Description: This dark-skinned female wears an entirely grey suit with red socks and a vest with buckled shoes. She is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. She sports a flattop hair cut. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. She constantly seizes attention wherever she goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. She likes to think of herself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. 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. Since then, she has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: She is wracked by social anxiety; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Optimist, Impeccable, Fighting. Flaws: Mundane, Fearful. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 140 pp.

Description: This malnourished man wears a blue coat over a black low-cut shirt, and a Stetson hat upon his head. His tied-back hair is golden. His eyes are a pleasant blue.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. He always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Cook business.

History: His necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Opinionated, Persistence, Gifted, Fighting. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 1300 gp. Malachite (10 gp). Blue sapphire (1600 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She wears a brown Stetson hat and brown clothes. Her black hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. Her gray unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. She tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: Born in the east to a Carter, Cecily learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. Cecily liked to wander the woods near her home when she was young, something she still likes to do at least once a week. She never liked modest clothing or shoes, so she would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and she developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Carter for hire.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Optimist. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Job, Nature. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 4000 sp. Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (400 gp). Gold music box (4000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (400 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This western woman wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally she sports a brown coat. Her clothes are grease stained in places. She wears her brown fur up. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep copper.

Personality: A deeply religious woman she believes everything happens for a reason. Left-Handed enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: A child with a great deal of painting talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered painting. She left for the west, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs; and she has a rivalry with the church that dominates her actions

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Religious. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 2200 gp. Chalcedony (40 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1500 gp). Eye agate (5 gp). Chrysoprase (40 gp). Sard (40 gp). Iolite (40 gp). Obsidian (5 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1500 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.