Description: This fat western woman has a bulbous nose and wears a red Stetson hat and red clothes. Her skin is also unnaturally pale. Her blonde hair, when down, is lengthy. Her eyes are brown and catlike.

Personality: She has schizophrenia that causes her to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. She loves her children and doesn't want them to worry about her. She loves to share her writing with anyone who is interested.

History: She got into the Ruler business at a young age. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Ruler work with an outfit from a few towns over. Ruler work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well; and expand her business

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Family, Job, Rich. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears many layers of old clothing at all times. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. His blue hair is matted, messy, and big. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Astar will drive conversation. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: Astar was raised in a hard working conservative environment. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered poetry. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions.

Ideals: Extrovert, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Religious, Job. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 80 pp. Chrysoberyl (120 gp). Moss agate (5 gp). Rock crystal (60 gp). Rock crystal (60 gp). Alexandrite (600 gp).

Description: He is lean but muscular and wears a grey costume with the symbols of magic on his torso. He wears a deerstalker hat to cover his moderate length blonde hair. He has violet eyes and a grey hat with a black feather.

Personality: He hates Humans with a passion. As such he is filled with self loathing. He also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. While he appears to be a normal Human, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. Recently a tribe of giants attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Gunter fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and he wants to get laid

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Racist, Insane, Disease. Bonds: Has a crush. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 160 gp.

Description: An imposing woman with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic right hand, she wears an entirely red suit with yellow socks and a vest with buckled shoes. Her auburn hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. Her eyes are amber.

Personality: Cocky and sure of herself, she believes she is the best Bowyer born in the past three hundred years. She always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove her into the Bowyer business.

History: When she was but 7 years old her parents immigrated from the north. She helped her father out around the business and became quite the natural. She became a Bowyer soon after.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Persistence, Fighting. Bonds: Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 8000 sp. Lapis lazuli (11 gp).

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she wears a worn and beaten armor. Her red hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. She is baby faced.

Personality: She resents people who mock her appearance or her, so she has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. She dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. Her biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. She was taken from her home at a very young age. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To prove her worth to the world; and she has decided she is irredeemable

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Mentor, Slave. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: Her right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her crossbow with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her violet eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She does not care much for physical appearances, nor does she care much for other people. She does however care about what she wants and getting it. She disdains her fellow westerners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: She was born in the west, but her parents moved at a very young age to the south. Her father disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her father, she was betrayed dozens of times. She has dedicated herself to building a better trade route.

Motivation: Revenge; and an old rival family wants her found

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Family, Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 800 sp. Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This man wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized brown coat. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. He has no fur. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He acts crazy and hedonistic. He is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Butcher arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and money/treasure

Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Military, Rich. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 2400 gp. Rose (40 gp). Black opal (1600 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1200 gp).