Description: This southern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She is renowned for her bright black dresses and hats. With bright black hair. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. Vorka is a bit of a follower. Usually she is manipulated by her sisters into helping them out, but recently she has become more of a free agent.

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. A gifted student she started as a Herbalist, but she got bored and became a Engraver. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister

Ideals: Joker, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Job. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 80 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: A moderately attractive woman, she wears a red tunic with black highlights, and long grey pants that bunch up around her shoes. She keeps her red hair in a pixie cut. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are green.

Personality: She does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. She uses divination through singing.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Verna was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. She was granted arcane powers by her dying sister.

Motivation: To prove her worth to the world; and she has a rivalry with the church that dominates her actions

Ideals: Justice, Gifted. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor, Religious. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 500 sp. Banded agate (12 gp).

Description: An older woman who is dressed in a clean grey cloak covering her clean studded leather, she is not a threatening figure. Her brown hair is unkempt and raggedy. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

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 loves being with her children and actually smiles when they are around. She would do anything for them. She dislikes her ex a great deal.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. Her father was very strict, and drilled into her lessons on being the perfect lady. By chance she met her sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: She feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world.

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Family. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 160 gp.

Description: He wears a robe, a symbol of luck around his neck, and a bow on his belt, and carries bows. He has dyed his greying purple hair a little too much giving a sharp purple color. He has a dull look in his white eyes.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this eastern guy figured out how to best use his charms to convince people to do what he wants. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: He is greedy; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Lazy. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 30 gp.