Description: She wears bulky black painted plate armor. She is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly shields and nunchakus. Her crest is scarlet and curly. This gold eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: Hillanot is a sociable creature first and foremost. She loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. She can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. She loves her children and doesn't want them to worry about her. She loves to share her music with anyone who is interested.

History: A child with a great deal of music talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. Her parents died when she was young, and she was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Hillanot grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Hillanot. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion; and marry her brother to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Extrovert, Artistic. Bonds: Criminal record, Family, Religious. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 500 sp.

Description: She prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs. Her attire stands in sharp contrast to her monstrous two handed axe, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a skull on it. She has a very tight haircut. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady gray eyes.

Personality: Stoic and calm, she prefers to meditate than take action. She claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day she will do what she thinks is right.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Unvera was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. Her mother was a mechanic, and taught her how to fix just about anything. 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 greedy.

Ideals: Disciplined, Justice, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Mentor. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 50 gp.

Description: 5'5" and lanky with angular features, she is an attractive figure. She tends to wear a pastel poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt. Her fur is short and black. She tend to wears goggles to shield her eyes.

Personality: She believes there is no problem she cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. She is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: River was born the youngest of three triplets. As a very small child her family refused to pay dues to a local crime lord, who ordered them killed. Her father, a somewhat powerful mage sought to protect her and cast a teleportation spell that whisked her away. When she grew older, she became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. She began work as a mercenary for hire. She would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: She feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help; and wants to raise her children well

Ideals: Persistence. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Family, Criminal record. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 3000 cp. 1 Darkwood Shield.

Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She wears many layers of old clothing at all times. Her white hair is knotted and matted. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She is enamored with her job. She loves it. She likes the challenge and she likes helping those less fortunate than her. She is a bit of a macho woman and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: Born in the west to a Bricklayer, Eleanor learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. Like her mother and her sister before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Bricklayer. Recently a tribe of brigands attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Eleanor fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Expand her business; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Job, Nature. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 80 gp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.