grey streaks. Her brown eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: Quiet and reserved she prefers to listen than to talk. She will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. Her actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as she answers to a power that mortal women fail to acknowledge.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. Joan liked to wander the woods near her home when she was young, something she still likes to do at least once a week. She never liked modest clothing or shoes, so she would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and she developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. 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: She has money and likes to spend it.

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Rich, Religious, Nature. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 40 gp.

Description: This woman is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of her veins is visible when she is not flexing. Her shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for her due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. She has a long golden ponytail with little hanging trinkets. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with music. She constantly tries to fill her life with music. She moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep her interest for a month it is impressive.

History: Gifted from a young age, Dara studied abroad. Since her father passed away years ago, her mother 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 left for the west, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and retire the richest woman in the west

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 100 gp. Citrine (60 gp).

Description: He dresses like a well dressed Farmer does. He is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly longbows and flails. His brass crest is heavily combed to the right. His eyes are gold and catlike.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. As he has aged he has sought to do reparations for his actions as a youth. He is also making sure that his compatriots who never received punishment for their crimes are brought to justice.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Like his father and his sister before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Farmer. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: To be a Ruler again.

Ideals: Opinionated, Justice, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 330 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: The woman speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. She seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if she got out from a pool a few moments ago. She wears bulky yellow painted plate armor. Her silver hair is singed and shortened. Her blue eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She seems absolutely devoid of it. She stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. She is kind towards other women and children and will generally offer women help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to her.

History: The child of southern immigrants she idolized her father. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. She now spends her time doing works of charity.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and to find somewhere to settle down

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 370 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.