Description: This tall, slender woman wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath her coat. Her moppish chestnut hair is in a traditional bowl cut. Her gray eyes peer out from beneath her deerstalker brown hat.

Personality: She is a woman who does what she needs to. She will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. She is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of her. She is by nature obliging.

History: Susannah hails from a village terrorized by dire rats. At a young age both her parents were killed in an accident. Her uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took her in and had her trained in basic self defense. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions; and several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge

Flaws: Shy, Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record, Enemies, Religious. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 30 gp. Deep green spinel (90 gp).

Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking northern young adult. She prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. She carries her fan with her everywhere and carries herself as the perfect lady. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. Her white hair is smooth and relatively long. Her hazel eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She is unhospitable to her core. Her small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. She is skeptical of what others tell her and is slow to trust.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. 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 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.

Flaws: Antagonistic, Shy. Bonds: Rich, Slave, Mentor. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 800 sp.

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. Her brown hair is greasy and uncared for. Her violet eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: The woman has a huge range of feeling. She will range from being happy and joking with the occasional self put down to crying stating how she will be a better person from this day on. Flattery will make her almost putty in your hands.

History: Dariff lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She has been saving her money to try and buy her sister's freedom.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found.

Flaws: Ugly, Emotional, Selfish. Bonds: Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 140 gp.

Description: She stands about 5'3" 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. She has slicked back brown hair. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: Here is a woman who knows she is the smartest in the room. She talks down to others constantly. She cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

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. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the south.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Impeccable, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: Just what you see.