Description: This woman typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep tan leather and dull white iron scale mail, and sports empty pouches on her belt. She wears a colorful flower in her white hair. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: Quiet and reserved she prefers to listen than to talk. She will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. She is an amazing painter.

History: A powerful brothel owner made her what she is. A few years later when the north was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She left for the south, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: She wants to meet her childhood hero; and a deep hatred of brigands

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor, Immigrant. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she dresses like a well dressed Performer does. Her red fur is unkempt and raggedy. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: A grumpy gal she will invite people to lunch so she can critique them. Yet she still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. She has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her father always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. She worked as a nervous Performer and found it very stressful. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 11 years.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and balancing her hectic life and new performer responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Poor. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 600 gp. Aquamarine (1100 gp).

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he wears suspenders and white workpants. His shirt is brown, and he wears a heavy white leather apron most of the time. He wears a small hat to hide his balding. His brown eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. He cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: A child with a great deal of writing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Herbalist hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He has never given up on his writing dream.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and expand his business

Ideals: Joker, Philantrophist, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: Golden yellow topaz (1400 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she wears just a brown suit. She sports a flattop hair cut. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines gray.

Personality: She is filled with cunning. She likes to feign weakness letting people think she is weak. She does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. When Galiena reached her early adolescence her Human father passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, she decided to travel. Her rounds led her into the Army with a few individuals who would become her life-long companions. She was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of freemasons.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Ugly, Secretive. Bonds: Religious, Military. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 1200 gp. Blue star sapphire (1300 gp).

Description: She is lean but muscular and usually wears her black robe and has her sickle always slung over her shoulder. Her green crest is long and unkept. She has gold eyes and a black hat with a grey feather.

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 is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in her opinion.

History: The child of southern immigrants she idolized her father. Over the years she perfected her riding and shooting skills. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She loathes her own lifestyle.

Ideals: Disciplined, Opinionated. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Nature. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 200 gp. Lapis lazuli (13 gp).

Description: He wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. He wears a colorful flower in his auburn hair. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are brown.

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 dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: The child of a Priest, who enjoyed hunting, Fivin was taken on many hunting expeditions. He worked as a nervous Mortician and found it very stressful. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Mortician for hire.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and balancing his hectic life and new mortician responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Opinionated, Logical. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Nature, Job. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: She is a small woman, but exceptionally fit. She is renowned for her bright black dresses and hats. She has styled her red crest well, parting it to the right. Her eyes are gold and catlike.

Personality: She is unhospitable to her core. Her small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. She has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: She was born in the north. Being born in the north, 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 north 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. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud; and revenge

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Immigrant, Family, Enemies. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 320 gp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: She wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. She carries with her a set of halberds, each one with a amethyst on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. Her long brown hair reaches down to her waist. Her eyes are green and beady.

Personality: She will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken her opponents. Despite her formidable combat skills she remains a coward. She is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. She haggles over everything, upselling her goods and buying cheap. She is persistent in everything.

History: She was born several months after her mother was called into army service. She couldn't stand her childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with her mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the south; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Military, Mentor. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 40 pp.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright grey and yellow, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. He has done his best to style his chestnut hair to look like a famous performer. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: He was born into a rich family. A freak accident while working with his Marshal mother left him crippled. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: He is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and retire the richest man in the east

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Mundane, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 400 sp.