Description: She prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs. She is physically well-built. Her feathered hat is riddled with cuts and holes. She has gray eyes.

Personality: She is a melancholic, but persistent worker. She resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. Flattery will make her almost putty in your hands.

History: She comes from a rich southern family. 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 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: She has money and likes to spend it; and she feels kind of lost in life

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed, Selfish. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She wears a black vest with golden trim over her white shirt. Her pastel leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and her black boots flare out at the collars. Her white crest is braided into rings. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She is a sleazy, sleazy gal. She has no qualms about using her powers of suggestion to get people to do what she wants. She is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: The child of eastern immigrants she idolized her mother. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her mother gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her mother, who blamed her for driving them apart. After a long history of fighting, Ruloth and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion; and to find somewhere to settle down

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Lazy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look. He has no hair. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are gray.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. He is kind towards other men and children and will generally offer men help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to him.

History: Cockaby lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. His parents divorced when he was young, and his mother gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his mother, who blamed him for driving them apart. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

Motivation: To unite with his sister; and he is greedy

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Family, Rich. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 60 gp.

Description: A plain young-adult man, he is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. His black hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Gomory was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world.

Flaws: Antagonistic, Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor, Immigrant. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 6000 cp.

Description: This western woman is abnormally tall. She wears suspenders and blue workpants. Her shirt is yellow, and she wears a heavy blue leather apron most of the time. Her whole body is exceptionally muscular. Her white hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. Her fierce gray eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, she has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. She is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: Symma was raised in a hard working conservative environment. In her 17th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her father impaled in their home, and her mother beheaded. She saw the woman who walked out, and charged her in a blind rage. The woman easily evaded and defeated her, leaving her to live broken and terrified. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Courier for hire.

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

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Immigrant, Military, Job. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Rhymes sentences (sorry)

Possessions: 1900 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.