Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her bastard sword with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt. Her chestnut hair is unkempt and raggedy. Her gray eyes peer out from beneath her feathered brown hat.

Personality: She is irritable and easily angered. She is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use her stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. Her home and work are filled with various knick knacks she has acquired through the years. She cares a great deal for her adopted teenage son.

History: The child of western immigrants she idolized her mother. 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. After a long history of fighting, Balifra and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found; and to reunite with her absent mother

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 390 gp. Red spinel (90 gp). Aquamarine (300 gp).

Description: This man stands a little under 5'8" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with black lining and desert motifs. His auburn hair is matted, messy, and big. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are hazel.

Personality: He likes to brag about his accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered singing. He has never given up on his singing dream.

Motivation: He seems to be bored by most things; and to find somewhere to settle down

Ideals: Passionate, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Mundane. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 170 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (500 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (300 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (500 gp).

Description: He wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with black lining and desert motifs. He has no crest. His red eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He is irritable and easily angered. He is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use his stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. He constantly seizes attention wherever he goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. He likes to think of himself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: His psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. Kiirith abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. He was granted psionic powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: He doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes.

Ideals: Impeccable, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 1000 sp.

Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. His golden hair is lengthy. His hazel eyes peer out from beneath his Stetson white hat.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. He is an amazing painter.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 130 gp.

Description: The woman speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. She seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if she got out from a pool a few moments ago. She wears tattered old clothes. Her red hair is singed and shortened. Her red eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: She considers herself a woman of culture and sophistication. She likes a good challenge to her wits. She is kind towards other women and children and will generally offer women help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to her.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. She found a children's book about a Tiefling Expert who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. She modeled her life after the story, seeing herself destined a hero. She left for the west, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Impeccable, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 300 gp. Hematite (4 gp). Black pearl (600 gp).