Description: Her skin has the orange glow of too much sun. She wears suspenders and grey workpants. Her shirt is white, and she wears a heavy grey leather apron most of the time. Her blonde hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: A grumpy gal she will invite people to lunch so she can critique them. Yet she still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. Her brief stint in the army gave her the idea she was invincible and that she is the toughest woman alive.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. 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 is greedy.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Rich. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 3000 cp. Amber (150 gp). 1 Banded mail.

Description: She is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. She cuts an attractive figure and her suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. Her white crest is kept up in a ponytail inside a wide-brimmed hat. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. As long as the job gets done she does not care how it got done.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. At a young age both her parents were killed in an accident. Her uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took her in and had her trained in basic self defense. She used her abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: She has decided she is irredeemable.

Ideals: Professionalism. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Poor, Criminal record. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (200 gp).

Description: 4'9" and muscular, this eastern woman typically wears black cloth garments or leather armor. Her hair is golden and very short. Her eyes are likewise green. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She believes there is no problem she cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. She also is a firm believer in the womanly ideal.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. Ostracized due to the necromantic powers of her oldest sister, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Half-Orcs became a terror of the countryside. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To prove her worth to the world.

Ideals: Athletic, Persistence, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: She is an average looking southern female in her early mid-life. She wears baggy grey pantaloons and a brown scarf. She has moderate length white hair. Her brown unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, she has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. She is a bit of a macho woman and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: Born to a Carpenter, her father struggled to pay the bills. Cursed with lycanthropy at a very young age, Ovina has worked very hard to control her curse. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Disciplined, Fighting. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Nature, Poor. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 270 gp.

Description: 5'9" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. He keeps his auburn hair in a flapper bob. His blue unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. He is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with his big mouthed big gutted partner. His partner is his best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. As he has aged he has sought to do reparations for his actions as a youth. He is also making sure that his compatriots who never received punishment for their crimes are brought to justice.

History: Alexandre was born with his mother's beautiful face. Cursed with vampirism at a very young age, Alexandre has worked very hard to control his curse. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and he desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 90 gp. 1 Bullseye lantern.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty white coat over it. She is bald on top and has large black tufts of hair around her ears. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep violet.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, she has a hard time making friends. She is obsessed with a lost civilization.

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. She has had some formal dancing training, and achieved minor success. She became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: She has passion for adventuring and risk; and she desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Military. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 140 gp.

Description: A woman of a pale complexion, she wears well tailored gowns and hats with beautiful decoration. She is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. Her hair is cut close to her head. Her hazel eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She has always had a great fascination with Tiefling culture. Further she is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: Her father raised her in a mountain cabin. She worked as a nervous Crown-heir and found it very stressful. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and to be a marshal again

Flaws: Racist, Addict. Bonds: Rich, Nature, Job. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 70 gp. Amethyst (140 gp). 1 Banded mail.

Description: This woman stands a little under 6'5" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with wide-brimmed hat. Her brass crest is matted, messy, and big. Her eyes are likewise red.

Personality: She fancies herself a trickster and likes to rely on her wits to carry the day. She cares for her older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. She has all her life been fascinated with singing.

History: The child of western immigrants she idolized her father. She was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. She is searching for what she claims is her rightful reward.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and obtaining odd cultural tiefling artifacts is her passion

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 2000 sp.

Description: He wears a simple blue robe with violet stripes complete with hood. He has relatively dark skin and is very physically imposing due to his abundance of muscles. His long auburn hair reaches down to his waist. His violet eyes peer out from beneath his Stetson blue hat.

Personality: He is envious of other's things. He hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that he so desires. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. Being born in the east, 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 east 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 north. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: He is greedy; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Greedy. Bonds: Immigrant, Family, Rich. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 200 sp.