Description: She wears an entirely black suit with violet socks and a vest with buckled shoes. She is portly but not overly obese. Her hair, while still mostly auburn, has prominent grey streaks. Her brown eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. She lacks restraint and is impulsive. She jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: Fistula lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Being born in the east, 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 east 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. Unlike her family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, she wanted to work in the city. She has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: Halfling compassion; and to find somewhere to settle down

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Impulsive, Mundane, Racist. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 1800 sp. Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (800 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (800 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (800 gp).

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he wears suspenders and white workpants. His shirt is black, and he wears a heavy white leather apron most of the time. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy black hair. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He likes to brag about his accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. His brief stint in the army gave him the idea he was invincible and that he is the toughest man alive.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. Like his mother and his brother before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Painter. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Military, Job. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 130 gp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She wears a grey coat over a red low-cut shirt, and a Stetson hat upon her head. Her red hair is braided into rings. Her fierce blue eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. She is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes her no end of embarrassment.

History: Beatrice was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her mother was employed at, doing general labor. 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. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by brigands. Beatrice was horrified and prayed that her father was alright. However, she heard that her father had died fighting off the brigands.

Motivation: To unite with her sister; and an old rival family wants her found

Flaws: Antagonistic, Forgetful. Bonds: Poor, Enemies, Family. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs. She has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. She has wavy white hair. Her hazel eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, she has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. She has all her life been fascinated with poetry.

History: The child of southern immigrants she idolized her father. A freak accident while working with her Doctor father left her crippled. She left for the south, certain she would find work there.

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

Ideals: Disciplined, Artistic, Fighting. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 400 gp.