Description: With red face paint in a stripe pattern across her face, she is generally shirtless and showing off her tattooed chest. Her auburn hair is braided into rings. She has gray eyes.

Personality: She barks her statements quickly and with little fuss. She prefers small words and is at her heart utilitarian. She has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the east; and she is terrified, and will act out of fear

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Terse, Fearful. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 300 gp. Red garnet (130 gp). Red-brown spinel (130 gp).

Description: This western man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He wears skinny pants and wears a pastel and white robe with the hood down. He has styled his black hair well, parting it to the left. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: Ernest is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage daughter.

History: Ernest hails from a village terrorized by orcs. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered singing. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by orcs. Ernest was horrified and prayed that his mother was alright. However, he heard that his mother had died fighting off the orcs.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Family, Enemies. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: With green face paint in a stripe pattern across her face, she very much looks the part of a Stylist. Her golden hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. She has a dull look in her blue eyes.

Personality: She is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends she is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy herself. She is accommodating to her spouse and as such limits her hospitality. She is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven herself a capable leader.

History: She was born in the west. She has had some formal writing training, and achieved minor success. She became a Stylist soon after.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Joker, Artistic. Bonds: Job, In love, Immigrant. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 10000 cp. Moss agate (15 gp). Blue star sapphire (1400 gp). Deep blue spinel (900 gp).

Description: This exceptionally lanky man wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. His golden hair is still thick. His blue eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He is a man who does what he needs to. He will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. 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: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. His father worked until he suffered an accident while they were digging through a hill for a new route. He had to support his now crippled father and took his father's old job. He has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: He feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Bonds: Criminal record, Religious, Family. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 800 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.