Description: 3'1" and lanky with angular features, she is an attractive figure. She wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. She sports a flattop hair cut. Her brown eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with poetry. She constantly tries to fill her life with poetry. She is used to getting what she wants. In part because she is a meticulous planner.

History: Ranala was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her father was employed at, doing general labor. Being born in the west, 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 west 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. By chance she met her sister recently and the two have been together since.

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

Ideals: Artistic, Professionalism. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Family. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 600 gp.

Description: He wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress), and carries spears. His chestnut hair is smooth and relatively long. His half smiles and violet eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Fighting, Passionate. Flaws: Forgetful. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 230 gp. Silver pearl (160 gp). White opal (400 gp). Blue sapphire (400 gp).

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy red stubble. He tends to wear a large blue jacket. He has a hunchback. His hair is red and curly. His hazel eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the north. On top of that he is swayed by a pretty face, and while loyalty to his employer will always come first he doesn't like to hit women.

History: He was born at the edge of vast plains. He was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: Wants a kiss; and he's attracted to the pc

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Has a crush, Adventurer, Nature. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He is lean but muscular and wears a tan shirt, with a green mid length shorts with green tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. His golden hair, when down, is lengthy. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. The war was a terrible time for him, and Nim does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: His father raised him in a mountain cabin. His mother was a soldier and died while he was still young. Nim was left his mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. He tends to his Dyer job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Military, Nature. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. She sports golden long hair. She has a dull look in her green eyes.

Personality: She considers herself a woman of culture and sophistication. She likes a good challenge to her wits. She is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. Her father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her father was legitimate. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions; and retire the richest woman in the north

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Impeccable. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Poor, Religious. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 400 sp. Deep green spinel (70 gp).