Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking western young adult. She wears a brown tunic with blue highlights, and long brown pants that bunch up around her shoes. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. Her hair is auburn and curly. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She is fixated on the number 23. She counts her steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. She seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. She has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when brigands swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. In her 14th year, her parents were killed by a brigands raid, leaving Ilde alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. 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 is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out; and she has money and likes to spend it

Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Slave, Attractive, Rich, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. Her red crest is matted, messy, and big. Her fierce red eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She is a jovial happy person, but she is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. She receives visions of the future at random moments

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. Since then, she has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Optimist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 130 gp. 1 Silk rope.

Description: This malnourished woman is wearing a long, yellow cloak. Her blonde hair is smooth and relatively long. Her eyes are green and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. She feeds upon the attention of others.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, she was no stranger to responsibility. Since her mother passed away years ago, her father had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Philantrophist, Logical. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Religious, Job. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 30 gp.

Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with her rolled up shirt sleeves this gives her a very relaxed look. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. Her ears are large.

Personality: She is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help her friends. She considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. She also is a firm believer in the womanly ideal.

History: She was born in a small mountains village. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. Since then, she has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the west.

Ideals: Athletic, Optimist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 700 sp.