Description: A middle-aged woman, she wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with white lining and desert motifs, and is pretty ugly. Her red hair is unkempt and raggedy. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. She is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes her no end of embarrassment.

History: Gifted from a young age, Juliana studied abroad. She always admired arcane-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. She was granted arcane powers by her dying sister.

Motivation: She has decided she is irredeemable.

Ideals: Joker, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Forgetful. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 1000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He tends to wear a brown poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. His hair is long and white with streaks of auburn, and is pulled back with small brown clips. His beard is auburn, braided, and well cared for. He has hazel eyes and a brown hat with a blue feather.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. He likes to tell stories.

History: His arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He inherited a moderately successful company from his mother. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help; and he is greedy

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 300 gp. Sapphire pendant on gold chain (700 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (700 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears black trousers with white and yellow striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts, and carries hand crossbows. He has chestnut hair. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: A grumpy guy he will invite people to lunch so he can critique them. Yet he still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. He refers to his adoptive father for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. Through the years after Odo was born, his father became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the west. Odo's father didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. By chance he met his brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and doesn't want to be a bookbinder and was forced into it by his family

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 3000 sp. Onyx (70 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1100 gp). Jet (120 gp). Jasper (70 gp).

Description: An older woman who is wearing a long, green, dusty cloak, she is not a threatening figure. She has dyed her greying black hair a little too much giving a sharp black color. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the north. She will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. She cares deeply for her spouse and does her best to make sure her guests look presentable.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. She always admired martial-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. 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.

Ideals: Pacifist, Optimist, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, In love, Rich. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Sore throat, cough

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