Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she is renowned for her bright brown dresses and hats. She keeps her white hair in a pixie cut. Her gray eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She believes there is no problem she cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. Rohesia is a bit of a follower. Usually she is manipulated by her brothers into helping them out, but recently she has become more of a free agent.

History: Rohesia lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. She has had some formal writing training, and achieved minor success. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion; and find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother

Ideals: Persistence, Artistic. Bonds: Family, Job. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 90 pp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She stands about 5'2" and wears long strands of aquamarine and short green dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. Her right hand appears badly burned and disfigured. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her eyes are gold and catlike.

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. Around other people she will do her best to conceal her emotions and appear jolly.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her father always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. She now spends her time doing works of charity.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic, Shy. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 8000 sp.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He wears a yellow tunic with grey highlights, and long tan pants that bunch up around his shoes. His hair is white and very short. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He is happy with his job as a Healer. He turns his eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and wants a kiss

Ideals: Professionalism. Bonds: Job, Rich, Has a crush. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 800 gp. Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (300 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1200 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (50 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (50 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body, and sports empty pouches on her belt. She wears her chestnut hair down. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She is a melancholic, but persistent worker. She resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. She enjoys reading and quiet.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. She always admired psionic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. When she grew older, she became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. She began work as a mercenary for hire. She would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Logical, Gifted, Fighting. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 1900 sp.