Description: A 2'11" eastern woman, she very much looks the part of a Carter. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. She has gleaming, smiling blue eyes.

Personality: Jillian hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her music career. The war was a terrible time for her, and Jillian does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: She was born in the east. A few years later when the south was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Job, Military, Immigrant. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 8000 cp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she wears just a tan suit. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines violet.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes brigands are coming to abduct people. When she's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, she's doing singing.

History: She was born several months after her mother was called into army service. Her mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Military, Rich. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: Chrysoprase (20 gp).

Description: This malnourished man wears a fine chain shirt which he covers with violet colored cloaks and clothing. He wears a Stetson hat to cover his moderate length white hair. His amber eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He fancies himself a trickster and likes to rely on his wits to carry the day. He cares for his older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. He does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: Gifted from a young age, Hadarai studied abroad. Ostracized due to the arcane powers of his oldest sister, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Half-Elves became a terror of the countryside. He got away from his former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Fortune-teller and was forced into it by his family.

Ideals: Extrovert, Gifted. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Poor, Family. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 160 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. He carries with him a set of daggers, each one with a opal on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. His hair is black and curly. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: Xappan wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Sorcerer, so he tries to act the part. He does a good job, for the most part... He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: Xappan was born in the east. At a young age he loved to build and create. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Carter. Recently a tribe of brigands attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Xappan fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Ideals: Fighting, Disciplined, Justice, Persistence. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 100 gp. Red spinel (60 gp). 4 Thunderstones.

Description: She is an attractive woman, lean and moderately muscular. She tends to wear a grey poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt. Her hair is long and auburn with streaks of red, and is pulled back with small grey clips. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her amber eyes.

Personality: She is overprotective of those who hire her services. She lacks moral complications. She does what she is told to by employers but not much else. She spends her money on whatever she fancies at the time.

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. She was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform She has achieved small success as a Bather.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and to protect her home

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Guardian, Job, Slave. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. She has done her best to style her white hair to look like a famous performer. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She is highly sensitive about her name. She loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. She disdains her fellow westerners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: She was born several months after her father was called into army service. She worked as a nervous Miner and found it very stressful. She's also a talented Baker, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and further expansion of business

Flaws: Sensitive. Bonds: Immigrant, Military, Job. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 160 gp. Onyx (70 gp). 2 Holy water.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with black lining and desert motifs. She wears her dark red hair down. Her eyes are likewise white. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: Rieta speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. She is clearly well-traveled and educated. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her father.

History: Rieta was raised in a hard working conservative environment. A gifted student she started as a Shipwright, but she got bored and became a Actor. Unlike her family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, she wanted to work in the city. She has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for her; and to be a shipwright again

Ideals: Impeccable, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 170 gp.

Description: She wears bulky white painted plate armor. She has relatively light skin and is very physically imposing due to her abundance of muscles. She has white hair. Her eyes are blue.

Personality: She misses her glory days as an athlete. She does not mind her job, but it is boring in comparison. She has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Fearful, Ugly, Antagonistic. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 70 gp.

Description: A woman with a warm, jovial air about her, she wears many layers of old clothing at all times. Sporting a auburn mohawk this woman's hair draws a lot of attention. Her violet eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. She seeks to pay back kindness whenever she gets the chance. Whether it be in the form of unwanted serenades or the latest gossip she always seeks to do solids for her friends.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Barkeep hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. Lacking all sense, she decided to go on an adventure. She picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: She is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions; and she has comitted a past crime that haunts her to this day

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 180 gp.