Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She prefers to wear flannel. With wild golden hair. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She is a jovial happy person, but she is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. Flattery will make her almost putty in your hands.

History: Ida was born into a poor family. Growing up, she dreamt of becoming a Paladin, to bring honor to her family’s name. When she came of age, she applied for a position with her town's local guard, looking to work her way up via merit and eventually become a Paladin in service of a powerful lord somewhere. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Carter hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She spent several years traveling with her friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and she's looking for her big break

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Selfish. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath her coat. She has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. Her auburn hair is cut short. Her amber eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She resents people who mock her appearance or her, so she has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. She claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day she will do what she thinks is right.

History: When she was but 6 years old her parents immigrated from the west. A few years later when the north was not economically sound they moved to her current location. 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: An old rival family wants her found; and wants to raise her children well

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich, Family. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 1000 sp. Red garnet (120 gp). Alexandrite (300 gp). Rhodochrosite (16 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a tattered pair of loose violet pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. His Stetson hat is riddled with cuts and holes. He has amber eyes and a violet hat with a blue feather.

Personality: He's a bit of a prankster. He knows he is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Weaver hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Poor, Military. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: Alexandrite (1400 gp). Red-brown spinel (120 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1400 gp). Black opal (1000 gp).

Description: She stands about 5'11" and wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with deerstalker hat. Her right leg appears badly burned and disfigured. Her silver hair is cut short. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: Calm and collected, she is a well trained Cartwright. She has a cruel streak; something she gained from her previous mentor. She harbors resentment against her former mentor.

History: Born in the south to a Cartwright, Mary learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Cartwright work with an outfit from a few towns over. Cartwright work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job.

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Mentor. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 10 pp. 1 Antitoxin. 5 Acid flasks.