Description: This western woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her halberd with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt. Her hair, while still mostly chestnut, has prominent grey streaks. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are red.

Personality: She considers herself the protector of her home. She feels this is her duty and calling. 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: Born in the west to a Glassblower, Anakis learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. She has worked as a Glassblower like her father before her.

Motivation: She wants to meet her childhood hero.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Guardian, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 1000 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He is wearing a long, red cloak. His silver hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His blue eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help his friends. He considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. He will do just about anything if he becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this he is easily convinced.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He has recently attracted an admirer that believes he's playing hard to get.

Motivation: Wants his loneliness to end; and to clean up the streets

Ideals: Optimist, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Has a crush, Military, Guardian. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 10 pp.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what she was had she not made sure her armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit she wears long strands of aquamarine and short black dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. She keeps her long bronze crest kept up in a rat tail. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: A deeply religious woman she believes everything happens for a reason. She is a very good compulsive liar and kleptomaniac.

History: Daar was born with her father's beautiful face. Her parents died when she was young, and she was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Daar grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Daar. 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 decided she is irredeemable.

Bonds: Rich, Religious, Criminal record, Attractive. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 600 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This fat eastern woman has a bulbous nose and wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. Her skin is also unnaturally pale. Her head has been shaved. Her violet eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She is quiet and unassuming. She ignores others and carries on with her job unassumingly. She is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and expand her business

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 2000 gp. A necklace of small pink pearls (5000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This late middle aged woman is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down and is in decent physical shape. Her chestnut hair is still thick. She has a dull look in her white eyes.

Personality: She exudes charisma. She is a tour de force of persuasion. Around other people she will do her best to conceal her emotions and appear jolly.

History: She was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family In her youth she was part of a gang. She got caught, but did not rat out her comrades and served her time in prison. She struck the Mortician job and began her own company from there.

Motivation: She wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away; and balancing her hectic life and new mortician responsibilities is difficult

Flaws: Shy, Greedy. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Job. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 7000 sp. Fiery yellow corundum (1100 gp). 1 Minor magic item.