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 dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. Her hair is short and red. Her gray eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. Further she is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: She got into the Ruler business at a young age. 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 Ruler. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Ruler for the past few years.

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

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 5000 gp. An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (30 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (500 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1100 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1100 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1100 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1100 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (80 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1100 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1100 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (600 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1100 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (500 gp).

Description: The light-skinned woman stands 5'6" and prefers to wear yellow pants and tee shirts. She has chestnut hair. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She is quite rude, and likes to deride her opponents skill and shout insults at them. Alice enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Born to a Crown-heir, her mother struggled to pay the bills. A gifted student she started as a Crown-heir, but she got bored and became a Bather. She's also a talented Crown-heir, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: She is terrified, and will act out of fear; and balancing her hectic life and new bather responsibilities is difficult

Flaws: Antagonistic, Hedonist, Fearful. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 5000 gp. Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (900 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Silver ewer (40 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (700 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (800 gp). Solid gold idol (700 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (700 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (900 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (700 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (40 gp). Gold music box (1000 gp). Solid gold idol (700 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (40 gp). Gold music box (1000 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (800 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (40 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (900 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A stocky darker skinned man, he is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. He has moderate length golden hair. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes goblins are coming to abduct people. He would rather hide behind his crafts than deal with other people.

History: Born in the west his family was never financially stable. Being born in the west, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the west for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way north. By chance he met his sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Scribe and was forced into it by his family; and someone believes him a fraud

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Enemies, Poor, Family. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 2000 gp. Finely wrought small gold bracelet (40 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (1000 gp). Old masterpiece painting (600 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1700 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (1000 gp). Solid gold idol (600 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (600 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she wears a worn and beaten armor. She has white fur. Her skin is flawless and her hazel eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: She acts crazy and hedonistic. She disdains her fellow southerners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: She was born several months after her father was called into army service. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and she desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Military. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 7000 gp. Rose (60 gp). Sardonyx (60 gp). Amber (150 gp). Moonstone (60 gp). Red garnet (150 gp). Deep blue spinel (1100 gp). Blue star sapphire (1500 gp). Azurite (6 gp). Iolite (60 gp). Coral (150 gp). Violet garnet (1100 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Her skin has the orange glow of too much sun. She prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. She carries her fan with her everywhere and carries herself as the perfect lady. Her long golden hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are green.

Personality: She trusts no one. She is not readily capable for forgiveness and her ire never leaves her. Her actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as she answers to a power that mortal women fail to acknowledge.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. 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. After a long history of fighting, Puyet and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 8000 gp. Silver ewer (80 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (8000 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (8000 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (1000 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She wears skinny pants and wears a tan and white robe with the hood down. She has relatively dark skin and is very physically imposing due to her abundance of muscles. Her wide-brimmed hat is riddled with cuts and holes. She has a dull look in her green eyes.

Personality: She is quiet and unassuming. She ignores others and carries on with her job unassumingly. She always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove her into the Priest business.

History: She comes from a rich southern family. She helped her father out around the business and became quite the natural. She struck the Priest job and began her own company from there.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Persistence, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 800 pp. Deep blue spinel (200 gp). Moss agate (10 gp). Blue quartz (10 gp). Carnelian (20 gp). Violet garnet (200 gp). Obsidian (10 gp). Banded agate (10 gp). Fire opal (1400 gp). Emerald (1400 gp). Black pearl (200 gp). Iolite (20 gp). Tourmaline (110 gp). Smoky quartz (20 gp). Onyx (20 gp). Star ruby (1400 gp). Brown-green garnet (110 gp). Smoky quartz (20 gp). Freshwater pearl (10 gp).

Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs. Her black hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. Her hazel eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She is filled with cunning. She likes to feign weakness letting people think she is weak. She refers to her adoptive father for almost all things she is unsure about, which are numerous. She is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: She was raised by priests from a young age. Her mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her mother was legitimate. 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: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and to reunite with her absent father

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Rich, Family, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 4000 gp. A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (30 gp). Jeweled gold crown (6000 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (6000 gp). Gold music box (1000 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (5000 gp). Solid gold idol (1100 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (5000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (800 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (30 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (30 gp). Jeweled anklet (1000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (800 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (5000 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (10 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (6000 gp). 1 Medium magic item.