Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. Her hair, while still mostly chestnut, has prominent grey streaks. Her eyes are a pleasant blue.

Personality: She is shy and timid. She has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. She does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: She was born in a small island village. 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 Blacksmith. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Blacksmith for the past few years.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Flaws: Shy, Insomniac. Bonds: Nature, Job. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 2000 sp. Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (700 gp).

Description: A stocky darker skinned man, he wears yellow painted combat armor at almost all times. His white hair has been sun bleached extensively. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are violet.

Personality: Here is a man who knows he is the smartest in the room. He talks down to others constantly. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: Born to a Bookbinder, his mother struggled to pay the bills. He has had some formal writing training, and achieved minor success. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for him; and he feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Impeccable, Artistic. Flaws: Lazy. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 800 gp.

Description: She stands about 5'7" and wears a worn and beaten armor. Her right leg appears badly burned and disfigured. Her silver hair is braided into rings. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. Her home and work are filled with various knick knacks she has acquired through the years. She cares a great deal for her adopted teenage daughter.

History: When she was but 7 years old her parents immigrated from the south. Her father was a soldier and died while she was still young. Jane was left her father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

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

Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Family, Immigrant, Military. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: This eastern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. She keeps her chestnut hair in a pixie cut. Her green eyes peer out from beneath her feathered red hat.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. She keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to her own.

History: She comes from a rich eastern family. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. She has worked as a Shepherd like her mother before her.

Motivation: She is greedy; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Gifted, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 4000 sp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (300 gp).