Description: This younger middle-aged woman is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time, and a wedding ring on her left hand. Sporting a white mohawk this woman's hair draws a lot of attention. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are amber.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating she would invite many more into her home than her spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. She is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Nyx was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered writing. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Logical, Artistic. Bonds: In love, Mentor. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 19000 cp. Golden yellow topaz (700 gp). 1 Everburning torch.

Description: With brown face paint in a stripe pattern across her face, she is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down. She has dyed her greying golden hair a little too much giving a sharp golden color. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She is irascible and easily irritated. She is a great chef.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs.

Ideals: Gifted, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He tends to wear a large blue jacket. His hair is short and chestnut. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are brown.

Personality: He is filled with cunning. He likes to feign weakness letting people think he is weak. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 2100 sp. 3 Holy water. 1 Smokesticks. 3 Antitoxin.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She is wearing a tight white one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. Her black hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. Her eyes are green and catlike.

Personality: She is someone who is used to having a large amount of sex appeal. She also lacks a concept of privacy and shares just about everything. She cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist she will grow angry at them.

History: The child of a Masseuse, who enjoyed hunting, Kansif was taken on many hunting expeditions. Her mother took her hunting and taught her how to get in the mind of other creatures. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Stylist for hire.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and sabotage a competitor

Flaws: Antagonistic, Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Job. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 1000 cp.

Description: She wears a grey collared shirt and green skirt. She accessorizes with a black scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across her shirt. She carries a battered bastard sword and tarnished longbow as well. She wears her chestnut hair up. Her eyes are amber.

Personality: Her voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl she speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of her tone. Helja enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. There was a wharf not far from home where she often wandered off to fish. 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: She seems to be bored by most things; and to find somewhere to settle down

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Cynical, Hedonist, Mundane. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 60 gp.