Description: She prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs. She is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly quarterstaffs and hammers. Her white hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. Her eyes are violet and catlike.

Personality: This woman loves painting and to teach people painting more than just about anything. A true patriot, Pearl would do anything for her country. She is fiercely protective of her fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: Born in the south to a Seamstress, Pearl learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. After months of barely getting by, Pearl managed to ambush a major caravan with a load of valuables. Instantly wealthy, she made her way to the capital under a new identity.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and balancing her hectic life and new seamstress responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Artistic, Fighting. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record, Military, Job. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 300 pp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (400 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (700 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1400 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp).

Description: This western woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body. With wild blonde hair. Her ears are large.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, she has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. Shamil enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Trained by her father for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. While studying, she fell in love. They married and had a son. Some 9 years later her spouse died after the birth of her son. Heartbroken, Shamil never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her son whom she trained as her father had trained her before.

Motivation: Wants her loneliness to end; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Military, In love. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 100 gp. Malachite (16 gp). Alexandrite (300 gp).

Description: This woman is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. She is muscular with a powerful set of arms. She has styled her cinnamon fur well, parting it to the right. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She is a melancholic, but persistent worker. She resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. She is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Her father was a soldier and died while she was still young. Windy was left her father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. She has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature falchion.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Military. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 1800 gp. Smoky quartz (20 gp). Chalcedony (20 gp). Obsidian (7 gp). Azurite (7 gp). Rhodochrosite (7 gp). Lapis lazuli (7 gp). Golden pearl (150 gp). Blue quartz (7 gp).

Description: She is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by her earthly robes.. Her attire stands in sharp contrast to her kukri, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a skull on it. She has styled her red hair well, parting it to the left. Her skin is flawless and her gray eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: She is enamored with her job. She loves it. She likes the challenge and she likes helping those less fortunate than her. She has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. 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. Lacking all sense, she decided to go on an adventure. She picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: She uses money and sex appeal to get what she needs.

Bonds: Attractive, Job, Rich, Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 1100 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a mite stocky and wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. His hair is long and white with streaks of chestnut, and is pulled back with small tan clips. His beard is chestnut, braided, and well cared for. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation he is generally quite perceptive. He notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. He disdains his fellow northerners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: He was born in the north. His father took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Immigrant, Nature. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She is lean but muscular and wears silk and lounges about seductively. She wears a colorful flower in her red hair. Her amber eyes peer out from beneath her small brown hat.

Personality: She believes there is no problem she cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. She is a thrill seeker, she laughs at people and throws down challenges. She is highly competitive and combative.

History: She was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break; and to reunite with her old friends

Ideals: Persistence, Logical. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 100 gp. Eye agate (4 gp). 1 Darkwood Shield. 1 Darkwood Shield.

Description: This eastern man wears a green shirt, with a black mid length shorts with black tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. His clothes are grease stained in places. He keeps his copper crest in a flapper bob. This red eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic man, Rivaan's first love is himself. His second love is also himself. He loves teas. He is very sensitive about his face. To blow off anger he lifts weights and to control his otherwise explosive temper he works out a lot.

History: He was born in a small mountains village. Rivaan was born on a far eastern mountains where he grew up under the tutelage of his father, an expert Roofer. He bought a halberd and has really upped his game hunting, due to his understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for him; and he feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Impeccable, Fighting. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Nature. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 200 sp. A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (30 gp).

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his hand crossbow with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. He has styled his white hair well, parting it to the right. He has green eyes and a black hat with a tan feather.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. He invites people to come help in his community garden.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. His childhood dream was to be a Barber, but he was a colossal failure. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: To protect his home; and to be a barber again

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Rich, Job, Guardian. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 380 gp.

Description: This eastern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty green coat over it. Her hair is cut close to her head. Her gold eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: Calm and collected, she is a well trained Laborer. Her home and work are filled with various knick knacks she has acquired through the years. She cares a great deal for her adopted teenage daughter.

History: She was raised by priests from a young age. Being born in the east, 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 east 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 south. She has been saving her money to try and buy her sister's freedom.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and wants to open a new tavern

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Family, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 300 pp. Alexandrite (1400 gp). Brown-green garnet (50 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (10 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (400 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.