Description: She is in excellent shape and tends to wear a white poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt. Her black hair is singed and shortened. Her eyes are a pleasant hazel.

Personality: She is unhospitable to her core. Her small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. Further she is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: She was born into a rich family. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. After a long history of fighting, Volen and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Addict. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 1 Banded mail.

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. Her black hair is matted, messy, and big. Her eyes are likewise brown.

Personality: She is curt in most of her responses. She prefers to keep her word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. She invented a lineage for herself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. She has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature spear.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality; and meet up once more with her childhood friend

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 140 gp. Moss agate (9 gp).

Description: This late middle aged woman wears baggy violet pantaloons and a blue scarf and is in decent physical shape. Her tied-back hair is auburn. She has brown eyes and a violet hat with a blue feather.

Personality: She exudes charisma. She is a tour de force of persuasion. She moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep her interest for a month it is impressive.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Mayor arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Since her father passed away years ago, her mother 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 has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Mayor and was forced into it by her family; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Family. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 100 sp.

Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she has a large white mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into her blue robe. Her hair is black and curly. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She is overprotective of those who hire her services. She receives visions of the future at random moments

History: She is a Jackalwere in disguise. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Glassblower. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: She feels threatened by others; and meet up once more with her childhood friend

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Guardian, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 200 sp.