Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). Her hair is always cut to a buzz. Her eyes are blue and catlike.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. Her actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as she answers to a power that mortal women fail to acknowledge.

History: She was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for her. It may also be what makes her so good at details. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. She hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Poor, Religious. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 4000 gp. Embroidered and bejeweled glove (2000 gp). Gold cup set with emeralds (3000 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (100 gp). Jeweled gold crown (6000 gp). Solid gold idol (1100 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1600 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1600 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a mite stocky and wears professional attire. His long silver hair reaches down to his waist. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic man, Osco's first love is himself. His second love is also himself. He is obsessed with his god.

History: He was born in a small desert village. Being born in the west, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the west for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way north. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions.

Ideals: Impeccable. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Nature, Family. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 400 gp. Black pearl (800 gp). Moonstone (80 gp).

Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic right hand, he is wearing a long, black, dusty cloak. His crest, while still mostly gold, has prominent grey streaks. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. Salasar enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: The child of a Painter, who enjoyed hunting, Salasar was taken on many hunting expeditions. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 5 years.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 1500 gp. Chrysoprase (60 gp). Bloodstone (60 gp). Malachite (12 gp). Star rose quartz (60 gp).

Description: She is an attractive woman, lean and moderately muscular. She likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. She wears a colorful flower in her golden hair. Her half smiles and brown eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: She speaks before she thinks and is too direct. She uses divination through singing.

History: Born in the east to a Navigator, Lezre learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. She graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. She advanced relatively quickly due to her good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. She's also a talented Priest, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Military. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 90 pp.

Description: A middle-aged woman, she wears a tan shirt, with a violet mid length skirt with violet tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them, and is pretty ugly. Her tied-back hair is auburn. Her amber unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. She loves her children and doesn't want them to worry about her. She loves to share her writing with anyone who is interested.

History: A child with a great deal of writing talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Nature, Family. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 300 gp.