Description: This southern woman is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down. Her clothes are grease stained in places. Her silver crest is smooth and relatively long. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: Akra speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. She is clearly well-traveled and educated. A fanatic, her devotion to her small selection of gods is unquestionable. She claims to be doing their will and will base all her actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: She was born in the south. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes; and her religion dominates her actions

Ideals: Impeccable. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Attractive, Religious. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 7000 cp. Blue quartz (12 gp). Red garnet (150 gp). Iolite (70 gp).

Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. Her tied-back hair is blonde. Her eyes are violet and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She runs her personal life as if detached from it. She organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits she will get from it. Emmeline enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the west; and to pay off her debts

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Athletic. Flaws: Selfish, Hedonist. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 500 gp. Malachite (7 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he is dressed in earthy colors with a blue and green handkerchief worn on his right side. His hair is cut close to his head. His fierce gray eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic man, Thervan's first love is himself. His second love is also himself. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: Thervan was born in the south. At a young age he loved to build and create. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and his religion dominates his actions

Ideals: Impeccable, Optimist, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Religious. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 400 gp. Bloodstone (70 gp). Black pearl (1600 gp). Blue sapphire (900 gp).

Description: This woman wears light armors faded through time and improper care. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized jet on her right hand. Her long black hair reaches down to her waist. Her hazel eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: This woman loves poetry and to teach people poetry more than just about anything. She keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to her own.

History: A child with a great deal of poetry talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: She is greedy; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 40 gp.

Description: With brown face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest. He wears his chestnut hair up in a very large beehive style do. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: He was born into a rich family. A few years later when the south was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it.

Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich, Job. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 50 gp.