Description: A middle-aged woman, she tends to wear a blue poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt, and is pretty ugly. Her silver hair is braided into rings. Her fierce amber eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She acts crazy and hedonistic. She has all her life been fascinated with poetry.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Oda grew up listening to her father's many stories. She has had some formal poetry training, and achieved minor success. She struck the Apothecary job and began her own company from there.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 60 gp.

Description: This younger middle-aged woman dresses well, wearing yellow shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time, and a wedding ring on her left hand. Her hair, while still mostly silver, has prominent grey streaks. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are amber.

Personality: While she acts the brute, she is far gentler than she would appear. Margery enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. She couldn't stand her childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with her mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. Recently a tribe of orcs attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Margery fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, In love, Mentor. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: This younger middle-aged woman wears a grey tunic with pastel highlights, and long black pants that bunch up around her shoes, and a wedding ring on her right hand. Her golden hair is well kept. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She's a bit of a prankster. She knows she is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. 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: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. Her homeland was ravaged by war and she spent much of her life rebuilding it. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She feels threatened by others; and retire the richest woman in the north

Ideals: Joker, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, PTSD. Bonds: In love, Immigrant. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 60 gp. Malachite (10 gp). 4 Thunderstones.

Description: A middle-aged man, he prefers to wear grey pants and tee shirts, and is pretty ugly. He wears his white hair up. His eyes are likewise gray. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He is witty, but his monotone delivery comes off as unnerving He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Ernest was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. Cursed with lycanthropy at a very young age, Ernest has worked very hard to control his curse. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He feels threatened by others; and he is wracked by social anxiety

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful, Disease. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 70 gp. Cloth of gold vestments (150 gp).