Description: With brown face paint in a stripe pattern across her face, she wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty white coat over it. She keeps her chestnut hair in a pixie cut. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, she's a very lovable idiot. Her respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to her, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, she tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in her reactions to snap at those who irritate her, Pearl is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. A serious injury left her father unemployed and in need of constant care. Her family became saddled with debt trying to care for her infirm father. She left for the north, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and to pay off her debts

Ideals: Optimist, Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Debt. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 2000 cp.

Description: She wears a white costume with the symbols of the four houses of cards on her torso. Her hair is short and brown. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines green.

Personality: She cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with her opinion, she thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, she can get violently argumentative. She refers to her adoptive mother for almost all things she is unsure about, which are numerous. She is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. Recently a tribe of brigands attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Tawar fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Ideals: Opinionated, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Mentor. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

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

Possessions: 10 pp.

Description: She wears skinny pants and wears a grey and blue robe with the hood down. She has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. She has slicked back brown hair. Her eyes are gray and beady.

Personality: She is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help her friends. She considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. She always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove her into the Bricklayer business.

History: Born to a Laborer, her mother struggled to pay the bills. Being born in the north, 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 north 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. One night she noticed a nearby shooting star which she hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. She has done her darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: Regain custody of her daughter; and doesn't want to be a bricklayer and was forced into it by her family

Ideals: Optimist, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Family. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 6000 cp. Golden pearl (160 gp).

Description: This dark-skinned male typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep yellow leather and dull brown iron scale mail. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. His golden hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a card scrunchie. He has a dull look in his gray eyes.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. A true patriot, Halimath would do anything for his country. He is fiercely protective of his fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: Trained by his mother for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. He has had some formal poetry training, and achieved minor success. He now spends his time doing works of charity.

Motivation: He will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact; and he feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help

Ideals: Artistic, Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Military, Criminal record. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 80 gp.

Description: He wears a tight fitting blue shirt and pants. He wears his chestnut hair down. His eyes are likewise blue. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk he knows how to make people feel guilty. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his mother.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. In his youth he was a Servant, and wanted to be a champion fighter when he grew up. He was working during a period of war, and as one of the natives he lived in fear of joining the others in being slaughtered. He saw the brutality and swore off his fighting aspirations, taking his younger sister on his back after seeing his parents die, and fled the country. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: He feels kind of lost in life.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Fighting. Flaws: Depressed, PTSD. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 40 pp. Alexandrite (200 gp).