Description: A moderately attractive man, he is renowned for his bright black suits and hats. His chestnut hair, when down, is lengthy. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. He would rather hide behind his crafts than deal with other people.

History: When he was but 4 years old his parents immigrated from the west. Since his mother passed away years ago, his father had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He has never given up on his music dream.

Motivation: To unite with his sister; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Opinionated, Artistic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 800 gp. Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1400 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1400 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (110 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (200 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. She is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Fletcher. She has wavy black hair. She has amber eyes and a white hat with a green feather.

Personality: Cocky and sure of herself, she believes she is the best Fletcher born in the past three hundred years. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: She got into the Fletcher business at a young age. Because her father participated in the massacre of their homeland, dire rats burned their ranch to the ground and forced them out. She was preparing to flee to the west, but the outbreak of war prevented her and her mother from journeying west to reunite her family. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: She wants revenge against dire rats; and she is wracked by social anxiety

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 170 pp. Solid gold idol (600 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (800 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (700 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This western woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with top hat. Her hair is auburn and curly. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: Quiet and reserved she prefers to listen than to talk. She will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. A true patriot, Grai would do anything for her country. She is fiercely protective of her fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: Grai hails from a village terrorized by dire rats. At some point she was captured by dire rats and was tortured. After several years of this she finally managed to escape. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by dire rats. Grai was horrified and prayed that her father was alright. However, she heard that her father had died fighting off the dire rats.

Motivation: She wants revenge against dire rats; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Military, Enemies, Slave. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 100 gp. Malachite (12 gp). Fire opal (1000 gp).

Description: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, she wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty grey coat over it. She has slicked back white hair. She has brown eyes and a grey hat with a black feather.

Personality: She tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. She always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove her into the Sage business.

History: When she was but 6 years old her parents immigrated from the west. Being born in the west, 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 west 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 east. One night she noticed a nearby shooting star which she hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. She has done her darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: Marry her brother to traveling adventurers.

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 260 gp. Brown-green garnet (80 gp). Tourmaline (80 gp). Iolite (40 gp).

Description: Her skin has the orange glow of too much sun. She wears well tailored gowns and hats with beautiful decoration. She is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. Her hair is long and silver with streaks of golden, and is pulled back with small white clips. Her violet eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help her friends. She considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. Her respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to her, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, she tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in her reactions to snap at those who irritate her, Willow is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. Her father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her father was legitimate. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions.

Ideals: Optimist, Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Religious. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 20000 cp. A small bag of saffron. (90 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: 3'4" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. His hair is short and white. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He is a sleazy, sleazy guy. He has no qualms about using his powers of suggestion to get people to do what he wants. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Barrister but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: A child with a great deal of music talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. He has had some formal music training, and achieved minor success. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent father.

Ideals: Pacifist, Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: Smoky quartz (70 gp). Jet (80 gp). Eye agate (16 gp). Rose (70 gp). Citrine (70 gp). Deep blue spinel (600 gp). Moonstone (70 gp). Malachite (16 gp). Amethyst (80 gp). Aquamarine (600 gp). Sard (70 gp). Chrysoprase (70 gp). Freshwater pearl (16 gp). Jet (80 gp). Banded agate (16 gp). Deep blue spinel (600 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is a pot bellied northern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. His white hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help his friends. He considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his father.

History: Alberich was raised in a hard working conservative environment. He worked as a nervous Roofer and found it very stressful. He tends to his Roofer job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and retire the richest man in the north

Ideals: Athletic, Optimist, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 1000 gp. Jeweled gold crown (6000 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (60 gp). Solid gold idol (500 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (60 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (60 gp). Jeweled anklet (4000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1400 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.