Description: A middle-aged woman, she wears tan leather gloves, a tan jacket, and tight pants, and is pretty ugly. Her blonde hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks her mind. Her respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to her, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, she tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in her reactions to snap at those who irritate her, Virra is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. Her family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The father sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. She saw this and took pride in her father's willingness to do anything to win. She has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: She will attempt to ambush and attack anyone she thinks she can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, she will try to sell them to her slave-trader contact; and she is content

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Mundane. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 35000 sp.

Description: She stands about 5'7" and is typically in her Animal Trainer uniform. Her left leg appears badly burned and disfigured. She has moderate length silver hair. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She exudes charisma. She is a tour de force of persuasion. She is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Humans.

History: She got into the Animal Trainer business at a young age. While she appears to be a normal Human, she's... not quite right. Perhaps she's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that she plain doesn't fit in. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Flaws: Insane, Racist. Bonds: Job, Attractive. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking eastern young adult. He wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. His white hair is singed and shortened. His green eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He is a jovial happy person, but he is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Disease. Bonds: Slave, Job. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 500 gp.

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 physically well-built. Her crest is short and copper. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. She is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: She was born into a rich family. Brilliant and gifted she never wanted to apply herself. She has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature quarterstaff.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and an old rival family wants her found

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Adventurer, Rich, Family. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 300 gp. Obsidian (14 gp). Sardonyx (70 gp). Black opal (400 gp).

Description: This southern woman is abnormally tall. She wears light armors faded through time and improper care. Her whole body is exceptionally muscular. Her tied-back hair is golden. 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 tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. 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: She has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Optimist. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 260 pp.