Description: This eastern woman prefers to wear pastel pants and tee shirts. Her clothes are grease stained in places. Her blonde hair is lengthy. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: While she acts the brute, she is far gentler than she would appear. She always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove her into the Merchant business.

History: The child of eastern immigrants she idolized her mother. While she appears to be a normal Human, she's... not quite right. Perhaps she's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that she plain doesn't fit in. 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 is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally.

Ideals: Fighting, Persistence. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 300 gp. Freshwater pearl (7 gp). Chrysoprase (40 gp). Malachite (7 gp). Alexandrite (1300 gp).

Description: This fat eastern woman has a bulbous nose and wears many layers of old clothing at all times. Her skin is also unnaturally pale. Her brown hair, when down, is lengthy. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She swings through moods quickly. One moment she is cool and collected, the next she is carried away by passions. She has a habit of throwing herself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. A few years later when the south was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions; and her religion dominates her actions

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Poor, Religious, Immigrant. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 100 gp. Lapis lazuli (12 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1300 gp). Iolite (70 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: The man speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. He seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if he got out from a pool a few moments ago. He dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. His head has been shaved. He has several tiny aquamarine earrings on each ear.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. Randal enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: He was born in the east. He worked as a nervous Tailor and found it very stressful. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and balancing his hectic life and new tailor responsibilities is difficult

Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich, Job. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 2000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: An older woman who prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. She carries her fan with her everywhere and carries herself as the perfect lady, she is not a threatening figure. Her brown hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. Her eyes are likewise violet. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: She runs her personal life as if detached from it. She organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits she will get from it. She has a small toy that she constantly fidgets with.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. She inherited a moderately successful company from her mother. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. She leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever she goes.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and she uses money and sex appeal to get what she needs

Flaws: Selfish, Addict. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Religious. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 6000 sp.