Description: An imposing woman with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic right hand, she wears a grey cloak and cross-gartered brown stockings. Her hair is long and red with streaks of black, and is pulled back with small grey clips. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She can speak with the recently deceased. 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, Whurdred is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: Her psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. After coming to the age of reason, Whurdred took it upon herself to study the psionic arts in their entirety; because of this, she was labeled a dark omen and banished from her homeland. She was granted psionic powers by her dying brother.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions.

Ideals: Gifted, Justice, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This tall, slender woman has a large white mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into her black robe. With bright black hair. Her eyes are brown.

Personality: She is quiet and unassuming. She ignores others and carries on with her job unassumingly. She is always in debt, since she spends her money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: She was born in the north. Her parents died when she was young, and she was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Gorga 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 Gorga. As of late she has set up a hidden staging nest where she ambushes people she hires for escort.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking northern young adult. He wears a black shirt with thin white vertical stripes and blue pants. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. His crest, while still mostly green, has prominent grey streaks. He has gleaming, smiling gold eyes.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating he would invite many more into his home than his spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Through the years after Kiirith was born, his father became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the north. Kiirith's father didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Slave, Rich, Family. Occupation: Server

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 800 gp.

Description: She is a physically imposing light-skinned woman. She wears a brown shirt, with a green mid length skirt with green tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. She has done her best to style her golden hair to look like a famous performer. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady amber eyes.

Personality: Millicent speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. She is clearly well-traveled and educated. She is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes her no end of embarrassment.

History: A child with a great deal of singing talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. Her parents died when she was young, and she was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Millicent 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 Millicent. She has never given up on her singing dream.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for her.

Ideals: Impeccable, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Forgetful. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 130 pp. Black pearl (200 gp). Black star sapphire (500 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: An older woman who wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition, she is not a threatening figure. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. Her eyes are green.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Emma will drive conversation. She can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when orcs swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. In her 16th year, her parents were killed by a orcs raid, leaving Emma alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to orcs demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs.

Ideals: Extrovert, Gifted. Bonds: Poor, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 20 pp. 1 Banded mail.