Description: She is a physically imposing dark-skinned woman. She dresses in blue turtlenecks beneath a yellow coat with green slacks. She has slicked back black hair. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She is a melancholic, but persistent worker. She resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. She disdains her fellow southerners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. By chance she met her brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: She is terrified, and will act out of fear; and to reunite with her absent mother

Flaws: Depressed, Fearful. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich, Family. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 8000 sp. Sard (70 gp). Emerald (1100 gp). Black star sapphire (1100 gp). Deep green spinel (60 gp).

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He has the majority of his body covered in plate. He keeps his long blue hair kept up in a rat tail. He has a dull look in his black eyes.

Personality: He runs his personal life as if detached from it. He organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits he will get from it. He uses divination through singing.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 15 years.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Mentor, Religious. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 80000 cp. Lapis lazuli (13 gp).

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He wears bulky black painted plate armor. His dark red hair is thinning but still full. His eyes are likewise white.

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. The war was a terrible time for him, and Mamnen does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. 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 would ruin relationships and cause injury. He was reprimanded several times before being given his current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions; and he has decided he is irredeemable

Flaws: Shy, Depressed, Disease. Bonds: Military, Criminal record. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 900 gp. Pink pearl (120 gp). Onyx (40 gp). Black pearl (600 gp). Red-brown spinel (120 gp).

Description: She wears bulky brown painted plate armor. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. Her eyes are brown and beady.

Personality: She is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks her mind. She passes on several rewards to people in need. She makes a point to leave places better than she found them.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions; and she is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Military, Religious. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: This southern man is abnormally tall. He wears just a green suit. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. His hair is cut close to his head. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: A deeply religious man he believes everything happens for a reason. He is a thrill seeker, he laughs at people and throws down challenges. He is highly competitive and combative.

History: Bathin was born the youngest of three triplets. He was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. He has been saving his money to try and buy his brother's freedom.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions.

Bonds: Immigrant, Attractive, Religious, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 4000 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1200 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A thin woman, she clearly needs to put on some weight, but she still has a lot of muscle. She wears a white cloak and cross-gartered tan stockings. She has wavy red hair. Her fierce brown eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as she rather likes the sound of her voice. Her demeanor is somewhat feminine. She enjoys reading and quiet.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. 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: To share knowledge with the world.

Ideals: Athletic, Optimist, Logical. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 300 gp. Pink pearl (80 gp). Obsidian (4 gp). Zircon (60 gp). Red spinel (80 gp). Black pearl (200 gp).

Description: 4'8" and muscular, this western woman is typically in her Tanner uniform. Her brown hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady amber eyes.

Personality: She is irascible and easily irritated. She is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with her old comrades. She has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: Born in the west to a Tanner, Eloise learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. A gifted student she started as a Bather, but she got bored and became a Tanner. She spent several years traveling with her friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 120 gp. 1 Climber’s kit.