Description: This malnourished woman does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. She wears her white hair up in a very large beehive style do. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She can speak with the recently deceased. She does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: Anastrianna lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Being born in the east, 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 east 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 west. She has been saving her money to try and buy her brother's freedom.

Motivation: To unite with her brother; and to reunite with her absent mother

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Poor, Family. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 4000 cp.

Description: The light-skinned man stands 5'3" and wears grey leather gloves, a grey jacket, and tight pants. His black hair is matted, messy, and big. His ears are large.

Personality: He is a hateful person. He taunts others and blames them for his problems. He seeks to pay back kindness whenever he gets the chance. Whether it be in the form of unwanted serenades or the latest gossip he always seeks to do solids for his friends.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Shoemaker work with an outfit from a few towns over. Shoemaker work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He's also a talented Roofer, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and balancing his hectic life and new shoemaker responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 110 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. Sporting a silver mohawk this woman's hair draws a lot of attention. Her green eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Thodris embodies much of what other species detest in the Dwarves. Around other people she will do her best to conceal her emotions and appear jolly.

History: She was born several months after her father was called into army service. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Performer. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Performer for the past few years.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and expand her business

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic, Shy. Bonds: Military, Job. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 400 sp. Sard (60 gp). Red-brown spinel (120 gp). 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: A thin woman, she clearly needs to put on some weight, but she still has a lot of muscle. She is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. Her crest, while still mostly green, has prominent grey streaks. She has several tiny amber earrings on each ear.

Personality: She loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. She disdains her fellow westerners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: She was born into a rich family. 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: She has money and likes to spend it; and she uses money and sex appeal to get what she needs

Ideals: Athletic, Opinionated. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Banded mail.

Description: She is generally shirtless and showing off her tattooed chest, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 5'6" when asserting herself. She has white hair. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: Kallista hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her writing career. She does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: Born in the west to a Performer, Kallista learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Performer work with an outfit from a few towns over. Performer work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: She is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and she is wracked by social anxiety

Ideals: Artistic, Extrovert. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 1500 sp. 4 Tanglefoot bags. 3 Smokesticks. 4 Tanglefoot bags.