Description: She is a pot bellied eastern woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body. She has styled her brown hair well, parting it to the right. Her fierce amber eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Interpreter who has hired her part-time. When she's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, she's doing dancing.

History: She was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for her. It may also be what makes her so good at details. A freak accident while working with her Locksmith father left her crippled. She hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep.

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic. Flaws: Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Has a crush. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 4000 cp.

Description: This exceptionally lanky man wears bulky yellow painted plate armor. He has wavy chestnut hair. He has several tiny amethyst earrings on each ear.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this western guy figured out how to best use his charms to convince people to do what he wants. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage son.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. He inherited a moderately successful company from his mother. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Bather for the past few years.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well.

Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Family, Military, Job. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: Freshwater pearl (11 gp).

Description: He is an average looking western male in his early mid-life. He prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. He carries his fan with him everywhere and carries himself as the perfect gentleman. His moppish black hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His skin is flawless and his gray eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: Trained by his father for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. His parents divorced when he was young, and his father gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his father, who blamed him for driving them apart. After a long history of fighting, Alex and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He is greedy.

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Military. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. With bright black hair. Her violet eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She seems absolutely devoid of it. She stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. She loves her children and doesn't want them to worry about her. She loves to share her singing with anyone who is interested.

History: Nalaed was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her mother was employed at, doing general labor. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered singing. Unlike her family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, she wanted to work in the city. She has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Stableman and was forced into it by her family; and to find somewhere to settle down

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Family. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 160 gp.

Description: He wears tattered old clothes. He carries with him a set of greataxes on his belt, each one with a opal on the hilt. He has styled his red hair well, parting it to the right. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He is happy with his job as a Barkeep. He turns his eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his poetry with anyone who is interested.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Barkeep work with an outfit from a few towns over. Barkeep work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and doesn't want to be a barkeep and was forced into it by his family

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 90 pp. 1 Antitoxin. 2 Smokesticks. 6 Acid flasks.