Description: An older woman who is renowned for her bright black dresses and hats, she is not a threatening figure. Her hair is cut close to her head. Her green eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She can speak with the recently deceased. She can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. She helped her father out around the business and became quite the natural. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Courier for hire.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and retire the richest woman in the south

Ideals: Gifted, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Addict, Mundane. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 140 gp.

Description: This late middle aged man wears an entirely green suit with grey socks and a vest with buckled shoes and is in decent physical shape. His brown hair is thinning but still full. His red eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He will rave to anyone who will listen. He loves teas. He is very sensitive about his face. To blow off anger he lifts weights and to control his otherwise explosive temper he works out a lot.

History: When he was but 7 years old his parents immigrated from the south. A few years later when the north was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of freemasons.

Motivation: He loathes his own lifestyle; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Insane, Secretive, Depressed. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 5000 gp. A roughly beaten golden orb (170 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (170 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (170 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is in excellent shape and is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down. Her auburn hair is cut short. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: Barbena is depressed about a lot of things. She tends to be a nihilist. She refers to her adoptive father for almost all things she is unsure about, which are numerous. She is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Guard arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. 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 east. She hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Insomniac, Depressed. Bonds: Family, Rich. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 200 sp.

Description: Standing 5'7", this woman is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing pastel cape and mantle trimmed with soft brown waves gently in the breeze. Her brown fur is knotted and matted. Her eyes are a pleasant amber.

Personality: While she acts the brute, she is far gentler than she would appear. She is used to getting what she wants. In part because she is a meticulous planner.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when dire rats swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. Her mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her mother was legitimate. Recently a tribe of dire rats attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Cloud fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs.

Ideals: Fighting, Professionalism. Bonds: Rich, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 500 sp. White pearl (100 gp).