Description: She wears well tailored gowns and hats with beautiful decoration. She is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. She is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly greatswords and falchions. She sports auburn long hair. Her hazel eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

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. The war was a terrible time for her, and Joan does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: She was born into a rich family. Her parents died when she was young, and she was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Joan grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Joan. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and she has comitted a past crime that haunts her to this day

Flaws: Selfish, Depressed. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record, Military. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 600 gp.

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She is wearing a long, pastel cloak. She keeps her long auburn hair kept up in a rat tail. She has green eyes and a pastel hat with a tan feather.

Personality: She likes to fabricate stories about her past exploits and how crazy she is, but in actuality she is rather bland. She loves being with her children and actually smiles when they are around. She would do anything for them. She dislikes her ex a great deal.

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. Her mother disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her mother, she was betrayed dozens of times. 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: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and she possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Immigrant, Family, Nature, Criminal record. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 200 gp. Rock crystal (80 gp). 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: His skin is bronze and flawless. He dresses in tan turtlenecks beneath a white coat with blue slacks. He is an epitome of beauty. His hair, while still mostly silver, has prominent grey streaks. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep gray.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He loves being with his children and actually smiles when they are around. He would do anything for them. He dislikes his ex a great deal.

History: A powerful wizard made him what he is. Kyle was born on a far eastern desert where he grew up under the tutelage of his mother, an expert Soapmaker. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Mentor, Immigrant. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 40 pp.

Description: An older woman who does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it, she is not a threatening figure. Her red hair is singed and shortened. This green eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: Her tongue was cut out and she uses sign language. Energy wise she seems alert and responsive.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. Her parents died when she was young, and she was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Emeny grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Emeny. By chance she met her brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and she possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 50 pp. Chalcedony (40 gp). Malachite (8 gp). Blue sapphire (500 gp). Alexandrite (900 gp).