Description: A middle-aged woman, she wears well tailored gowns and hats with beautiful decoration. She is almost always dressed for an outing in high society, and is pretty ugly. Her red hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a wide-brimmed hat. Her hazel eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She is a Stylist first and foremost. She believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. She is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. 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 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: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and wants to open a new tavern

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Rich, Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: She has a large green mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into her black robe. Her skin is fair and her fingers are delicate and long. She wears a deerstalker hat to hide her balding. She has gleaming, smiling amber eyes.

Personality: She resents people who mock her appearance or her, so she has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. She is accommodating to her spouse and as such limits her hospitality. She is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven herself a capable leader.

History: She got into the Carter business at a young age. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her father gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her father, who blamed her for driving them apart. She tends to her Carter job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs; and sabotage a competitor

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: In love, Job, Religious. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 20 pp.

Description: An older man who is renowned for his bright grey suits and hats, he is not a threatening figure. His hair is white and curly. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He goes out his way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one he won't accept into his heart. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. In his 19th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his mother impaled in their home, and his father beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: To unite with his sister; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Insane, Fearful. Bonds: Slave, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 600 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. Her blonde hair is greasy and uncared for. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady brown eyes.

Personality: She never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. She lacks moral complications. She does what she is told to by employers but not much else. She spends her money on whatever she fancies at the time.

History: A powerful brothel owner made her what she is. She worked as a nervous Soapmaker and found it very stressful. She has achieved small success as a Soapmaker.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality.

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Job, Mentor. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 600 gp.