Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. She wears a top hat to hide her balding. Her eyes are gray.

Personality: She is overprotective of those who hire her services. She moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep her interest for a month it is impressive.

History: The child of a Courier, who enjoyed hunting, Birel was taken on many hunting expeditions. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She eventually got the idea of being the protector of her homeland from reading books, and has made it her duty.

Motivation: To protect her home; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Guardian, Nature. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 140 gp. Brown-green garnet (100 gp).

Description: She wears a tight fitting violet shirt and pants, and she perpetually has her greataxe ready. She has shaved her head bald. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady brown eyes.

Personality: She is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of her strength. She works very hard to maintain that gentleness. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her mother.

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the east; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Disciplined, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 3000 cp.

Description: She dresses well, wearing black shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. She carries a battered mace and tarnished sword as well. She has slicked back golden hair. Her eyes are brown and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: Grai speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. She is clearly well-traveled and educated. 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 into a rich family. 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 has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the north.

Ideals: Fighting, Impeccable, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 150 gp.

Description: He has a missing right leg. He wears a green cloak and cross-gartered black stockings. His bronze crest is matted, messy, and big. His gold eyes peer out from beneath his broad green hat.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Sailor work with an outfit from a few towns over. Sailor work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He used his abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 6000 cp.