Description: The light-skinned woman stands 3'2" and prefers to wear white clothing when she does not wear armor. She has no hair. Her hazel eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: Merla 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 tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: Merla lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Over the years she perfected her riding and shooting skills. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Brewer they were divorced and she won custody of their daughter. She worked as a Dilettante, and she later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions; and wants to raise her children well

Ideals: Extrovert, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Nature, Religious. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: This fat eastern woman has a bulbous nose and prefers to wear flannel. Her skin is also unnaturally pale. Her black hair is well kept. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. She is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. She was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Joker, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Slave. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 40 gp. Carnelian (60 gp).

Description: A moderately attractive woman, she wears a blue armored body suit, with a simple brown line shooting up and back down. Her white hair is thinning but still full. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her gray eyes.

Personality: Stoic and calm, she prefers to meditate than take action. She is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes her no end of embarrassment.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. A few years later when the east was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage.

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Forgetful. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 70 gp.

Description: This eastern woman is abnormally tall. She does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. Her whole body is exceptionally muscular. Her white hair is still thick. Her eyes are likewise blue.

Personality: A grumpy gal she will invite people to lunch so she can critique them. Yet she still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. She misses her home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

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. 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 was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted, Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: Azurite (15 gp).