Description: She wears well tailored gowns and hats with beautiful decoration. She is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. She carries with her a set of pickaxes, each one with a amber on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. Her hair is short and red. Her green eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic woman, Lia's first love is herself. Her second love is also herself. A true patriot, Lia would do anything for her country. She is fiercely protective of her fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: She was born in the south. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and nothing but the best is good enough for her

Ideals: Fighting, Impeccable. Bonds: Rich, Military, Immigrant. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty black coat over it. He has white hair. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He is ready at a moment's notice to give into his darker urges. He is a real pyromaniac and does not care who the fire hurts. He often ends up burning people alive in the fires he starts.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. In his youth he was part of a gang. He got caught, but did not rat out his comrades and served his time in prison. He used his abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: He has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Criminal record, Religious. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 9000 sp. Smoky quartz (60 gp). Chrysoberyl (80 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is lean but muscular and is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. His auburn hair is knotted and matted. He has several tiny ruby earrings on each ear.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his father.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when orcs swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. He took after his father in leading caravans. Because they were valued, his father taught him to defend himself. When his father died while fighting orcs, the young Thervan began to lead the lost caravan. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by orcs, and he desires to right it; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Sensitive. Bonds: Rich, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 330 gp.

Description: This woman prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. She carries her fan with her everywhere and carries herself as the perfect lady. She is muscular with a powerful set of arms. Her black hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a clover scrunchie. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. She is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: Heir to a fortune, her parents put a great deal of effort into curing her disease. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. 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 money and likes to spend it; and she is greedy

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Military. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 11000 cp. Tourmaline (40 gp). Deep green spinel (40 gp). Deep blue spinel (700 gp).

Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He wears black trousers with tan and black striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts. His golden hair is lengthy. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. He is a great chef.

History: Hogar was born the youngest of three triplets. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Map Maker and was forced into it by his family; and regain custody of his daughter

Ideals: Athletic, Optimist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 90 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp).