Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She wears a tan shirt with thin white vertical stripes and violet pants. She has done her best to style her red hair to look like a famous performer. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. She is an amazing painter.

History: Carlin lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Carlin was born on a far northern mountains where she grew up under the tutelage of her father, an expert Butcher. She left for the north, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion; and to unite with her brother

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Attractive, Family. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what he was had he not made sure his armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit he wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. He wears his blue crest down. He has gleaming, smiling gold eyes.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. He is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted, Logical. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 2000 gp. Bloodstone (80 gp). Deep blue spinel (1500 gp). Malachite (5 gp). Jade (40 gp). Zircon (80 gp). Chrysoprase (80 gp). Violet garnet (1500 gp). Sard (80 gp). Star rose quartz (80 gp). Moonstone (80 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. His chestnut hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a broad hat. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. Kûga enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and he is greedy

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Military, Religious. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 7000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This northern woman wears tattered old clothes. Her clothes are grease stained in places. She has moderate length orange fur. She is baby faced.

Personality: She is cool and collected. She likes to make quips and puns whenever she does anything. She also makes a point to compliment her superiors and flatter them. She will do just about anything if she becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this she is easily convinced.

History: She was born in the north. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She has recently attracted an admirer that believes she's playing hard to get.

Motivation: She's in love; and she has a crush on the local apothecary

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Has a crush. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This malnourished man is well dressed, constantly wearing a white suit, green shirt, and white tie. He keeps his blonde hair in a flapper bob. His gray unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He lacks moral complications. He does what he is told to by employers but not much else. He spends his money on whatever he fancies at the time.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. He was an apprentice working in his mother's forge. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Gardener for hire.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Gardener responsibilities is difficult; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Disease, Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1600 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1600 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.