Description: An older woman who is dressed in a clean blue cloak covering her clean studded leather, she is not a threatening figure. Her red hair is smooth and relatively long. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. She disdains her fellow westerners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: When she was but 5 years old her parents immigrated from the west. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. Some 3 years later her spouse died after the birth of her daughter. Heartbroken, Xanaphia never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her daughter whom she trained as her mother had trained her before.

Motivation: She is greedy; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Optimist, Fighting. Bonds: Immigrant, In love, Rich. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 4000 gp. Eye agate (16 gp). Jacinth (4000 gp). Rich purple corundum (1000 gp). Blue quartz (16 gp). Star rose quartz (30 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: His right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. He carries his fan with him everywhere and carries himself as the perfect gentleman. He sports a long auburn beard, and similarly colored long hair. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. He is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: Rolen lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. After coming to the age of reason, Rolen took it upon himself to study the martial arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He is greedy.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Insomniac, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what he was had he not made sure his armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit he dresses in black turtlenecks beneath a grey coat with green slacks. He wears a top hat to cover his moderate length silver hair. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: His arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. Like his father and his brother before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Body Guard. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: To end his boredom.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Mundane, Shy. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 400 gp. Tiger eye turquoise (8 gp). Pink pearl (130 gp). Black pearl (1000 gp). Iolite (70 gp).

Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she wears brown painted combat armor at almost all times. Her auburn hair is knotted and matted. Her fierce brown eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She likes to fabricate stories about her past exploits and how crazy she is, but in actuality she is rather bland. She also is a firm believer in the womanly ideal.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. Unlike her family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, she wanted to work in the city. She has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge; and to find somewhere to settle down

Flaws: Mundane, Impulsive. Bonds: Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 120 pp. Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (160 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (30 gp).