Description: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, she usually wears her blue robe and has her ceremonial dagger always slung over her shoulder. Her white hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. She tend to wears goggles to shield her eyes.

Personality: This woman loves dancing and to teach people dancing more than just about anything. Her brief stint in the army gave her the idea she was invincible and that she is the toughest woman alive.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her father always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. Through the years after Shanairla was born, her father became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the east. Shanairla's father didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Ideals: Artistic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Military, Family. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 1000 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A 6'6" southern woman, she usually wears her black robe and has her sai always slung over her shoulder. Her rusty crest is lengthy and is close to two feet long. Her eyes are red and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: Her voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl she speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of her tone. She is accommodating to her spouse and as such limits her hospitality. She is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven herself a capable leader.

History: A powerful slaver made her what she is. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: Expand her business; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Flaws: Cynical. Bonds: In love, Mentor, Rich, Job. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 700 gp.

Description: She is a pot bellied northern woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with her rolled up shirt sleeves this gives her a very relaxed look. Her hair is black and very short. This green eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She believes there is no problem she cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. Her respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to her, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, she tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in her reactions to snap at those who irritate her, Shava is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. 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 south. One night she noticed a nearby shooting star which she hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. She has done her darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion; and to unite with her brother

Ideals: Athletic, Persistence, Justice. Bonds: Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: The light-skinned man stands 4'11" and wears dark leathers with embroidery. His white hair is still thick. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. Heian enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Heian grew up listening to his father's many stories. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. 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. Heian fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He loathes his own lifestyle; and meet up once more with his childhood friend

Ideals: Opinionated, Fighting. Flaws: Hedonist, Depressed. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 5000 cp. Jade (110 gp).