Description: This tall, slender woman wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. She sports a flattop fur cut. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with music. She constantly tries to fill her life with music. She will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: A child with a great deal of music talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She hasn't been sleeping well lately.

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

Ideals: Artistic, Athletic. Flaws: Impulsive, Insomniac. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 260 gp.

Description: 5'2" and muscular, this southern man tends to wear a large tan jacket. He has a long red beard with little hanging trinkets. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: He was raised in a plains tribe. Like his father and his brother before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Slave Trader. He has achieved small success as a Slave Trader.

Motivation: To settle down with his crush; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Athletic, Disciplined. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Nature, Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: She wears red robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally she wears more armor. She prefers to carry a pickaxe, but if one is not available she will default to her morningstar. Her blonde hair is singed and shortened. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She is irascible and easily irritated. 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, Jo is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: She comes from a rich western family. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 1000 gp.

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she likes to wear ponchos typically of a light green in addition to tight pants. She wears a colorful flower in her black hair. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She acts crazy and hedonistic. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. She was an apprentice working in her mother's forge. 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: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by brigands, and she desires to right it; and to be a carter again

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 400 gp. Silver comb with moonstones (200 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (2000 gp).

Description: This fat western man has a bulbous nose and wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). His skin is also unnaturally pale. His hair, while still mostly white, has prominent grey streaks. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Shepherd arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. Recently a tribe of dire rats attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Az-Bror fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture; and he is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 200 gp.