Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He wears dull grey sweaters, loose black pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed axe, just in case. He wears his auburn hair up in a very large beehive style do. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. He is stubborn though. He always likes to keep a trick up his sleeve. He likes to fight dirty and will kick and punch below the belt if he feels he even has a chance of losing.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. His childhood dream was to be a Mason, but he was a colossal failure. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and he will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. if successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Rich, Job. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 60 gp.

Description: This woman wears a fine chain shirt which she covers with white colored cloaks and clothing. She is muscular with a powerful set of arms. She has a long auburn ponytail with little hanging trinkets. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating she would invite many more into her home than her spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. 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: Willow lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: She is content; and doesn't want to be a miller and was forced into it by her family

Ideals: Philantrophist, Logical, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 170 pp. Rock crystal (70 gp). Carnelian (70 gp). Chalcedony (70 gp). Lapis lazuli (11 gp). Alexandrite (1500 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. She has the majority of her body covered in plate. Her head has been shaved. Her eyes are violet and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: Her voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl she speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of her tone. She invites people to come help in her community garden.

History: A powerful brothel owner made her what she is. Brilliant and gifted she never wanted to apply herself. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To prove her worth to the world; and she desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Cynical. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 600 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. His white hair, when down, is lengthy. His violet eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. The war was a terrible time for him, and Heian does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: He was born in the south, but his parents moved at a very young age to the east. Heian was born on a far southern forest where he grew up under the tutelage of his father, an expert Bookbinder. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He loathes his own lifestyle; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Addict, Depressed. Bonds: Military, Immigrant. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 3000 cp.

Description: He wears a tight fitting grey shirt and pants. His skin is fair and his fingers are delicate and long. His hair is long and blonde with streaks of brown, and is pulled back with small grey clips. His beard is brown, braided, and well cared for. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are blue.

Personality: He is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. He takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: He was born in the east. He worked as a nervous Herbalist and found it very stressful. He has worked as a Herbalist like his father before him.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Herbalist responsibilities is difficult; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Religious. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 1200 sp.