Description: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, she wears well tailored gowns and hats with beautiful decoration. She is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. Her small hat is riddled with cuts and holes. Her gray eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: Ekk wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Sorcerer, so she tries to act the part. She does a good job, for the most part... She is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. She haggles over everything, upselling her goods and buying cheap. She is persistent in everything.

History: Ekk was born in the east. At a young age she loved to build and create. Her mother was a mechanic, and taught her how to fix just about anything. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and retire the richest woman in the east

Ideals: Disciplined, Entrepeneur, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 320 gp.

Description: This woman is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of her physical features obscured. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized amber on her left hand. Her blonde hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. Her hazel eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She considers herself the protector of her home. She feels this is her duty and calling. She uses her nature as a weapon; she likes to lead opponents to think her in distress.

History: Ahlyssa was born in the west. At a young age she loved to build and create. She always admired psionic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. 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 clean up the streets; and to protect her home

Ideals: Persistence, Gifted. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Rich, Guardian. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 20 gp. A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (110 gp).

Description: He is a mite stocky and is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. His chestnut hair is still thick. His blue eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. Over the years he perfected his riding and shooting skills. By chance he met his brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Shy, Impulsive. Bonds: Nature, Family. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This slender woman stands about 4'0". She wears a brown tunic with tan highlights, and long pastel pants that bunch up around her shoes. She keeps her chestnut hair in a pixie cut. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. She is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: She was born in a small island village. 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 north. By chance she met her brother recently and the two have been together since.

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

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Insomniac, Addict, Mundane. Bonds: Nature, Family. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 140 gp. Banded agate (5 gp). Iolite (50 gp). 4 Antitoxin.

Description: She wears brown leather gloves, a brown jacket, and tight pants. She cuts an attractive figure and her suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. Her red hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a deerstalker hat. Her brown eyes peer out from beneath her deerstalker brown hat.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Riswynn will drive conversation. She can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. Her arcane abilities were realized during a raid on her village. She was granted arcane powers by her dying brother.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and doesn't want to be a guard and was forced into it by her family

Ideals: Extrovert, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 200 sp. Obsidian (5 gp).