Description: This man wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized tan coat, and sports empty pouches on his belt. He sports a flattop hair cut. His eyes are likewise gray. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. He is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when brigands swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. His father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his father was legitimate. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to brigands demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and revenge

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Military, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 20 gp. A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (140 gp).

Description: A woman with a warm, jovial air about her, she tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with her rolled up shirt sleeves this gives her a very relaxed look. Her silver hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a rose scrunchie. Her violet eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the west. She pushes her goals aggressively. She is also a coward if confronted.

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. In her 19th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her mother impaled in their home, and her father beheaded. She saw the woman who walked out, and charged her in a blind rage. The woman easily evaded and defeated her, leaving her to live broken and terrified. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Ruler.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and wants to raise her children well

Ideals: Pacifist, Gifted. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 500 sp.

Description: An imposing woman with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic right hand, she wears silk and lounges about seductively. She has moderate length red hair. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are silver.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes gnolls are coming to abduct people. She has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: Hecat was born the youngest of three triplets. In her 16th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her father impaled in their home, and her mother beheaded. She saw the woman who walked out, and charged her in a blind rage. The woman easily evaded and defeated her, leaving her to live broken and terrified. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to gnolls demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Many gnolls want her driven away; and regain custody of her daughter

Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Family. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 70 gp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: This tall, slender woman prefers to wear flannel. Her blonde hair is lengthy. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady brown eyes.

Personality: She is quiet and unassuming. She ignores others and carries on with her job unassumingly. She is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of her. She is by nature obliging.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. She was an apprentice working in her mother's forge. She's also a talented Spy, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: To be a Spy again; and further expansion of business

Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Shy, Disease. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 30 pp. Star rose quartz (70 gp). 1 Masterwork Thieves’ tools.