Description: An older woman who wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath her coat, she is not a threatening figure. Her black hair is braided into rings. Her white eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: In the realm of puns, she cannot help herself. She feels obliged to make them. As long as the job gets done she does not care how it got done.

History: Her martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. Her parents enrolled her in a Warrior school at a young age so that she could practice her martial talents. After a long history of fighting, Nija and her spouse have recently divorced.

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

Ideals: Joker, Professionalism, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 200 gp. 4 Thunderstones. 1 Everburning torch. 1 Antitoxin.

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. His silver hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a broad hat. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: This man loves singing and to teach people singing more than just about anything. He receives visions of the future at random moments

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. Being born in the west, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the west for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way east. By chance he met his sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion.

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic, Gifted. Bonds: Military, Family. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears dark leathers with embroidery. His brown hair and beard is wavy and long. His hazel eyes peer out from beneath his feathered grey hat.

Personality: He has schizophrenia that causes him to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. He has a habit of throwing himself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. He moved out north to avoid the crime he committed. He was granted martial powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for him; and he has decided he is irredeemable

Ideals: Gifted, Impeccable. Flaws: Disease, Impulsive. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 120 gp.

Description: This tall, slender woman wears a blue collared shirt and grey skirt. She accessorizes with a white scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across her shirt. Her chestnut hair is still thick. Her amber eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. She will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. She cares deeply for her spouse and does her best to make sure her guests look presentable.

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. At a young age she wooed the heart of her future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. She now spends her time doing works of charity.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Optimist. Flaws: Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: In love. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 70 gp. A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (130 gp).