Description: She wears a simple red robe with green stripes complete with hood. She has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. With bright auburn hair. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her blue eyes.

Personality: She will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken her opponents. Despite her formidable combat skills she remains a coward. She receives visions of the future at random moments

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her mother and father. Her mother taught her the rudiments of the Barber arts, while her father instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Like her mother and her brother before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Barber. 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: To be a Scribe again; and she is greedy

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Job. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 600 gp. Onyx (20 gp). Lapis lazuli (5 gp). Jet (90 gp).

Description: This exceptionally lanky man wears suspenders and tan workpants. His shirt is brown, and he wears a heavy tan leather apron most of the time. His brown hair is lengthy. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage daughter.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture; and seeks redemption

Ideals: Joker, Athletic. Bonds: Family, Mentor, Criminal record. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 1000 sp. Eye agate (15 gp). White opal (1100 gp). 1 Breastplate. 1 Banded mail.

Description: She is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing green cape and mantle trimmed with soft red waves gently in the breeze. She is physically well-built. She has a very tight haircut. Her fierce gray eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken her opponents. Despite her formidable combat skills she remains a coward. She always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove her into the Mortician business.

History: Her divine talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. She always admired divine-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. She eventually got the idea of being the protector of her homeland from reading books, and has made it her duty.

Motivation: To protect her home; and money/treasure

Ideals: Fighting, Persistence, Gifted. Bonds: Rich, Guardian. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman is very fat, and wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with feathered hat. Her red hair is cut short. She has brown eyes and a black hat with a grey feather.

Personality: She is quiet and unassuming. She ignores others and carries on with her job unassumingly. She misses her home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Emmeline was a troubled youth. She spent her days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent her evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Emmeline decided she wanted neither the life of her father nor that of the evil petty criminals she associated with. During her early adolescence, she took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and she feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 700 gp. Chalcedony (80 gp). 1 Minor magic item.