Description: This woman stands a little under 5'3" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She wears a tan cloak and cross-gartered blue stockings. She wears her golden hair down. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She is witty, but her monotone delivery comes off as unnerving Claira enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her mother and father. Her mother taught her the rudiments of the Bather arts, while her father instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Claira was a troubled youth. She spent her days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent her evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Claira decided she wanted neither the life of her mother nor that of the evil petty criminals she associated with. During her early adolescence, she took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. After months of barely getting by, Claira managed to ambush a major caravan with a load of valuables. Instantly wealthy, she made her way to the capital under a new identity.

Motivation: She is a bit of a kleptomaniac.

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 700 sp.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking northern young adult. He dresses like a well dressed Stableman does. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. His crest is scarlet and curly. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. He refers to his adoptive father for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Heskan was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. His childhood dream was to be a Ploughman, but he was a colossal failure. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 7 years.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found.

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Slave, Family, Mentor. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 1300 gp. Golden yellow topaz (600 gp). Jasper (80 gp). Golden pearl (70 gp). White opal (1500 gp). Chrysoprase (80 gp). Aquamarine (600 gp). Star rose quartz (80 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is an average looking western male in his early mid-life. He is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. He has white hair. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. Lacking all sense, he decided to go on an adventure. He picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality; and meet up once more with his childhood friend

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Military, Adventurer. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 400 gp. Coral (130 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This fat eastern woman has a bulbous nose and wears dull red sweaters, loose brown pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath her sweater she keeps a concealed club, just in case. Her skin is also unnaturally pale. Her brown hair, when down, is lengthy. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: Her tongue was cut out and she uses sign language. The occasional robbery is her preferred attention getting crime, but she mainly uses her means for meeting her own perverse desires.

History: She was born into a rich family. A few years later when the north was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal.

Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Criminal record, Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 1000 gp.

Description: He typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep green leather and dull red iron scale mail. His red hair, when down, is lengthy. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends he is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy himself. 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 comes from a rich western family. A few years later when the east was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He has worked as a Ploughman like his father before him.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Joker. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 50 gp.

Description: This woman likes to wear yellow tank tops with brown skirt. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized amethyst on her left hand. Her Stetson hat is riddled with cuts and holes. Her eyes are brown and catlike.

Personality: She is irritable and easily angered. She is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use her stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. She also is a firm believer in the womanly ideal.

History: She was born several months after her father was called into army service. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: To prove her worth to the world; and she has money and likes to spend it

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Impulsive. Bonds: Rich, Military. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 40000 cp. Black star sapphire (400 gp). Eye agate (10 gp). Deep green spinel (60 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. She wears dull blue sweaters, loose green pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath her sweater she keeps a concealed spear, just in case. She has white hair. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation she is generally quite perceptive. She notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She left for the east, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the east.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Nature, Immigrant. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 11000 sp. Rhodochrosite (5 gp). Amber (130 gp). Golden pearl (130 gp). Malachite (5 gp). Rhodochrosite (5 gp).