Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she is dressed in a clean black cloak covering her clean studded leather. Her black crest is smooth and relatively long. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. She is fiercely devoted to her mother, and views her mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating her from her legal half-brother.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the west. Like her mother and her brother before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Layabout. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Ruler they were divorced and she won custody of their son. She worked as a Layabout, and she later adopted a second son.

Motivation: Expand her business.

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Poor, Job. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 6000 gp. Hematite (11 gp). Chrysoberyl (40 gp). Carnelian (60 gp). Rhodochrosite (11 gp). Red spinel (40 gp). Chalcedony (60 gp). Golden pearl (40 gp). Red spinel (40 gp). Star ruby (700 gp). Red-brown spinel (40 gp). Obsidian (11 gp). Black pearl (800 gp). Freshwater pearl (11 gp). Sard (60 gp). Rich purple corundum (700 gp). Malachite (11 gp). Peridot (60 gp). Azurite (11 gp). Deep blue spinel (800 gp). Zircon (60 gp). Clear bright green emerald (6000 gp). Eye agate (11 gp). Chrysoberyl (40 gp). Smoky quartz (60 gp). Azurite (11 gp). Onyx (60 gp). Red garnet (40 gp). White pearl (40 gp). Golden pearl (40 gp).

Description: He dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. He has done his best to style his brown hair to look like a famous performer. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: Calm and collected, he is a well trained Sage. He is underhanded and not above using his wealth and body to get others to do his bidding.

History: A child with a great deal of poetry talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He's also a talented Barber, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Human artifacts is his passion; and to reunite with his old friends

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 700 pp. Amethyst (120 gp). Bloodstone (30 gp). Golden pearl (120 gp). Aquamarine (400 gp). Lapis lazuli (8 gp). Lapis lazuli (8 gp). Deep blue spinel (400 gp). Deep blue spinel (400 gp). Tourmaline (120 gp). Canary diamond (5000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This tall, slender woman very much looks the part of a Ruler. With bright red hair. She has several tiny amber earrings on each ear.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the south. She does not believe in violence as a means to an end. She is a dedicated Ruler but believes her peers are too gung-ho.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. Her mother disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her mother, she was betrayed dozens of times. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: She is greedy; and an old rival family wants her found

Ideals: Pacifist. Bonds: Job, Rich, Military, Family. Occupation: Ruler

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

Possessions: 400 pp. Moss agate (7 gp). Silver pearl (60 gp). Banded agate (7 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (7 gp). Aquamarine (1600 gp). Pink pearl (60 gp). Brown-green garnet (60 gp). Rhodochrosite (7 gp). Violet garnet (1600 gp). Black star sapphire (1000 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: 5'5" and muscular, this northern man wears yellow leather gloves, a yellow jacket, and tight pants. His moppish black hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His eyes are hazel and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. He has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. His father was very strict, and drilled into him lessons on being the perfect gentleman. He was granted martial powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: He doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes; and he feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Athletic, Disciplined, Gifted, Impeccable. Flaws: Fearful. Occupation: Server

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 2000 gp. White pearl (130 gp). Onyx (30 gp). Golden yellow topaz (200 gp). Moss agate (14 gp). Violet garnet (200 gp). Moss agate (14 gp). Freshwater pearl (14 gp). Rhodochrosite (14 gp). Deep blue spinel (200 gp). Pink pearl (130 gp). Iolite (30 gp). Chrysoprase (30 gp). Black star sapphire (1000 gp). Obsidian (14 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright black and red, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. His golden hair is singed and shortened. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are brown.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. His temper goes off on the smallest of things. He tends to lash out at those around him.

History: Trained by his mother for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He is content.

Flaws: Ugly, Mundane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Military, Religious. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 2000 gp. Silver comb with moonstones (800 gp). Jeweled anklet (4000 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (170 gp). Solid gold idol (800 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (3000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (800 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (800 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (800 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, she wears tattered old clothes. Her yellow fur is matted, messy, and big. Her copper eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She barks her statements quickly and with little fuss. She prefers small words and is at her heart utilitarian. Further she is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: Drifting was raised in a hard working conservative environment. She was one of the best in her class, and was picked up by her current employer. She quickly showed her capability and was soon promoted to a head role. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 7 years.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Flaws: Ugly, Terse, Addict. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 300 pp. Gold cup set with emeralds (4000 gp). Jeweled anklet (4000 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2400 gp). A small bag of saffron. (30 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (6000 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (4000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (700 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (700 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (6000 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (800 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, she is dressed in an above average manner. She wears her white hair up in a very large beehive style do. Her green eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

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 submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of her. She is by nature obliging.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

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

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Addict, Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Military. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 12000 gp. Moss agate (15 gp). Deep blue spinel (1300 gp). White pearl (40 gp). Deep blue spinel (1300 gp). Black opal (1600 gp). Jade (40 gp). Rock crystal (80 gp). Emerald (1600 gp). Alexandrite (1300 gp). Hematite (15 gp). Blue quartz (15 gp). Jet (40 gp). Chalcedony (80 gp). Sard (80 gp). Azurite (15 gp). Red garnet (40 gp). Red-brown spinel (40 gp). Malachite (15 gp). Violet garnet (1300 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1300 gp). Jasper (80 gp). Aquamarine (1300 gp). Moonstone (80 gp). Malachite (15 gp). Banded agate (15 gp). Obsidian (15 gp). Moss agate (15 gp). Malachite (15 gp). Alexandrite (1300 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (15 gp). Alexandrite (1300 gp).