Description: She likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. She carries with her a set of kukris, each one with a emerald on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. Her red hair is singed and shortened. Her green eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with writing. She constantly tries to fill her life with writing. She plays an instrument quite well.

History: A child with a great deal of writing talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. Being born in the east, 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 east 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 south. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. She has a very tight haircut. Her half smiles and green eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: She fancies herself a trickster and likes to rely on her wits to carry the day. She cares for her older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. She invites people to come help in her community garden.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. Her father was a soldier and died while she was still young. Ella was left her father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: She is wracked by social anxiety; and find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Mundane, Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Military. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 10000 cp. Black pearl (1300 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (13 gp).

Description: He has the majority of his body covered in plate, and he perpetually has his falchion ready. Sporting a black mohawk and bushy mustache this man's hair draws a lot of attention. He has several tiny opal earrings on each ear.

Personality: He likes to brag about his accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: He comes from a rich western family. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and retire the richest man in the west

Ideals: Fighting, Passionate, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 1000 sp. Violet garnet (500 gp). Deep blue spinel (500 gp). Moss agate (14 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. He has moderate length chestnut hair. He has amber eyes.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature ceremonial dagger.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and obtaining odd cultural human artifacts is his passion

Ideals: Fighting, Extrovert, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Military. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 3000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.