Description: She wears a black collared shirt and white skirt. She accessorizes with a brown scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across her shirt. She is portly but not overly obese. Her crest is blue and curly. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She is irritable and easily angered. She is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use her stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. She is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Ruler. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent mother; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic, Mundane. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 900 gp.

Description: An older woman who wears long strands of amber and short black dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths, she is not a threatening figure. Her hair is cut close to her head. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep black.

Personality: She is extraordinarily eccentric. She is obsessed with her god.

History: She was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for her. It may also be what makes her so good at details. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: She is greedy.

Flaws: Insane, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Rich, Religious. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 140 pp. Aquamarine (1500 gp). Malachite (16 gp). Red garnet (160 gp). Rhodochrosite (16 gp). White pearl (160 gp). Rich purple corundum (1300 gp).

Description: This western woman prefers to wear flannel. Her clothes are grease stained in places. She sports a flattop fur cut. 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 also is a firm believer in the womanly ideal.

History: She was born in the west. Over the years she perfected her riding and shooting skills. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She is wracked by social anxiety; and to prove her worth to the world

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Nature. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 400 gp. Jet (150 gp).

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He prefers to wear flannel. He wears a broad hat to hide his balding. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. The war was a terrible time for him, and Randal does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. His mother was a soldier and died while he was still young. Randal was left his mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

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

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Insane, Depressed. Bonds: Immigrant, Military. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 600 gp.