Description: A 4'2" northern woman, she wears suspenders and grey workpants. Her shirt is brown, and she wears a heavy grey leather apron most of the time. Her red hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. She is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Balifra was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. She couldn't stand her childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with her mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the north; and she is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out

Ideals: Gifted, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Nature, Mentor. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 2000 cp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She wears a tan shirt, with a white mid length skirt with white tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. She has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. Her auburn hair is lengthy. Her half smiles and amber eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: She is intelligent and cunning, but she will too often allow her rage to get the better of her. She will lose her cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. She is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. She likes to tell stories.

History: Veloptima hails from a village terrorized by giants. Her mother took her hunting and taught her how to get in the mind of other creatures. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by giants. Veloptima was horrified and prayed that her father was alright. However, she heard that her father had died fighting off the giants.

Motivation: She is terrified, and will act out of fear; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by giants, and she desires to right it

Flaws: Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Nature. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. His crest is short and red. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. 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: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. Being born in the west, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the west for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way south. He has been saving his money to try and buy his sister's freedom.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Joker. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 20 gp.

Description: This man stands a little under 5'9" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He wears bulky grey painted plate armor. He wears a colorful flower in his auburn hair. He has green eyes.

Personality: He is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. He constantly seizes attention wherever he goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. He likes to think of himself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: Born to a Weaver, his father struggled to pay the bills. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the west; and he doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes

Ideals: Impeccable, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 320 gp.