Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She wears a tattered pair of loose red pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. She has wavy blonde hair. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: While she acts the brute, she is far gentler than she would appear. She is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. She haggles over everything, upselling her goods and buying cheap. She is persistent in everything.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and retire the richest woman in the south

Ideals: Fighting, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Religious. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 130 gp.

Description: This eastern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). She has shaved her head bald. Her eyes are a pleasant amber.

Personality: She is highly sensitive about her name. She loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. She is cautious and jumpy. She reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: A child with a great deal of music talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. She inherited a moderately successful company from her father. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. 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 terrified, and will act out of fear.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Sensitive, Fearful. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 500 sp. 1 Breastplate.

Description: This southern woman is wearing a long, red cloak. Her clothes are grease stained in places. Her white hair has been sun bleached extensively. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines brown.

Personality: She resents people who mock her appearance or her, so she has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. She is fiercely devoted to her mother, and views her mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating her from her legal half-sister.

History: Nedda was born in the south. At a young age she loved to build and create. She became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. One night she noticed a nearby shooting star which she hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. She has done her darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: She will attempt to ambush and attack anyone she thinks she can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, she will try to sell them to her slave-trader contact; and she possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Family, Criminal record. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 800 sp. Moss agate (16 gp). 1 Darkwood Buckler.

Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking southern young adult. She is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of her physical features obscured. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. With wild white hair. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, she's a very lovable idiot. She will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. She cares deeply for her spouse and does her best to make sure her guests look presentable.

History: Heir to a fortune, her parents put a great deal of effort into curing her disease. Cursed with vampirism at a very young age, Eridred has worked very hard to control her curse. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and she is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Slave, In love, Rich. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 90 gp.