Description: She wears baggy grey pantaloons and a black scarf. She is physically well-built. Her tied-back hair is golden. She has a dull look in her green eyes.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the west. Jarana enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Born in the west to a Painter, Jarana learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. When the war came and ruined her parents she was left adrift. She was a hard woman then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: She is terrified, and will act out of fear; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Hedonist, PTSD, Fearful. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 2000 cp. Carnelian (20 gp).

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath her coat. Her hair, while still mostly red, has prominent grey streaks. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: Gorga hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her painting career. She uses divination through singing.

History: Gorga was born with her father's beautiful face. She was one of the best in her class, and was picked up by her current employer. She quickly showed her capability and was soon promoted to a head role. She became a Marshal soon after.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 300 sp.

Description: She is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants, and carries spears. Her hair is long and auburn with streaks of silver, and is pulled back with small tan clips. She has several tiny jet earrings on each ear.

Personality: She hates dire rats. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. Tippletoe is a bit of a follower. Usually she is manipulated by her sisters into helping them out, but recently she has become more of a free agent.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Tippletoe grew up listening to her mother's many stories. Being born in the east, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the east for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way south. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She is greedy; and an old rival family wants her found

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Enemies, Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 200 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp).

Description: A woman of a pale complexion, she is renowned for her bright blue dresses and hats. She has a long golden ponytail with little hanging trinkets. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her hazel eyes.

Personality: She is unhospitable to her core. Her small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. A fanatic, her devotion to her small selection of gods is unquestionable. She claims to be doing their will and will base all her actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: Her divine talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. Her first spouse was a Unemployed, they had one son, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. After a long history of fighting, Luthra and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Herbalist responsibilities is difficult; and she is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Family, Job. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 10 pp. Malachite (7 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This man wears just a grey suit, and sports empty pouches on his belt. His golden hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help his friends. He considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: Morgran hails from a village terrorized by dire rats. When the war came and ruined his parents he was left adrift. He was a hard man then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge.

Ideals: Optimist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, PTSD. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 4000 cp. Blue quartz (9 gp). Jet (70 gp). Jet (70 gp).

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. His hair is purple and very short. He has several tiny aquamarine earrings on each ear.

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. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. His mother was very strict, and drilled into him lessons on being the perfect gentleman. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: He is greedy; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Ideals: Joker, Impeccable, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 300 sp.

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized white coat. His moppish golden hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He is extraordinarily eccentric. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. His parents enrolled him in a Sorcerer school at a young age so that he could practice his martial talents. He was granted martial powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and his religion dominates his actions

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 20 pp.

Description: This malnourished man wears a simple brown robe with tan stripes complete with hood. His brown hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are amber.

Personality: He will rave to anyone who will listen. 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: He was born in a small desert village. When he was little, his rather wealthy family often ventured across the desert to a summer home near a old dungeon. He would wander through that old dungeon and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and he was stranded inside. His family spent the next few days looking for him, and could only assume he was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the desert due to the painful memories there. Travok took refuge in the old dungeon and found the beat up shortspear and armor he uses now. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: He feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help.

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record, Nature. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This late middle aged man wears a white feathered hat and white clothes and is in decent physical shape. His golden hair is lengthy. His green eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He thrives on attention. He does whatever is in his power to gain the attention of whomever he deems a fit date. He is a great chef.

History: Krimmon was born with his mother's beautiful face. In his 11th year, his parents were killed by a giants raid, leaving Krimmon alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent mother; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Job, Family. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 12000 cp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.