Description: A woman with a warm, jovial air about her, she wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her lance with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt. Her Stetson hat is riddled with cuts and holes. Her eyes are silver and beady.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. She has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. Her childhood dream was to be a Cartwright, but she was a colossal failure. 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: Sabotage a competitor; and she is greedy

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: Smoky quartz (60 gp). Jacinth (2000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is a pot bellied eastern woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty violet coat over it. She sports a flattop hair cut. Her violet eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the east. She will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. She cares deeply for her spouse and does her best to make sure her guests look presentable.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. While studying, she fell in love. They married and had a son. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved.

Ideals: Athletic, Pacifist, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: In love. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 1100 gp. Star ruby (900 gp). Black pearl (300 gp). Azurite (11 gp). Brown-green garnet (60 gp). Blue quartz (11 gp). Alexandrite (300 gp). Freshwater pearl (11 gp). Malachite (11 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. His red hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: He is filled with cunning. He likes to feign weakness letting people think he is weak. He has a cruel streak; something he gained from his previous mentor. He harbors resentment against his former mentor.

History: Born to a Sage, his mother struggled to pay the bills. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Bowyer hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of philosophers.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC.

Flaws: Secretive, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Mentor. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (600 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (30 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (30 gp).

Description: An older woman who has a large brown mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into her yellow robe, she is not a threatening figure. Her golden hair is still thick. This gray eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of her strength. She works very hard to maintain that gentleness. She is underhanded and not above using her wealth and body to get others to do her bidding.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. She inherited a moderately successful company from her mother. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion; and she is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out

Ideals: Disciplined. Bonds: Attractive, Slave, Rich, Family. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 70 gp. Lapis lazuli (11 gp).

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He is wearing a long, white cloak. He has moderate length auburn hair. His eyes are brown and beady.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. He is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. His mother was a soldier and died while he was still young. Chay was left his mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. After a long history of fighting, Chay and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Insomniac. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 13000 cp. 1 Minor magic item.