Description: This woman wears an entirely violet suit with blue socks and a vest with buckled shoes, and sports empty pouches on her belt. Her red hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic woman, Joan's first love is herself. Her second love is also herself. Her temper goes off on the smallest of things. She tends to lash out at those around her.

History: Heir to a fortune, her parents put a great deal of effort into curing her disease. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her mother gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her mother, who blamed her for driving them apart. After a long history of fighting, Joan and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes.

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 190 gp.

Description: An older woman who is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down, she is not a threatening figure. She sports chestnut long hair. Her gray eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the north. She is always in debt, since she spends her money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. 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 east. 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 not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and money/treasure

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Impulsive, Insane. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 130 gp. 1 Hourglass.

Description: With red face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. His red crest is lengthy. His red eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He will rave to anyone who will listen. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and he is greedy

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Rich, Religious. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 46000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Her right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She wears dull brown sweaters, loose tan pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath her sweater she keeps a concealed lance, just in case. She has moderate length red hair. She has brown eyes.

Personality: She is irascible and easily irritated. She is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: The child of a Carter, who enjoyed hunting, Emma was taken on many hunting expeditions. Over the years she perfected her riding and shooting skills. She's also a talented Carter, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends; and balancing her hectic life and new stableman responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Nature, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 1700 gp. Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1400 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (900 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (5000 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (100 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (130 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (900 gp).