Description: She is lean but muscular and dresses like a well dressed Carter does. Her hair is short and silver. She has gleaming, smiling white eyes.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Nija isn't afraid of most anything. She has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Tiefling unity. She would rather hide behind her crafts than deal with other people.

History: A powerful wizard made her what she is. Like her mother and her brother before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Carter. She has achieved small success as a Carter.

Motivation: She doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes.

Ideals: Impeccable, Artistic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Job, Mentor. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 1100 sp.

Description: She wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 4'10" when asserting herself. Her chestnut hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. Her gray eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She is cool and collected. She likes to make quips and puns whenever she does anything. She also makes a point to compliment her superiors and flatter them. She claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day she will do what she thinks is right.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. She graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. She advanced relatively quickly due to her good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the west.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Disciplined, Justice. Bonds: Poor, Military. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 6000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: 4'10" and muscular, this western woman wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. She has shaved her head bald. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep amber.

Personality: She is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of her strength. She works very hard to maintain that gentleness. 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: She was born on a small isolated farm. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She has since married many spouses, only to have them die. She claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Athletic, Disciplined. Bonds: Attractive, In love, Nature. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (40 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1600 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (1000 gp).

Description: This woman is very fat, and is dressed in earthy colors with a grey and yellow handkerchief worn on her left side. Her long black hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her eyes are hazel and beady.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Joan embodies much of what other species detest in the Humans. She is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. Joan liked to wander the woods near her home when she was young, something she still likes to do at least once a week. She never liked modest clothing or shoes, so she would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and she developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Ruler they were divorced and she won custody of their daughter. She worked as a Mayor, and she later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and to reunite with her absent father

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Insomniac. Bonds: Military, Nature, Family. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 60 gp.

Description: Standing 6'2", this man prefers to wear green clothing when he does not wear armor. His scarlet crest is heavily combed to the right. His eyes are red and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. He plays an instrument quite well.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Scribe arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and he's looking for his big break

Ideals: Joker, Artistic. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Religious. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 800 gp. Moss agate (7 gp). Jade (40 gp). Blue quartz (7 gp). Lapis lazuli (7 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. She has shaved her head bald. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She is enamored with her job. She loves it. She likes the challenge and she likes helping those less fortunate than her. She plays an instrument quite well.

History: She was born in a small island village. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Crown-heir. Unlike her family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, she wanted to work in the city. She has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Crown-heir responsibilities is difficult; and expand her business

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Artistic. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Job, Nature. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This late middle aged woman is dressed in earthy colors with a green and pastel handkerchief worn on her right side and is in decent physical shape. Her rusty crest is knotted and matted. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She is a jovial happy person, but she is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. She has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. Her necromantic abilities were realized during a raid on her village. Recently a tribe of dire rats attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Chassath fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She has a crush on the local Bricklayer; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Optimist, Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Rich, Has a crush. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 400 pp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.