Description: She stands about 5'8" and usually wears her blue robe and has her shield always slung over her shoulder. Her left hand appears badly burned and disfigured. Her auburn hair is well kept. She has green eyes.

Personality: She is a melancholic, but persistent worker. She resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. Flattery will make her almost putty in your hands.

History: Her martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. Her father was a mechanic, and taught her how to fix just about anything. One night she noticed a nearby shooting star which she hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. She has done her darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: She loathes her own lifestyle; and she feels kind of lost in life

Ideals: Gifted, Persistence. Flaws: Depressed, Selfish. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 600 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she wears silk and lounges about seductively. She has silver hair. She has gleaming, smiling blue eyes.

Personality: She can speak with the recently deceased. She loves teas. She is very sensitive about her face. To blow off anger she lifts weights and to control her otherwise explosive temper she works out a lot.

History: She was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for her. It may also be what makes her so good at details. Her parents enrolled her in a Paladin school at a young age so that she could practice her arcane talents. She hasn't been sleeping well lately.

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

Ideals: Gifted, Fighting. Flaws: Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 700 gp.

Description: She is an attractive woman, lean and moderately muscular. She wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body. Her hair is auburn, silky, and of moderate length. Her hazel eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: Beatrice hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her music career. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: She was born in the west, but her parents moved at a very young age to the south. Beatrice liked to wander the woods near her home when she was young, something she still likes to do at least once a week. She never liked modest clothing or shoes, so she would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and she developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. She has never given up on her music dream.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the west; and she uses money and sex appeal to get what she needs

Ideals: Artistic, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Nature. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: He dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. His auburn hair is knotted and matted. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: This man loves writing and to teach people writing more than just about anything. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: Patrick lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. His mother disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his mother, he was betrayed dozens of times. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother; and he is greedy

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Impulsive, Insane. Bonds: Family, Rich. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 800 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.