Description: She has a missing right arm. She likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. Her long red hair reaches down to her waist. Her eyes are a pleasant violet.

Personality: She's a bit of a prankster. She knows she is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. Her respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to her, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, she tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in her reactions to snap at those who irritate her, Jo is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: When she was but 3 years old her parents immigrated from the east. A few years later when the north was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found; and to protect her home

Ideals: Joker, Justice. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 300 pp. Tiger eye turquoise (9 gp). Malachite (9 gp). Malachite (9 gp). Red-brown spinel (60 gp).

Description: A stocky darker skinned woman, she wears many layers of old clothing at all times. Her hair is blonde and very short. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Buvvie will drive conversation. She claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day she will do what she thinks is right.

History: A powerful wizard made her what she is. Buvvie was born on a far western desert where she grew up under the tutelage of her father, an expert Masseuse. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions; and find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister

Ideals: Extrovert, Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Mentor, Immigrant. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 3000 gp.

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, wearing brown shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. Her chestnut hair is braided into rings. She has gleaming, smiling amber eyes.

Personality: She is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. She is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: Trained by her mother for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. Through the years after Galiena was born, her mother became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the west. Galiena's mother didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. After a long history of fighting, Galiena and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and she's repulsed by the pc

Flaws: Antagonistic, Lazy. Bonds: Attractive, Military. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 15000 gp. Banded agate (7 gp). Banded agate (7 gp). Azurite (7 gp). Tourmaline (40 gp). Malachite (7 gp). Deep green spinel (40 gp). Sard (70 gp). Bloodstone (70 gp). Star rose quartz (70 gp). Lapis lazuli (7 gp). Violet garnet (1200 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1200 gp). Azurite (7 gp). Star rose quartz (70 gp). Sardonyx (70 gp). Black pearl (1200 gp). Violet garnet (1200 gp). Eye agate (7 gp). Aquamarine (1200 gp). Clear bright green emerald (3000 gp). Brown-green garnet (40 gp). Sardonyx (70 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She tends to wear a large tan jacket. Her attire stands in sharp contrast to her scythe, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a cross on it. She sports a flattop hair cut. Her brown eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: Her tongue was cut out and she uses sign language. She will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. She cares deeply for her spouse and does her best to make sure her guests look presentable.

History: Her father raised her in a mountain cabin. Shava liked to wander the woods near her home when she was young, something she still likes to do at least once a week. She never liked modest clothing or shoes, so she would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and she developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Detective they were divorced and she won custody of their son. She worked as a Tailor, and she later adopted a second son.

Motivation: She feels threatened by others; and regain custody of her son

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Disease, Fearful. Bonds: In love, Nature, Family. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 700 pp. Alexandrite (1300 gp). Amber (150 gp). Moonstone (80 gp). Red spinel (150 gp). Onyx (80 gp). Star ruby (800 gp). Star ruby (800 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (800 gp). Malachite (5 gp). Violet garnet (1300 gp). Malachite (5 gp). Jet (150 gp). Alexandrite (1300 gp). Blue quartz (5 gp). Blue quartz (5 gp).

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head. She has dyed her greying blonde hair a little too much giving a sharp blonde color. Her half smiles and green eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: Neega is depressed about a lot of things. She tends to be a nihilist. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: Her psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. Brilliant and gifted she never wanted to apply herself. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the north; and she loathes her own lifestyle

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Gifted. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Poor, Attractive. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 10000 gp. Eye agate (10 gp). Black pearl (700 gp). Aquamarine (700 gp). Star ruby (1300 gp). Malachite (10 gp). Chrysoprase (70 gp). Moonstone (70 gp). Red spinel (100 gp). Red spinel (100 gp). Black opal (1300 gp). Rhodochrosite (10 gp). Amethyst (100 gp). Lapis lazuli (10 gp). Rock crystal (70 gp). Red spinel (100 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing white cape and mantle trimmed with soft red waves gently in the breeze. His silver hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. His eyes are blue and beady.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Ruler but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: Born in the west to a Ruler, Jak learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Ruler work with an outfit from a few towns over. Ruler work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He has worked as a Ruler like his father before him.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and balancing his hectic life and new ruler responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 6000 gp. Solid gold idol (800 gp). Silver ewer (60 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (4000 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a white coat. His hair is black and curly. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: Born to a Painter, his mother struggled to pay the bills. His mother was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep.

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Lazy. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 1000 pp. Zircon (50 gp). Deep green spinel (70 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (12 gp). Blue star sapphire (1400 gp). Zircon (50 gp). Deep blue spinel (900 gp). Lapis lazuli (12 gp). Eye agate (12 gp). Moonstone (50 gp). Deep blue spinel (900 gp). Sard (50 gp). Chrysoprase (50 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.