Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she wears a black costume with the symbols of the four houses of cards on her torso. Her crest, while still mostly bronze, has prominent grey streaks. Her half smiles and red eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: Farideh wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Barbarian, so she tries to act the part. She does a good job, for the most part... She has a small toy that she constantly fidgets with.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. Her childhood dream was to be a Bather, but she was a colossal failure. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Detective for the past few years.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and to be a bather again

Ideals: Disciplined, Fighting. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 400 sp.

Description: Her right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She wears tattered old clothes. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: A grumpy gal she will invite people to lunch so she can critique them. Yet she still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. As long as the job gets done she does not care how it got done.

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. Her mother took her hunting and taught her how to get in the mind of other creatures. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the south.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 3000 cp.

Description: This western man is abnormally tall. He wears black painted combat armor at almost all times. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. He has dyed his greying black hair a little too much giving a sharp black color. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep white.

Personality: He trusts no one. He is not readily capable for forgiveness and his ire never leaves him. A true patriot, Skamos would do anything for his country. He is fiercely protective of his fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. Through the years after Skamos was born, his mother became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the west. Skamos's mother didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and he's repulsed by the pc

Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Immigrant, Military. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 1500 sp.

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. His red hair is long and unkept. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are green.

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 obsessed with his god.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. After a long history of fighting, Whurbin and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 4000 cp.

Description: He is lean but muscular and wears a green vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His tan leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his green boots flare out at the collars. His scarlet crest is knotted and matted. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends he is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy himself. He loves being with his children and actually smiles when they are around. He would do anything for them. He dislikes his ex a great deal.

History: The child of a Sculptor, who enjoyed hunting, Salasar was taken on many hunting expeditions. In his 13th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his father impaled in their home, and his mother beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

Motivation: Marry his sister to traveling adventurers; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Nature. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 30000 cp. Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). 1 Minor magic item.