Description: She is wearing a long, tan cloak. Her hair is always cut to a buzz. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are brown.

Personality: Joan is depressed about a lot of things. She tends to be a nihilist. She refers to her adoptive mother for almost all things she is unsure about, which are numerous. She is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: She was born in a small desert village. Over the years she perfected her riding and shooting skills. She's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well; and an old rival family wants her found

Flaws: Depressed, Addict. Bonds: Family, Nature. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 500 gp. Rhodochrosite (15 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (15 gp). Chrysoprase (50 gp). Freshwater pearl (15 gp).

Description: This man stands a little under 6'2" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He is dressed in earthy colors with a white and pastel handkerchief worn on his left side. His blonde hair has been sun bleached extensively. His half smiles and green eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. He is fiercely devoted to his mother, and views his mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-sister.

History: His father raised him in a mountain cabin. The family's rival house kidnapped his sister with the intent that his sister marry their son to gain control of contested properties. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister

Ideals: Impeccable. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Nature, Religious. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: This slender woman stands about 5'1". She wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized brown coat. She is bald on top and has large white tufts of hair around her ears. She has several tiny ruby earrings on each ear.

Personality: Her tongue was cut out and she uses sign language. Despite her manner, she is extremely passionate and proud of her job, and she prides herself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Courier arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Courier. She has worked as a Courier like her father before her.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: He is a mite stocky and has a large black mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his brown robe. His black hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are green.

Personality: Solomon is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. Solomon is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his sisters into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. He has been saving his money to try and buy his sister's freedom.

Motivation: Wants a kiss; and wants his loneliness to end

Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Family, Military, Mentor, Has a crush. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 6000 sp.