Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she wears black trousers with brown and red striped suspenders. She wears various colorful collared shirts. She has a long red ponytail with little hanging trinkets. Her violet eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. She invented a lineage for herself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: Emen was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her mother was employed at, doing general labor. In her 16th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her mother impaled in their home, and her father beheaded. She saw the woman who walked out, and charged her in a blind rage. The woman easily evaded and defeated her, leaving her to live broken and terrified. She is searching for what she claims is her rightful reward.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the south; and meet up once more with her childhood friend

Ideals: Opinionated, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Adventurer, Poor. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 80 gp. 1 Everburning torch.

Description: This petite short woman is perpetually holding a tea of some kind. She dresses in brown turtlenecks beneath a grey coat with tan slacks, marred by teas. She has slicked back golden hair. Her eyes are likewise brown.

Personality: She is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends she is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy herself. Her respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to her, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, she tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in her reactions to snap at those who irritate her, Riswynn is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

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. There was a wharf not far from home where she often wandered off to fish. She bought a sai and has really upped her game hunting, due to her understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and to reunite with her old friends

Ideals: Joker, Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Military, Nature. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 1400 sp. Rose (80 gp). Bloodstone (80 gp). Aquamarine (500 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, she wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. She usually doesn't wear a shirt. Her hair is red and curly. She is baby faced.

Personality: She considers herself the perfect lady. She makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. She misses her home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: Gifted from a young age, Meriele studied abroad. After coming to the age of reason, Meriele took it upon herself to study the arcane arts in their entirety; because of this, she was labeled a dark omen and banished from her homeland. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to brigands demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: A deep hatred of brigands; and wants to raise her children well

Ideals: Impeccable, Gifted. Bonds: Immigrant, Enemies, Family. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 40 pp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: With white face paint in a stripe pattern across her face, she is dressed in a clean blue cloak covering her clean studded leather. Her white hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a dagger scrunchie. Her eyes are hazel and beady.

Personality: She considers herself a woman of culture and sophistication. She likes a good challenge to her wits. The war was a terrible time for her, and Oppah does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: Born in the west her family was never financially stable. Her mother was very strict, and drilled into her lessons on being the perfect lady. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for her; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Military, Poor. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 80 gp.

Description: This southern man is abnormally tall. He very much looks the part of a Cartwright. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. His black hair has been sun bleached extensively. His red eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. Barakas enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Tieflings in the south were limited. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Cartwright responsibilities is difficult; and he seems to be bored by most things

Flaws: Shy, Hedonist, Mundane. Bonds: Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 290 gp.

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he prefers to wear yellow pants and tee shirts. His hair is brown, silky, and of moderate length. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He is witty, but his monotone delivery comes off as unnerving He enjoys reading and quiet.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and his religion dominates his actions

Ideals: Joker, Logical. Flaws: Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 50 gp.

Description: This tall, slender man wears a blue shirt, with a green mid length shorts with green tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. His hair is red and very short. His blue eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. He is very protective of his business, his home, and his spouse. He is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: He was born at the edge of vast plains. He was a friend to animals and a trickster. In his defense of animals however he would do severe harm to people. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: Revenge; and he desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Professionalism. Bonds: Criminal record, Nature, Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She is dressed in an above average manner. She keeps her brass crest in a pixie cut. Her red eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She considers herself a woman of culture and sophistication. She likes a good challenge to her wits. She is obsessed with her god.

History: She was born in the south, but her parents moved at a very young age to the north. Her father was very strict, and drilled into her lessons on being the perfect lady. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions; and she doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Immigrant. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 140 gp. An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (60 gp).

Description: The woman speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. She seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if she got out from a pool a few moments ago. She wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. She keeps her long cinnamon fur kept up in a rat tail. Her yellow eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: Her voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl she speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of her tone. She uses her nature as a weapon; she likes to lead opponents to think her in distress.

History: She got into the Guard business at a young age. A gifted student she started as a Body Guard, but she got bored and became a Guard. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Flaws: Cynical, Secretive. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 50 gp.