Description: Her skin has the orange glow of too much sun. She wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body. She has no hair. Her eyes are gray and she is always smoking a pipe.

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 enjoys reading and quiet.

History: She was born in a small plains village. A few years later when the east was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and she is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Selfish. Bonds: Nature, Immigrant. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He tends to wear a yellow poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. His brown hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. Energy wise he seems alert and responsive.

History: Don was born the youngest of three triplets. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Dilettante. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Gifted, Professionalism. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Family, Job. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears a grey tunic with black highlights, and long red pants that bunch up around his shoes. His chestnut hair is cut short. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep brown.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Stableman but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. After coming to the age of reason, Raymond took it upon himself to study the necromantic arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and he has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Optimist, Pacifist, Gifted. Bonds: Immigrant, Adventurer, Military. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 800 gp.

Description: This late middle aged woman wears a fancy black dress and is in decent physical shape. Her hair, while still mostly golden, has prominent grey streaks. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She is highly sensitive about her name. She loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions; and retire the richest woman in the south

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Fighting. Flaws: Sensitive, Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Religious. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Minor magic item.