Description: A stocky darker skinned woman, she wears a black vest and prefers blue and pastel shirts. Her boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. She keeps her golden hair in a pixie cut. She has gleaming, smiling gray eyes.

Personality: She snorts whenever she laughs or is feeling confident. She is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of her. She is by nature obliging.

History: Born in the north to a Doctor, Emen learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. She was an apprentice working in her mother's forge. She eventually got the idea of being the protector of her homeland from reading books, and has made it her duty.

Motivation: To prove her worth to the world; and sabotage a competitor

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Impulsive. Bonds: Job, Guardian. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 900 gp.

Description: A 4'9" eastern woman, she usually wears her black robe and has her dagger always slung over her shoulder. Her head has been shaved. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines blue.

Personality: She is happy with her job as a Merchant. She turns her eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. She loves being with her children and actually smiles when they are around. She would do anything for them. She dislikes her ex a great deal.

History: Creega was born in the east. At a young age she loved to build and create. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. When she grew older, she became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. She began work as a mercenary for hire. She would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 300 gp. Freshwater pearl (11 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is an average looking western male in his early mid-life. He prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. He carries his fan with him everywhere and carries himself as the perfect gentleman. His hair is brown, silky, and of moderate length. He has several tiny amethyst earrings on each ear.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. He can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. His father took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. 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 is greedy.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Nature. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: His right side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He wears dark leathers with embroidery. He has wavy red hair. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: His arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. His parents enrolled him in a Paladin school at a young age so that he could practice his arcane talents. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He feels threatened by others; and to prove his worth to the world

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive, Fearful. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 1000 sp.

Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She wears a white cloak and cross-gartered black stockings. Her auburn hair is thinning but still full. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines blue.

Personality: She resents people who mock her appearance or her, so she has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. She plays an instrument quite well.

History: When she was but 3 years old her parents immigrated from the west. A gifted student she started as a Mortician, but she got bored and became a Sculptor. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: She loathes her own lifestyle; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 1100 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (700 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1900 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (3000 gp).