Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she wears green leather gloves, a green jacket, and tight pants. She has done her best to style her copper crest to look like a famous performer. Her ears are large.

Personality: She is irritable and easily angered. She is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use her stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the east. Like her father and her brother before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Stylist. After a long history of fighting, Hethress and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 2000 sp.

Description: 6'4" and muscular, this northern woman wears a black collared shirt and tan skirt. She accessorizes with a blue scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across her shirt. Her gold crest is kept up in a ponytail inside a wide-brimmed hat. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the north. Flattery will make her almost putty in your hands.

History: Gifted from a young age, Vezera studied abroad. Brilliant and gifted she never wanted to apply herself. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Athletic, Pacifist, Gifted, Logical. Flaws: Selfish. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: Eye agate (13 gp). Aquamarine (300 gp). Blue star sapphire (600 gp). Black pearl (300 gp). White pearl (120 gp). Deep blue spinel (300 gp). Moonstone (20 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He very much looks the part of a Slave Trader. His hair is red and curly. He has several tiny opal earrings on each ear.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. He is a very good compulsive liar and kleptomaniac.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Job, Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 1 Half-Plate. 1 Darkwood Shield.

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. Her black fur is still thick. Her skin is flawless and her amber eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: She thrives on attention. She does whatever is in her power to gain the attention of whomever she deems a fit date. She has all her life been fascinated with poetry.

History: A powerful brothel owner made her what she is. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered poetry. She has never given up on her poetry dream.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor, Adventurer. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 40000 cp. Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1400 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (3000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. Her red crest is unkempt and raggedy. Her red eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She is quiet and unassuming. She ignores others and carries on with her job unassumingly. She cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: The child of eastern immigrants she idolized her mother. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Courier. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Poor, Job. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 1800 sp.