Description: She stands about 6'7" and wears baggy black pantaloons and a brown scarf. Her right hand appears badly burned and disfigured. Her rusty crest has been sun bleached extensively. Her eyes are red.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, she has a hard time making friends. She loves her children and doesn't want them to worry about her. She loves to share her writing with anyone who is interested.

History: She was born into a rich family. Being born in the north, 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 north 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 east. She has been saving her money to try and buy her sister's freedom.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Family, Rich. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 400 gp. Golden yellow topaz (600 gp). Blue quartz (8 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This tall, slender man wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. With a patchy red beard and wild red hair. His eyes are hazel and catlike.

Personality: He has two modes he varies between. On the job he is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job he is a party animal. Energy wise he seems alert and responsive.

History: He was born in the north. He helped his mother out around the business and became quite the natural. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: Expand his business; and he feels threatened by others

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Shy, Fearful. Bonds: Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. His moppish red hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and retire the richest man in the south

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Athletic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 700 sp.

Description: The light-skinned man stands 3'4" and prefers to wear blue clothing when he does not wear armor. His silver hair is smooth and relatively long. He is baby faced.

Personality: He has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Carpenter who has hired him part-time. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. At a young age he wooed the heart of his future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. He has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Roofer. He hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and he wants to get laid

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Disease, Insane. Bonds: Poor, Has a crush, In love. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 700 pp. Obsidian (4 gp). Iolite (40 gp). Zircon (40 gp). Sard (40 gp). Star ruby (500 gp). Black opal (500 gp). Rhodochrosite (4 gp). White pearl (120 gp). White pearl (120 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.