Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty violet coat over it. Her tied-back hair is blonde. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She swings through moods quickly. One moment she is cool and collected, the next she is carried away by passions. She does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of dire rats may trigger it at times.

History: Trained by her father for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. A freak accident while working with her Dyer father left her crippled. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: She wants revenge against dire rats; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Enemies, Military. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 6000 cp. Rock crystal (50 gp).

Description: She wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. She has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. She keeps her white hair in a pixie cut. Her fierce hazel eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Yvonne will drive conversation. She does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: A powerful slaver made her what she is. She took after her mother in leading caravans. Because they were valued, her mother taught her to defend herself. When her mother died while fighting giants, the young Yvonne began to lead the lost caravan. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud; and a deep hatred of giants

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Extrovert. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Mentor, Enemies. Occupation: Spy

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 1000 cp.

Description: She is a husky woman, who wears silk and lounges about seductively. Her white hair is heavily combed to the left. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She speaks before she thinks and is too direct. She also has developed a complete distrust of the Shepherd profession.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. Her homeland was ravaged by war and she spent much of her life rebuilding it. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Flaws: Impulsive, PTSD. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Mentor. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: Citrine (40 gp).

Description: She stands about 4'2" and wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. Her right leg appears badly burned and disfigured. Her moppish blonde hair is in a traditional bowl cut. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes brigands are coming to abduct people. She does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by brigands. Gunnloda was horrified and prayed that her mother was alright. However, she heard that her mother had died fighting off the brigands.

Motivation: Revenge; and someone believes her a fraud

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Extrovert. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 50 gp.