Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She wears black painted combat armor at almost all times. She has done her best to style her copper crest to look like a famous performer. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are gold.

Personality: A deeply religious woman she believes everything happens for a reason. She plays an instrument quite well.

History: She was born several months after her mother was called into army service. She has had some formal writing training, and achieved minor success. She has never given up on her writing dream.

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

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic. Bonds: Religious, Military. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: Old masterpiece painting (1500 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp).

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he is typically in his Unemployed uniform. He has dyed his greying chestnut hair a little too much giving a sharp chestnut color. This violet eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He is a jovial happy person, but he is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. He has all his life been fascinated with painting.

History: He was born in the west, but his parents moved at a very young age to the north. 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 north. He became a Unemployed soon after.

Motivation: To be a Scribe again; and wants to raise his children well

Ideals: Optimist, Artistic. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 300 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (170 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (800 gp). 1 Everburning torch. 1 Alchemist’s fire. 4 Holy water.

Description: This woman is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of her veins is visible when she is not flexing. Her shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for her due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. Her silver hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She is irascible and easily irritated. Lia is a bit of a follower. Usually she is manipulated by her brothers into helping them out, but recently she has become more of a free agent.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. 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. She hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: Marry her brother to traveling adventurers.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Insomniac, Antagonistic. Bonds: Family, Military. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 9000 sp.

Description: She wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. She has relatively dark skin and is very physically imposing due to her abundance of muscles. Her hair is long and golden with streaks of blonde, and is pulled back with small tan clips. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with painting. She constantly tries to fill her life with painting. She has a cruel streak; something she gained from her previous mentor. She harbors resentment against her former mentor.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered painting. She was granted martial powers by her dying sister.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and wants a kiss

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Mentor. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 500 sp.