Description: This late middle aged woman dresses like a well dressed Painter does and is in decent physical shape. She has moderate length chestnut hair. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: Cocky and sure of herself, she believes she is the best Painter born in the past three hundred years. A true patriot, Herleva would do anything for her country. She is fiercely protective of her fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. Her father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions; and further expansion of business

Bonds: Job, Military, Nature, Rich, Religious. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 500 gp. Jasper (50 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1000 gp). Jet (80 gp).

Description: This younger middle-aged woman wears well tailored gowns and hats with beautiful decoration. She is almost always dressed for an outing in high society, and a wedding ring on her left hand. Her hair is short and chestnut. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: Wella speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. She is clearly well-traveled and educated. Wella enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Wella was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. While studying, she fell in love. They married and had a daughter. Some 9 years later her spouse died after the birth of her daughter. Heartbroken, Wella never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her daughter whom she trained as her mother had trained her before.

Motivation: She is greedy.

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Rich, In love, Mentor. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 600 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: A woman of a pale complexion, she wears baggy black pantaloons and a brown scarf. Her hair is white and curly. Her eyes are a pleasant white.

Personality: She seems absolutely devoid of it. She stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. Energy wise she seems alert and responsive.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her father always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. Ronobe was a troubled youth. She spent her days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent her evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Ronobe decided she wanted neither the life of her father nor that of the evil petty criminals she associated with. During her early adolescence, she took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. Being a Barrister kept her interest for a while, but then she became depressed and bored. So she turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: She has comitted a past crime that haunts her to this day; and she is wracked by social anxiety

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Mundane, Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 170 pp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He wears a suit in poor condition. It has not been laundered in sometime and has been worn in activities one would not normally wear a suit during. With a patchy chestnut beard and wild chestnut hair. He has several tiny jet earrings on each ear.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. He does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for him. He lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. Through the years after Hadarai was born, his mother became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the north. Hadarai's mother didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. Lacking all sense, he decided to go on an adventure. He picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 200 gp. Jet (90 gp).