Description: This tall, slender woman dresses well, wearing tan shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. She wears her chestnut hair down. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with her opinion, she thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, she can get violently argumentative. She is accommodating to her spouse and as such limits her hospitality. She is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven herself a capable leader.

History: Virra was born the youngest of three triplets. Her mother was a mechanic, and taught her how to fix just about anything. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion; and wants to raise her children well

Ideals: Opinionated, Persistence. Bonds: Attractive, In love, Family. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 29000 sp. 1 Masterwork manacles.

Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she wears silk and lounges about seductively. She wears a colorful flower in her brown hair. Her eyes are likewise violet.

Personality: She can speak with the recently deceased. She does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: A child with a great deal of writing talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. She hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions.

Ideals: Gifted, Artistic. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Religious. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: Obsidian (8 gp). White opal (700 gp). Moss agate (8 gp). Banded agate (8 gp).

Description: A plain young-adult man, he prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. His red hair is smooth and relatively long. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. He plays an instrument quite well.

History: Astar lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Baker. By chance he met his brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent father; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Rich, Family, Job. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 5000 sp. Smoky quartz (40 gp). Alexandrite (900 gp). Onyx (40 gp). Azurite (5 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep grey leather and dull black iron scale mail. Her broad hat is riddled with cuts and holes. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with painting. She constantly tries to fill her life with painting. She refers to her adoptive father for almost all things she is unsure about, which are numerous. She is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. She married young, but lost her spouse to giants. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to giants demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: She feels kind of lost in life; and find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Family, Enemies. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 330 gp. Moonstone (40 gp). Chrysoprase (40 gp). Amber (50 gp). 1 Half-Plate.

Description: She is lean but muscular and wears silk and lounges about seductively. She keeps her long brown hair kept up in a rat tail. This silver eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She will rave to anyone who will listen. She does not believe in violence as a means to an end. She is a dedicated Barber but believes her peers are too gung-ho.

History: Prosperine was born the youngest of three triplets. Being born in the south, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the south for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way west. She left for the south, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well; and her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 3000 sp. Deep green spinel (160 gp). Silver pearl (160 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a paragon of his species. He is larger and stronger than most Half-Orcs. His skin is light but he possesses many black ritualistic tattoos. He wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized white coat. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His eyes are likewise amber. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. The war was a terrible time for him, and Ugarth 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 a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. His father was a soldier and died while he was still young. Ugarth was left his father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: He loathes his own lifestyle; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what he was had he not made sure his armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit he wears long strands of jet and short blue dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. He wears a small hat to hide his balding. This gray eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: His divine talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He inherited a moderately successful company from his father. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He was granted divine powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Logical, Gifted. Flaws: Terse. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: Just what you see.