Description: A woman of a pale complexion, she typically wears black cloth garments or leather armor. She has wavy black hair. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. She tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: Born in the south to a Interpreter, Mastema learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. She struck the Interpreter job and began her own company from there.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Optimist. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Religious. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: Deep green spinel (160 gp). Smoky quartz (70 gp).

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. His black hair is smooth and relatively long. His eyes are violet.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Fortune-teller but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Lance was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: He wants to get laid; and retire the richest man in the north

Ideals: Professionalism, Pacifist, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Immigrant, Mentor. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 200 sp. Golden yellow topaz (200 gp).

Description: This younger middle-aged man wears a fine chain shirt which he covers with grey colored cloaks and clothing, and a wedding ring on his left hand. He has a long silver beard with little hanging trinkets. His eyes are a pleasant gray.

Personality: He is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, he's a very lovable idiot. When he's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, he's doing poetry.

History: His martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Dyer. He has since married many spouses, only to have them die. He claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and to be a animal trainer again

Ideals: Optimist, Artistic, Gifted. Bonds: In love, Job. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 800 sp.

Description: Her skin has the orange glow of too much sun. She wears a tan broad hat and tan clothes. Her hair, while still mostly white, has prominent grey streaks. Her hazel eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She will rave to anyone who will listen. She is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes her no end of embarrassment.

History: Buvvie was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Through the years after Buvvie was born, her mother became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the east. Buvvie's mother didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. She has worked as a Jeweler like her mother before her.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and she is greedy

Flaws: Insane, Forgetful, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 40 gp. Star rose quartz (20 gp).

Description: He is an average looking western male in his early mid-life. He wears a brown armored body suit, with a simple black line shooting up and back down. His auburn hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a skull scrunchie. His eyes are green and beady.

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. He works hard and plays hard.

History: Roger hails from a village terrorized by dire rats. His parents were killed by dire rats in a raid when he was still a young child. The dire rats captured him, and made him a slave and general play-thing. He was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to his deformed appearance. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and he desires to right it; and someone believes him a fraud

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Hedonist. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 800 sp. Bloodstone (60 gp).