Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep black leather and dull blue iron scale mail. Her black hair is braided into rings. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep hazel.

Personality: She is a melancholic, but persistent worker. She resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. 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: Oriel hails from a village terrorized by giants. Through the years after Oriel was born, her mother became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the south. Oriel's mother didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: She feels kind of lost in life.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Depressed, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Enemies. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 800 gp. Deep blue spinel (1500 gp). Black pearl (1500 gp). Deep blue spinel (1500 gp). Bloodstone (80 gp).

Description: This slender woman stands about 4'7". She tends to wear a large tan jacket. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. Her eyes are amber and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She is quite rude, and likes to deride her opponents skill and shout insults at them. She has a cruel streak; something she gained from her previous mentor. She harbors resentment against her former mentor.

History: Born to a Banker, her mother struggled to pay the bills. 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 Stylist. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor, Poor, Job, Family. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 400 gp. A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (30 gp).

Description: A moderately attractive man, he likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. His hair is long and blonde with streaks of red, and is pulled back with small black clips. His beard is red, braided, and well cared for. He has violet eyes and a black hat with a blue feather.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. He is an amazing painter.

History: Born in the west to a Bather, Kody learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. He always admired psionic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 20000 cp.

Description: She tends to wear a large grey jacket. Her blonde hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. This hazel eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. The war was a terrible time for her, and Katherine does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: She was born several months after her mother was called into army service. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her mother gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her mother, who blamed her for driving them apart. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found; and marry her sister to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Depressed, Antagonistic, Shy. Bonds: Military, Family. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 3000 sp. Sard (50 gp). Lapis lazuli (12 gp).