Description: With white face paint in a stripe pattern across her face, she wears well tailored gowns and hats with beautiful decoration. She is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. She has a long silver ponytail with little hanging trinkets. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: Fistula is a sociable creature first and foremost. She loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. She can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. She is obsessed with her god.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her mother and father. Her mother taught her the rudiments of the Actor arts, while her father instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. A few years later when the south was not economically sound they moved to her current location. 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: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions; and money/treasure

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Religious, Immigrant. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 13000 gp. Solid gold idol (1100 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (500 gp). Gold music box (3000 gp). A pair of blacksmith’s puzzle; each has a pair of interlocked iron designs that users try to take apart and put back together (90 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (700 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (500 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (700 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (700 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (3000 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1700 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1700 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (700 gp). A pair of blacksmith’s puzzle; each has a pair of interlocked iron designs that users try to take apart and put back together (90 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (90 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (700 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (90 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (700 gp). A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (90 gp). Gold music box (3000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Gold music box (3000 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (500 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1100 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Gold music box (3000 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (1000 gp).

Description: She appears as an extremely gaunt Human, and stands approximately 5'11". She is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants, and her gloved hand is found clutching a shortspear. Her hair is short and blonde. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken her opponents. Despite her formidable combat skills she remains a coward. She is skeptical of what others tell her and is slow to trust.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. Since her father passed away years ago, her mother had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. By chance she met her sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions; and an old rival family wants her found

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Family, Religious. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 300 pp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. His skin is fair and his fingers are delicate and long. His hair is long and red with streaks of chestnut, and is pulled back with small red clips. His beard is chestnut, braided, and well cared for. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines amber.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. He invented a lineage for himself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. His mother was a soldier and died while he was still young. Krimmon was left his mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero.

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Military. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 1000 gp. Banded agate (8 gp). Alexandrite (800 gp). Deep blue spinel (800 gp). Aquamarine (800 gp). Banded agate (8 gp). Jasper (20 gp). Moss agate (8 gp). Banded agate (8 gp).

Description: He wears a fancy black suit. He carries with him a set of quarterstaffs, each one with a sapphire on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. He wears his blue crest up. His eyes are likewise gold. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the north. He has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: He was raised by priests from a young age. His father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his father was legitimate. 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. Ghesh fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He is terrified, and will act out of fear; and his religion dominates his actions

Ideals: Fighting, Pacifist. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 4000 gp. Gold music box (4000 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2500 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (4000 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1900 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (600 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2500 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A middle-aged woman, she is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing grey cape and mantle trimmed with soft tan waves gently in the breeze, and is pretty ugly. Her auburn hair is cut short. She has hazel eyes.

Personality: She is a hateful person. She taunts others and blames them for her problems. She also is a firm believer in the womanly ideal.

History: Born in the west to a Carpenter, Mardred learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. She worked as a nervous Carpenter and found it very stressful. She tends to her Carpenter job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and to prove her worth to the world

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Impulsive. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 7000 gp.

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She wears a tan Stetson hat and tan clothes. She has no hair. Her green eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She is a melancholic, but persistent worker. She resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her mother.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the east. She was an apprentice working in her mother's forge. She tends to her Detective job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: To end her boredom; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed, Mundane. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 7000 gp. Alexandrite (1500 gp). Coral (60 gp). Zircon (30 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (14 gp). Star rose quartz (30 gp). Violet garnet (1500 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1500 gp). Aquamarine (1500 gp). Malachite (14 gp). Tourmaline (60 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1500 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. Her silver hair, when down, is lengthy. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She speaks before she thinks and is too direct. She has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: To prove her worth to the world; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Fighting, Justice, Athletic. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Slave. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 6000 gp. Tiger eye turquoise (5 gp). Azurite (5 gp). Jade (40 gp). Rich purple corundum (1500 gp). Moss agate (5 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (5 gp). Coral (40 gp). Black pearl (1200 gp). White pearl (40 gp). Onyx (80 gp).