Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she usually wears her black robe and has her falchion always slung over her shoulder. Her black hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a small hat. Her green eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with poetry. She constantly tries to fill her life with poetry. She is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. She haggles over everything, upselling her goods and buying cheap. She is persistent in everything.

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. She has had some formal poetry training, and achieved minor success. She has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found; and to reunite with her absent father

Ideals: Artistic, Entrepeneur, Justice. Bonds: Nature, Family. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 30 pp. Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1600 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (50 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1600 gp).

Description: This younger middle-aged woman wears an entirely black suit with white socks and a vest with buckled shoes, and a wedding ring on her right hand. Her chestnut hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. She tend to wears goggles to shield her eyes.

Personality: She trusts no one. She is not readily capable for forgiveness and her ire never leaves her. She plays an instrument quite well.

History: Her psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. Being born in the south, 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 south 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 west. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Butcher they were divorced and she won custody of their daughter. She worked as a Bather, and she later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: To unite with her brother; and marry her brother to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: In love, Family. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (500 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (1000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (800 gp).

Description: This northern woman is abnormally tall. She tends to wear a large white jacket. Her whole body is exceptionally muscular. Her red hair is wavy and long. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. The war was a terrible time for her, and Emmeline does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: Emmeline hails from a village terrorized by brigands. She moved out west to avoid the crime she committed. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by brigands. Emmeline was horrified and prayed that her mother was alright. However, she heard that her mother had died fighting off the brigands.

Motivation: She is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions; and many brigands want her driven away

Flaws: Antagonistic, Depressed. Bonds: Immigrant, Military, Enemies, Criminal record. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: Her left side is far more bruised and cut up than her other. She wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. She sports a flattop hair cut. She is baby faced.

Personality: She is extraordinarily eccentric. She spends most of her days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There she gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: Juliana lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Her father disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her father, she was betrayed dozens of times. She became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: Just what you see.