Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by her earthly robes.. Her rusty crest has been sun bleached extensively. Her eyes are likewise red.

Personality: She does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. When she's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, she's doing poetry.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. She has had some formal poetry training, and achieved minor success. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Fisher and was forced into it by her family; and regain custody of her son

Ideals: Justice, Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 60 gp.

Description: His skin is bronze and flawless. He wears blue leather gloves, a blue jacket, and tight pants. He is an epitome of beauty. His chestnut hair is thinning but still full. His gray eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Heian grew up listening to his father's many stories. A few years later when the west was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 15 years.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend; and he desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Logical. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Adventurer, Immigrant. Occupation: Server

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 20 gp. Jade (40 gp).

Description: He has a missing left leg. He wears just a green suit. His black hair has been sun bleached extensively. His ears are large.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. He is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Miller. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and expand his business

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Military, Immigrant. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: She wears a black cloak and cross-gartered tan stockings. She has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. Her hair is white and curly. Her eyes are likewise silver.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the south. She would rather hide behind her crafts than deal with other people.

History: When she was but 8 years old her parents immigrated from the south. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered dancing. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the south; and expand her business

Ideals: Pacifist, Artistic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 30 gp. Azurite (12 gp).