Description: She is a pot bellied northern woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head. Her auburn hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. Her ears are large.

Personality: She is shy and timid. She has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. Flattery will make her almost putty in your hands.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the north; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Selfish. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 4000 cp.

Description: This fat northern woman has a bulbous nose and wears a white broad hat and white clothes. Her skin is also unnaturally pale. Her tied-back hair is black. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: Here is a woman who knows she is the smartest in the room. She talks down to others constantly. Her actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as she answers to a power that mortal women fail to acknowledge.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. She found a children's book about a Halfling Fighter who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. She modeled her life after the story, seeing herself destined a hero. When she grew older, she became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. She began work as a mercenary for hire. She would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for her; and to reunite with her old friends

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious, Slave, Adventurer. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 60 gp. Jet (160 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: A middle-aged man, he prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs, and is pretty ugly. He wears a top hat to hide his balding. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He has schizophrenia that causes him to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. He cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when giants swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. 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: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by giants, and he desires to right it.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Rich, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This eastern woman is abnormally tall. She prefers to wear tan clothing when she does not wear armor. Her whole body is exceptionally muscular. She sports a flattop hair cut. She has several tiny amethyst earrings on each ear.

Personality: She has two modes she varies between. On the job she is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job she is a party animal. She spends most of her days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There she gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. From there she went from mercenary job to mercenary job. She now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and to reunite with her old friends

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Fighting. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: He is in excellent shape and usually wears his green robe and has his falchion always slung over his shoulder. He keeps his long dark red hair kept up in a rat tail. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: Mordai hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his painting career. He cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist he will grow angry at them.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Farmer arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever he goes.

Motivation: He uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 390 gp.