Description: This tall, slender man wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized green coat. He has brown hair. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. He is very protective of his business, his home, and his spouse. He is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. At a young age both his parents were killed in an accident. His uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took him in and had him trained in basic self defense. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and he has decided he is irredeemable

Flaws: Insomniac, Depressed. Bonds: Criminal record, Rich. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 60 pp. Silver pearl (100 gp). Deep green spinel (100 gp). Rich purple corundum (1400 gp). Azurite (9 gp).

Description: This southern man is abnormally tall. He likes to wear ponchos typically of a light violet in addition to tight pants. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. He wears a wide-brimmed hat to hide his balding. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He is a very philanthropic person; he spends his free time working at various soup kitchens. He is an amazing painter.

History: Heian was born the youngest of three triplets. His family was turned out during the war. He and his family wandered south to less war torn lands. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and regain custody of his daughter

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Immigrant, Attractive, Family. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 20000 cp.

Description: He is an average looking northern male in his early mid-life. He wears a white costume with the symbols of the four houses of cards on his torso. He keeps his silver hair in a flapper bob. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He's a bit of a prankster. He knows he is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. He also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: Born to a Painter, his mother struggled to pay the bills. In his 14th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his mother impaled in their home, and his father beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. He has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Painter. He hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and he has a crush on the local painter

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Has a crush, Poor, Religious. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 7000 gp. Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (90 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (900 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (90 gp). Solid gold idol (800 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (90 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is a husky man, who wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame. His red hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. His eyes are violet and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. His brief stint in the army gave him the idea he was invincible and that he is the toughest man alive.

History: When he was but 6 years old his parents immigrated from the east. A gifted student he started as a Fisher, but he got bored and became a Healer. He left for the east, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Job, Military, Immigrant, Slave. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 30 gp.

Description: This northern woman is abnormally tall. She very much looks the part of a Ruler. Her whole body is exceptionally muscular. She wears her brown hair down. Her skin is flawless and her gray eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: Virra hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her dancing career. She would rather hide behind her crafts than deal with other people.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. A gifted student she started as a Fisher, but she got bored and became a Ruler. She left for the north, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Attractive. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 80 pp. Pink pearl (150 gp). Red spinel (150 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This tall, slender woman wears dull grey sweaters, loose green pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath her sweater she keeps a concealed falchion, just in case. Her moppish red hair is in a traditional bowl cut. Her brown eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic woman, Jarana's first love is herself. Her second love is also herself. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. She worked as a nervous Seamstress and found it very stressful. She has achieved small success as a Seamstress.

Motivation: She is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and she will attempt to ambush and attack anyone she thinks she can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. if successful, she will try to sell them to her slave-trader contact

Ideals: Impeccable, Joker. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He very much looks the part of a Ruler. His chestnut hair is unkempt and raggedy. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. Despite his manner, he is extremely passionate and proud of his job, and he prides himself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: He got into the Ruler business at a young age. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Ruler for hire.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and further expansion of business

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Insane. Bonds: Job, Poor. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 1200 gp. Azurite (14 gp). Banded agate (14 gp). Brown-green garnet (80 gp). Aquamarine (1400 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.