Description: Her left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She dresses in violet turtlenecks beneath a white coat with yellow slacks. She keeps her white hair in a pixie cut. She has a dull look in her amber eyes.

Personality: She is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. She is a thrill seeker, she laughs at people and throws down challenges. She is highly competitive and combative.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Carter work with an outfit from a few towns over. Carter work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. 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's in love; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Adventurer, Rich, Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 8000 gp. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: An older woman who wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents, she is not a threatening figure. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She is extraordinarily eccentric. She does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. She was taken from her home at a very young age. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and she uses money and sex appeal to get what she needs

Flaws: Insane, Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Slave. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 5000 gp. Amethyst (120 gp). Red-brown spinel (120 gp). Zircon (60 gp). Amethyst (120 gp). Jade (120 gp). Star rose quartz (60 gp).

Description: Her skin has the orange glow of too much sun. She wears just a white suit. Her hair is golden and curly. Her amber eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. She has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Ruler hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She got away from her former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: She feels threatened by others; and she is wracked by social anxiety

Flaws: Addict, Shy, Fearful, Disease. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Ruler

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

Possessions: 500 pp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (700 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (140 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (3000 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (500 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (200 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (500 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (140 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 (20 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (200 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (4000 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (140 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (140 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (3000 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (140 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (200 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1500 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized violet coat. She has a very tight haircut. Her green eyes peer out from beneath her small violet hat.

Personality: She is highly sensitive about her name. She loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. She passes on several rewards to people in need. She makes a point to leave places better than she found them.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her mother always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. Her first spouse was a Soapmaker, they had one daughter, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. She now spends her time doing works of charity.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister; and regain custody of her daughter

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Sensitive, Antagonistic. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 900 pp. Alexandrite (1200 gp). Eye agate (4 gp). Azurite (4 gp). Alexandrite (1200 gp). Alexandrite (1200 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: A stocky lighter skinned man, he is typically in his Cartwright uniform. His white hair is singed and shortened. His gray eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. Jabbie is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his brothers into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: He was born into a rich family. Being born in the north, 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 north 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 west. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: To unite with his brother.

Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Job, Family, Rich. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 1200 pp. Freshwater pearl (7 gp). Moss agate (7 gp). Citrine (50 gp). Sardonyx (50 gp). Freshwater pearl (7 gp). Rhodochrosite (7 gp). Star rose quartz (50 gp). Hematite (7 gp). Aquamarine (200 gp). Amethyst (80 gp). Deep green spinel (80 gp). Chrysoberyl (80 gp). Aquamarine (200 gp). Coral (80 gp). Chrysoberyl (80 gp). Golden pearl (80 gp). Coral (80 gp). Jade (80 gp). Obsidian (7 gp). Amethyst (80 gp). Jasper (50 gp). Sard (50 gp). Chrysoprase (50 gp).

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He prefers to wear flannel. He keeps his long black hair kept up in a rat tail. His violet eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: He was born in a small desert village. Before the accident, he was one of the most outspoken anti-Gnomish activists. He was mortally wounded, saved by a kind and fast-acting Gnomish doctor. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He feels threatened by others.

Flaws: Ugly, Addict, Fearful, Racist. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 400 pp. Brown-green garnet (150 gp). Alexandrite (1300 gp). Black star sapphire (700 gp). Black pearl (1300 gp). Black pearl (1300 gp). Blue quartz (16 gp). Freshwater pearl (16 gp). Aquamarine (1300 gp).

Description: She is a mite stocky and wears a grey coat over a white low-cut shirt, and a small hat upon her head. Her red hair is heavily combed to the left. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines amber.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with poetry. She constantly tries to fill her life with poetry. She cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

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. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and retire the richest woman in the east

Ideals: Artistic, Philantrophist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 300 pp. 1 Medium magic item.