Description: A thin woman, she clearly needs to put on some weight, but she still has a lot of muscle. She dresses like a well dressed Spice Merchant does. Her hair, while still mostly brown, has prominent grey streaks. She has brown eyes and a brown hat with a green feather.

Personality: Valida is depressed about a lot of things. She tends to be a nihilist. She is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with her old comrades. She has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. She became a Spice Merchant soon after.

Motivation: Expand her business; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Nature. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 140 gp. Malachite (5 gp).

Description: This woman typically wears brown cloth garments or leather armor. She is muscular with a powerful set of arms. She has a very tight haircut. Her blue unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She is irritable and easily angered. She is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use her stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. Her brief stint in the army gave her the idea she was invincible and that she is the toughest woman alive.

History: Trained by her father for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. Her father took her hunting and taught her how to get in the mind of other creatures. She has dedicated herself to building a better village for her children.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends; and she wants to meet her childhood hero

Flaws: Disease, Antagonistic. Bonds: Military, Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 340 gp.

Description: 5'1" and muscular, this western woman wears a brown coat over a white low-cut shirt, and a Stetson hat upon her head. Her blonde hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a Stetson hat. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She is quite rude, and likes to deride her opponents skill and shout insults at them. She also is a firm believer in the womanly ideal.

History: Hadwisa was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her father was employed at, doing general labor. Her necromantic abilities were realized during a raid on her village. After a long history of fighting, Hadwisa and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic, Impulsive. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 400 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This man very much looks the part of a Animal Trainer. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized ruby on his left hand. He has shaved his head bald. He has blue eyes and a brown hat with a white feather.

Personality: He will rave to anyone who will listen. He works hard and plays hard.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. Ostracized due to the psionic powers of his oldest brother, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Dwarves became a terror of the countryside. 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: Wants to open a new tavern; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Insane, Hedonist. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 110 gp. Chrysoberyl (70 gp). 3 Smokesticks.