Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He wears a brown vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His pastel leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his brown boots flare out at the collars. His chestnut hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. His violet eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He considers himself the perfect gentleman. He makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: A powerful brothel owner made him what he is. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered writing. He has never given up on his writing dream.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world.

Ideals: Impeccable, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 7000 cp.

Description: She is in excellent shape and usually wears her red robe and has her spear always slung over her shoulder. Her hair is long and auburn with streaks of brown, and is pulled back with small red clips. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: This woman loves poetry and to teach people poetry more than just about anything. She is cautious and jumpy. She reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: Trained by her mother for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She has never given up on her poetry dream.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Military. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 800 sp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: She is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. She has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. Her brown hair is wavy and long. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, she has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. Her home and work are filled with various knick knacks she has acquired through the years. She cares a great deal for her adopted teenage daughter.

History: Born in the east to a Bather, Mella learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. Her mother worked until she suffered an accident while they were digging through a hill for a new route. She had to support her now crippled mother and took her mother's old job. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Bather and was forced into it by her family.

Ideals: Disciplined, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Family, Job. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 200 gp. Silver comb with moonstones (400 gp).

Description: She wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. She is portly but not overly obese. Her golden hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. This brown eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She is a jovial happy person, but she is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. She has a small toy that she constantly fidgets with.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. From there she went from mercenary job to mercenary job. She got away from her former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Optimist. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 2000 cp. Peridot (30 gp).

Description: An imposing woman with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic right leg, she wears a simple tan robe with pastel stripes complete with hood. Her hair is blonde and curly. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She seems absolutely devoid of it. She stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. She takes great joy in being the best Glassblower in town.

History: The child of eastern immigrants she idolized her mother. 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 dire rats attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Althaea fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and expand her business

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 270 gp.