Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what she was had she not made sure her armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit she wears a brown costume with the symbols of luck on her torso. Her silver hair is knotted and matted. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: Quiet and reserved she prefers to listen than to talk. She will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. She receives visions of the future at random moments

History: Gunnloda lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Being born in the south, 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 south 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 was granted druidic powers by her dying brother.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother; and her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Gifted, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 270 gp. 1 Bullseye lantern.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking western young adult. He wears just a brown suit. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His eyes are green and catlike.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Performer arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out; and he is greedy

Ideals: Justice, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Terse. Bonds: Slave, Rich. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 30 gp. Red-brown spinel (40 gp).

Description: She is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright yellow and black, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. She carries a battered scythe and tarnished spear as well. She is bald on top and has large white tufts of hair around her ears. She has gleaming, smiling brown eyes.

Personality: She believes there is no problem she cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. She receives visions of the future at random moments

History: Gifted from a young age, Sybil studied abroad. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. 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: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and money/treasure

Ideals: Fighting, Persistence, Gifted, Athletic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 130 gp.

Description: She wears a tattered pair of loose white pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. She has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. Her black hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. This amber eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She goes out her way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one she won't accept into her heart. She takes great pride in her work and is very well organized. Her planner is full of calendar events.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. Her childhood dream was to be a Banker, but she was a colossal failure. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Brewer for hire.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Mundane, Disease. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 180 gp.

Description: He is a pot bellied western man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. He has no crest. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: When he was but 6 years old his parents immigrated from the west. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the west; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Athletic, Fighting, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Miller

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item.