Description: This younger middle-aged woman is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants, and a wedding ring on her left hand. She has a long blonde ponytail with little hanging trinkets. Her brown eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, she has a hard time making friends. She dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. Her biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: Jarsali was raised in a hard working conservative environment. She became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. Some 4 years later her spouse died after the birth of her son. Heartbroken, Jarsali never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her son whom she trained as her mother had trained her before.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and a rival would like her out of the picture

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, In love, Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 1000 gp. Moonstone (80 gp). Jet (100 gp). Carnelian (80 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: With green face paint in a stripe pattern across her face, she is typically in her Weaver uniform. Her auburn hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends she is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy herself. She is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of her. She is by nature obliging.

History: Agatha was born in the south. At a young age she loved to build and create. Her mother was a mechanic, and taught her how to fix just about anything. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Weaver for the past few years.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Joker, Persistence. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Job, Attractive. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: He is an average looking northern male in his early mid-life. He wears a brown vest and prefers green and white shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. He sports a flattop hair cut. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He likes to brag about his accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. He is very protective of his business, his home, and his spouse. He is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: He is a Hag in disguise. He moved out west to avoid the crime he committed. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark.

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record, Adventurer, Slave. Occupation: Laborer

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

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Darkwood Shield.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears skinny pants and wears a brown and yellow robe with the hood down. With a patchy red beard and wild red hair. He has brown eyes.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. He is obsessed with his god.

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. Cursed with vampirism at a very young age, Uraim has worked very hard to control his curse. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and his religion dominates his actions

Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Immigrant, Religious. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: The light-skinned woman stands 6'1" and prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. She carries her fan with her everywhere and carries herself as the perfect lady. Her red hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a Stetson hat. Her gray unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She is overprotective of those who hire her services. She has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. She inherited a moderately successful company from her father. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the west.

Ideals: Justice, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Rich, Guardian. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 700 gp.