Description: She is a pot bellied northern woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She is renowned for her bright black dresses and hats. Her tied-back hair is golden. Her eyes are blue and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, she has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. Despite her manner, she is extremely passionate and proud of her job, and she prides herself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. Her father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her father was legitimate. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Ideals: Athletic, Disciplined. Bonds: Job, Religious, Family. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 300 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (800 gp).

Description: She sports blue clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. Her attire stands in sharp contrast to her greatsword, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a card on it. Her hair is auburn and very short. Her amber eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: This woman loves poetry and to teach people poetry more than just about anything. Her brief stint in the army gave her the idea she was invincible and that she is the toughest woman alive.

History: Trained by her father for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Miner. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Miner for hire.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Military, Job. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 70 pp. 1 Tanglefoot bags. 4 Holy water. 4 Holy water.

Description: This western man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty brown coat over it. His white hair is heavily combed to the right. His eyes are green and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He is happy with his job as a Farmer. He turns his eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. He receives visions of the future at random moments

History: He was born in the west. 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 Farmer. He spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality; and to reunite with his old friends

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Sensual and smooth

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

Description: Runty and weak-looking, she wears dark leathers with embroidery. She keeps her red hair in a flapper bob. Her eyes are brown and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She has always had a great fascination with Human culture. 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: Her arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. Before the accident, she was one of the most outspoken anti-Human activists. She was mortally wounded, saved by a kind and fast-acting Human doctor. She was granted arcane powers by her dying brother.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the south; and a strong sense of loyalty to human people

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.