Description: She tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with her rolled up shirt sleeves this gives her a very relaxed look. She is portly but not overly obese. Her red hair is singed and shortened. She has a dull look in her black eyes.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. She can't help but pocket interesting objects she comes across

History: Ishte was born in the south. At a young age she loved to build and create. Her parents died when she was young, and she was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Ishte grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Ishte. She was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of freemasons.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions; and a rival would like her out of the picture

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Secretive. Bonds: Job, Criminal record, Religious. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 10000 cp. 4 Holy water.

Description: Standing 5'2", this man is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Guard. His hair is long and black with streaks of white, and is pulled back with small brown clips. His beard is white, braided, and well cared for. His eyes are gray and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. He loves teas. He is very sensitive about his face. To blow off anger he lifts weights and to control his otherwise explosive temper he works out a lot.

History: His mother raised him in a mountain cabin. Ostracized due to the martial powers of his oldest sister, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Humans became a terror of the countryside. He became a Guard soon after.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Ideals: Gifted, Fighting. Bonds: Nature, Job, Religious. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 1200 gp. Silver comb with moonstones (800 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (5000 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1400 gp). Solid gold idol (800 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (90 gp). Silver ewer (70 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is an average looking western female in her early mid-life. She dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head. Her hair is silver, silky, and of moderate length. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. She has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. Brilliant and gifted she never wanted to apply herself. She leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever she goes.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 180 gp.

Description: She wears an entirely grey suit with yellow socks and a vest with buckled shoes, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 4'3" when asserting herself. Her white hair is matted, messy, and big. She has gleaming, smiling brown eyes.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the west. She has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a woman enough she will sell her own mother. Money is her most trusted friend.

History: She was born at the edge of vast island. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. She has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Pacifist, Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Nature. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 9000 cp. 2 Smokesticks.

Description: This eastern man wears a robe, a symbol of magic around his neck, and a spear on his belt. His clothes are grease stained in places. His cinnamon fur is drawn into a tight pony tail with a dagger scrunchie. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. Dynamic enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Born to a Roofer, his mother struggled to pay the bills. Since his mother passed away years ago, his father had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He left for the east, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Attractive. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 300 sp. Deep blue spinel (200 gp).