Description: This fat eastern woman has a bulbous nose and is renowned for her bright grey dresses and hats. Her skin is also unnaturally pale. Her tied-back hair is auburn. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep violet.

Personality: She is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends she is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy herself. She loves teas. She is very sensitive about her face. To blow off anger she lifts weights and to control her otherwise explosive temper she works out a lot.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her mother and father. Her mother taught her the rudiments of the Ruler arts, while her father instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. 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. She's also a talented Ploughman, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Regain custody of her son; and to reunite with her absent mother

Ideals: Joker, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Job, Family. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 600 pp. Chrysoprase (20 gp). Freshwater pearl (13 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman is very fat, and wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. Her white hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. She has several tiny amber earrings on each ear.

Personality: Artin is depressed about a lot of things. She tends to be a nihilist. She is an amazing painter.

History: Her arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. After coming to the age of reason, Artin took it upon herself to study the arcane arts in their entirety; because of this, she was labeled a dark omen and banished from her homeland. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: She is greedy; and retire the richest woman in the west

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 1000 gp. Jeweled anklet (3000 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2200 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1000 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He dresses like a well dressed Barber does. He is portly but not overly obese. His golden hair is knotted and matted. His gray eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the east. He is underhanded and not above using his wealth and body to get others to do his bidding.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. Like his father and his brother before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Barber. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Ideals: Pacifist, Logical. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Job, Attractive. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 3000 gp. Malachite (6 gp). Star rose quartz (20 gp). Lapis lazuli (6 gp). White opal (800 gp). Violet garnet (300 gp). Smoky quartz (20 gp). White pearl (120 gp). Blue quartz (6 gp). Aquamarine (300 gp). Rhodochrosite (6 gp). Sardonyx (20 gp). Clear bright green emerald (2000 gp). Coral (120 gp). Golden yellow topaz (300 gp). Lapis lazuli (6 gp). Chrysoberyl (120 gp).

Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. He has no crest. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He is shy and timid. He has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. 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 a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. Recently a tribe of dire rats attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Arjhan fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and to prove his worth to the world

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 600 pp. Azurite (8 gp). Carnelian (50 gp). Chrysoprase (50 gp). Black pearl (200 gp). Silver pearl (60 gp). Bloodstone (50 gp). Moonstone (50 gp). Aquamarine (200 gp). Onyx (50 gp). Coral (60 gp). Moss agate (8 gp). Blue star sapphire (1200 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: Her right side is far more bruised and cut up than her other. She is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. Her Stetson hat is riddled with cuts and holes. She is baby faced.

Personality: She is curt in most of her responses. She prefers to keep her word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. She is a thrill seeker, she laughs at people and throws down challenges. She is highly competitive and combative.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. A few years later when the east was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: Meet up once more with her childhood friend; and she wants to meet her childhood hero

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Adventurer, Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 1000 pp. Zircon (60 gp). Blue star sapphire (1100 gp). Deep blue spinel (600 gp). Azurite (16 gp). Red garnet (140 gp).

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears dark leathers with embroidery. His hair is cut close to his head. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: He is envious of other's things. He hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that he so desires. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out

Flaws: Greedy, Impulsive. Bonds: Rich, Nature, Slave. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 11000 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (700 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (10 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. He wears his brown hair up in a very large beehive style do. He has amber eyes and a grey hat with a black feather.

Personality: He is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. He lacks moral complications. He does what he is told to by employers but not much else. He spends his money on whatever he fancies at the time.

History: Born to a Mercenary, his father struggled to pay the bills. His parents divorced when he was young, and his father gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his father, who blamed him for driving them apart. He spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 800 pp. Obsidian (5 gp). Alexandrite (600 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (5 gp). Amethyst (100 gp). Amber (100 gp). Blue star sapphire (1400 gp). Sard (50 gp). White pearl (100 gp). Blue quartz (5 gp). Red spinel (100 gp). Star rose quartz (50 gp). Sard (50 gp). Smoky quartz (50 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (5 gp). Alexandrite (600 gp). Golden yellow topaz (600 gp). Aquamarine (600 gp). Obsidian (5 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (5 gp). Sardonyx (50 gp). Bloodstone (50 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.