Description: She is an average looking eastern female in her early mid-life. She dresses in black turtlenecks beneath a tan coat with grey slacks. Her hair is chestnut and very short. She has red eyes.

Personality: She barks her statements quickly and with little fuss. She prefers small words and is at her heart utilitarian. Shax enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: She was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family She helped her father out around the business and became quite the natural. As of late she has set up a hidden staging nest where she ambushes people she hires for escort.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud; and she is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Flaws: Terse, Hedonist. Bonds: Criminal record, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 400 sp. Pink pearl (90 gp).

Description: He has a missing right leg. He wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. His dark red hair is thinning but still full. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep red.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. A true patriot, Cimer would do anything for his country. He is fiercely protective of his fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Bather arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. When Cimer reached his early adolescence his Tiefling father passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, he decided to travel. His rounds led him into the Army with a few individuals who would become his life-long companions. He was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of freemasons.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he is greedy

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Rich, Military. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 1100 sp.

Description: She is an average looking western female in her early mid-life. She has the majority of her body covered in plate. She has slicked back white hair. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this western gal figured out how to best use her charms to convince people to do what she wants. 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, Mella is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: Trained by her father 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 made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: She loathes her own lifestyle; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Military. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: This eastern woman is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. Her clothes are grease stained in places. She has auburn hair. Her eyes are gray and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with poetry. She constantly tries to fill her life with poetry. She is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: Born in the east her family was never financially stable. Huru was born on a far eastern island where she grew up under the tutelage of her father, an expert Weaver. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world.

Ideals: Artistic, Logical. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 340 gp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she has the majority of her body covered in plate. Her blonde hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a skull scrunchie. Her eyes are likewise gray.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation she is generally quite perceptive. She notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. She is skeptical of what others tell her and is slow to trust.

History: When she was but 8 years old her parents immigrated from the west. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. She has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature scythe.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and she desires power and/or immortality

Flaws: Insomniac, Shy. Bonds: Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 18000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.