Description: She is a pot bellied northern woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She dresses like a well dressed Blacksmith does. Her red hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a wide-brimmed hat. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She barks her statements quickly and with little fuss. She prefers small words and is at her heart utilitarian. She has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the north. A gifted student she started as a Navigator, but she got bored and became a Blacksmith. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Blacksmith for hire.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Blacksmith responsibilities is difficult; and to be a navigator again

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Terse, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Poor. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: Banded agate (4 gp).

Description: An older man who is typically in his Ruler uniform, he is not a threatening figure. He keeps his long yellow fur kept up in a rat tail. His amber unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Elegant embodies much of what other species detest in the Tabaxis. A true patriot, Elegant would do anything for his country. He is fiercely protective of his fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: His psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Ruler work with an outfit from a few towns over. Ruler work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. After a long history of fighting, Elegant and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: To be a Shoemaker again; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Disease, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Military. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 100 sp. 1 Everburning torch.

Description: She prefers to wear white pants and tee shirts. Her auburn hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a skull scrunchie. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. She is accommodating to her spouse and as such limits her hospitality. She is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven herself a capable leader.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. She worked as a nervous Priest and found it very stressful. She became a Priest soon after.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: In love, Job. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 350 gp.

Description: This malnourished woman wears a green coat over a white low-cut shirt, and a wide-brimmed hat upon her head. She keeps her dark red hair in a pixie cut. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She barks her statements quickly and with little fuss. She prefers small words and is at her heart utilitarian. She is fiercely devoted to her father, and views her father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating her from her legal half-brother.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Being born in the west, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the west for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way north. By chance she met her brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the west.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insomniac, Terse. Bonds: Poor, Family. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: Just what you see.