Description: She wears brown leather gloves, a brown jacket, and tight pants. She cuts an attractive figure and her suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. With bright red hair. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She likes to be helpful to her clients. She likes to prescribe proper advice to her clients. She will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. She cares deeply for her spouse and does her best to make sure her guests look presentable.

History: Born in the north to a Spice Merchant, Joan learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. A gifted student she started as a Butcher, but she got bored and became a Spice Merchant. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 13 years.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved.

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Attractive, Job, In love. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 3000 sp. Fiery yellow corundum (1600 gp). Deep blue spinel (1100 gp).

Description: Her right side is far more bruised and cut up than her other. She wears many layers of old clothing at all times. Her chestnut hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a deerstalker hat. Her brown eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She is a Barber first and foremost. She believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. She is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, she was no stranger to responsibility. Being born in the west, 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 west 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 north. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Barber.

Motivation: Regain custody of her daughter; and an old rival family wants her found

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Job, Religious, Family. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 500 gp. Hematite (9 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (9 gp). Lapis lazuli (9 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He wears a tan coat over a white low-cut shirt, and a feathered hat upon his head. He keeps his long black hair kept up in a rat tail. He has a dull look in his gray eyes.

Personality: He is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. He is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. Through the years after Gerard was born, his mother became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the north. Gerard's mother didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. After a long history of fighting, Gerard and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Shy, Selfish, Antagonistic. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 2000 sp.

Description: She is an attractive woman, lean and moderately muscular. She is dressed in a clean brown cloak covering her clean studded leather. Sporting a silver mohawk this woman's hair draws a lot of attention. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She is extraordinarily eccentric. She is kind towards other women and children and will generally offer women help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to her.

History: She was raised by priests from a young age. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She now spends her time doing works of charity.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions; and she is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 700 gp.