Description: A middle-aged woman, she is dressed in earthy colors with a brown and blue handkerchief worn on her left side, and is pretty ugly. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. She has a dull look in her blue eyes.

Personality: She swings through moods quickly. One moment she is cool and collected, the next she is carried away by passions. The war was a terrible time for her, and Jacoba does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: She was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for her. It may also be what makes her so good at details. A freak accident while working with her Bookbinder mother left her crippled. She hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 1 Banded mail.

Description: She is scrawny and has patchy auburn stubble. She wears baggy yellow pantaloons and a brown scarf. She has a hunchback. Her auburn hair has been sun bleached extensively. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She is mildly Half-Elf supremacist, though she does not identify as such. She does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for her. She lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: She was born at the edge of vast desert. Helen was born on a far southern desert where she grew up under the tutelage of her mother, an expert Junk Dealer. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and she is greedy

Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Rich, Nature, Immigrant. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 500 sp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: An imposing woman with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic right hand, she prefers to wear yellow pants and tee shirts. She has silver hair. Her violet eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She is enamored with her job. She loves it. She likes the challenge and she likes helping those less fortunate than her. She uses her nature as a weapon; she likes to lead opponents to think her in distress.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. Her mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her mother was legitimate. She was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of freemasons.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions; and to be a bather again

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Job, Religious. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 280 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp).

Description: 2'11" and muscular, this southern woman usually wears her red robe and has her whip always slung over her shoulder. Her white hair is singed and shortened. Her green eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Merla embodies much of what other species detest in the Halflings. She is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes her no end of embarrassment.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Forgetful. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 40 gp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: This western woman is abnormally tall. She is wearing a long, yellow, dusty cloak. Her whole body is exceptionally muscular. Her golden hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She considers herself the perfect lady. She makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. She disdains her fellow westerners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: A powerful slaver made her what she is. She helped her mother out around the business and became quite the natural. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Marshal responsibilities is difficult; and retire the richest woman in the west

Ideals: Impeccable, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Mentor, Job. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: Chalcedony (20 gp). Silver pearl (90 gp).