Description: This northern woman is abnormally tall. She wears well tailored gowns and hats with beautiful decoration. She is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. Her whole body is exceptionally muscular. She has done her best to style her gold crest to look like a famous performer. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She is a Bather first and foremost. She believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. She has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. 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: Expand her business; and she is greedy

Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Job, Religious. Occupation: Bather

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: A thin woman, she clearly needs to put on some weight, but she still has a lot of muscle. She is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. Her hair is short and brown. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She acts crazy and hedonistic. She has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: Born to a Barkeep, her father struggled to pay the bills. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Sailor hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and an old rival family wants her found

Ideals: Athletic, Justice. Flaws: Insomniac, Hedonist. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 5000 cp. 3 Smokesticks.

Description: She wears a simple black robe with white stripes complete with hood. She is physically well-built. She wears her silver hair down. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the west. She is a great chef.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Kallista grew up listening to her father's many stories. Brilliant and gifted she never wanted to apply herself. She has achieved small success as a Painter.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Pacifist, Gifted. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she wears a violet shirt with thin tan vertical stripes and grey pants. Her brown hair is cut short. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: While she acts the brute, she is far gentler than she would appear. She is a bit of a macho woman and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. Like her father and her sister before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Dyer. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud; and a deep hatred of brigands

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Bonds: Nature, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 60 pp. Solid gold idol (200 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This malnourished man wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with green lining and desert motifs. He has dyed his greying rusty crest a little too much giving a sharp rusty color. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He hates orcs. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He uses divination through singing.

History: He was born in a small plains village. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: A deep hatred of orcs; and he's looking for his big break

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Poor, Enemies, Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: Just what you see.