Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her whip with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt. Her white hair is smooth and relatively long. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: Prone to second guessing herself, she comes off as nervous. She plays an instrument quite well.

History: Nora lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. There was a wharf not far from home where she often wandered off to fish. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Weaver they were divorced and she won custody of their daughter. She worked as a Cook, and she later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: To unite with her sister; and find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Insane, Shy. Bonds: Family, Nature. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 1700 sp.

Description: He tends to wear a large white jacket, and carries bows. His hair, while still mostly red, has prominent grey streaks. His fierce violet eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He exudes charisma. He is a tour de force of persuasion. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: The child of a Miller, who enjoyed hunting, Thorpe was taken on many hunting expeditions. 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 eventually got the idea of being the protector of his homeland from reading books, and has made it his duty.

Motivation: Expand his business; and to clean up the streets

Ideals: Fighting, Professionalism. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Guardian, Job. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 1200 gp. Jeweled anklet (3000 gp).

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she wears a tan shirt with thin brown vertical stripes and black pants. Her hair is always cut to a buzz. She is baby faced.

Personality: She considers herself the protector of her home. She feels this is her duty and calling. When she's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, she's doing dancing.

History: She was born at the edge of vast desert. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge; and someone believes her a fraud

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Guardian, Nature, Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 100 gp. Smoky quartz (60 gp).

Description: This western woman is abnormally tall. She wears a fancy brown dress. Her whole body is exceptionally muscular. Her hair is auburn and very short. Her half smiles and brown eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk she knows how to make people feel guilty. She is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: Born in the west her family was never financially stable. Since her father passed away years ago, her mother had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: To end her boredom; and she is content

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Depressed, Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Poor. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: Jet (160 gp). Chrysoprase (60 gp). Sard (60 gp). Amethyst (160 gp). Banded agate (6 gp). Chrysoprase (60 gp). Red garnet (160 gp).

Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He wears a fine chain shirt which he covers with brown colored cloaks and clothing. With bright white hair and a scraggly beard. He is baby faced.

Personality: He is filled with cunning. He likes to feign weakness letting people think he is weak. His job bores him to no end. He has decided to make it more interesting.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. He was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. He was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of philosophers.

Motivation: He is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and he desires power and/or immortality

Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Criminal record, Military. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 800 gp. Azurite (14 gp).

Description: He is lean but muscular and wears a violet costume with the symbols of death on his torso. His moppish silver hair is in a traditional bowl cut. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. He never wears the same outfit twice, unless he absolutely has to.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. He has had some formal painting training, and achieved minor success. Some 3 years later his spouse died after the birth of his son. Heartbroken, Nim never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his son whom he trained as his mother had trained him before.

Motivation: To settle down with his crush; and to end his boredom

Ideals: Professionalism, Artistic. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: In love, Has a crush. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 500 pp. Jade (140 gp). Lapis lazuli (5 gp). Red-brown spinel (140 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This younger middle-aged man likes to wear black tank tops with pastel pants, and a wedding ring on his left hand. He has no hair. He is baby faced.

Personality: Calm and collected, he is a well trained Spy. When he's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, he's doing music.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. He helped his father out around the business and became quite the natural. He's also a talented Shoemaker, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: To be a Shoemaker again.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: In love, Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 1000 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what she was had she not made sure her armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit she is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by her earthly robes.. Her crest, while still mostly blue, has prominent grey streaks. Her skin is flawless and her red eyes scan people very quickly.

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 frequently practicing swordplay.

History: Kava was born the youngest of three triplets. Her mother disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her mother, she was betrayed dozens of times. She has been saving her money to try and buy her sister's freedom.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent mother; and marry her sister to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Disciplined. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Family. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 210 pp.

Description: She stands about 5'0" and prefers to wear flannel. Her right hand appears badly burned and disfigured. Her moppish brown hair is in a traditional bowl cut. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

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 disdains her fellow westerners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Crown-heir work with an outfit from a few towns over. Crown-heir work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 5 years.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Crown-heir responsibilities is difficult.

Flaws: Insomniac, Disease. Bonds: Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 300 gp.