Description: This fat western woman has a bulbous nose and wears a simple grey robe with blue stripes complete with hood. Her skin is also unnaturally pale. Her tied-back hair is red. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with writing. She constantly tries to fill her life with writing. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: Heir to a fortune, her parents put a great deal of effort into curing her disease. A freak accident while working with her Weaver mother left her crippled. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the west; and she is greedy

Ideals: Artistic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 120 gp. Lapis lazuli (15 gp). Chrysoberyl (70 gp).

Description: She is a physically imposing light-skinned woman. She dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head. Her hair is long and blonde with streaks of red, and is pulled back with small grey clips. Her eyes are violet and beady.

Personality: Sannl 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 does not believe in violence as a means to an end. She is a dedicated Armorer but believes her peers are too gung-ho.

History: Her necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. She has had some formal writing training, and achieved minor success. She was granted necromantic powers by her dying sister.

Motivation: Expand her business; and she is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions

Ideals: Extrovert, Pacifist, Gifted, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She is a pot bellied western woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She wears silk and lounges about seductively. She has shaved her head bald. Her blue eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She hates Half-Elves with a passion. As such she is filled with self loathing. She is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: Aline was born with her mother's beautiful face. Ostracized due to the necromantic powers of her oldest sister, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Half-Elves became a terror of the countryside. She's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Gnomish people; and gnomish compassion

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Addict, Racist. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 150 gp. Deep green spinel (120 gp). 1 Hourglass.

Description: She is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright red and tan, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. She cuts an attractive figure and her suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. She has moderate length white hair. Her eyes are green.

Personality: She is a sleazy, sleazy gal. She has no qualms about using her powers of suggestion to get people to do what she wants. She is a great chef.

History: She comes from a rich southern family. As a young child she wandered into the woods despite her father's warnings against it. Afterwards she claimed she had encountered dire rats who tried to eat her hand. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by dire rats. Bella was horrified and prayed that her mother was alright. However, she heard that her mother had died fighting off the dire rats.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud.

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 110 gp. Azurite (8 gp).