Description: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, she wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with violet lining and desert motifs. She is bald on top and has large golden tufts of hair around her ears. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines gray.

Personality: Maiathah is depressed about a lot of things. She tends to be a nihilist. She is harsh and unforgiving.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Maiathah grew up listening to her father's many stories. When the war came and ruined her parents she was left adrift. She was a hard woman then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. She has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature bow.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Halfling artifacts is her passion; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Flaws: Ugly, Depressed, Antagonistic, PTSD. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 100 gp. Moss agate (13 gp).

Description: He is a mite stocky and wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His brown hair is singed and shortened. He has brown eyes and a grey hat with a black feather.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. He does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for him. He lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

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. After coming to the age of reason, Lance took it upon himself to study the psionic arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. He's also a talented Stableman, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the south; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 30 pp.

Description: She is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright green and black, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems, and carries daggers. Her blue crest is lengthy and is close to two feet long. Her eyes are gold.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. She is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Her mother took her hunting and taught her how to get in the mind of other creatures. She's also a talented Scribe, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: She has passion for adventuring and risk.

Ideals: Fighting, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Rich, Job, Adventurer, Nature. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 600 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is a physically imposing dark-skinned woman. She does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. She has a very tight haircut. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: This woman loves writing and to teach people writing more than just about anything. To her fellows she is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. She has had some formal writing training, and achieved minor success. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 14 years.

Motivation: Marry her brother to traveling adventurers; and several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Job, Family. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: The light-skinned woman stands 5'9" and wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. Her hair is blonde and very short. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She is highly sensitive about her name. She loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. She has all her life been fascinated with poetry.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. She has had some formal poetry training, and achieved minor success. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

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

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Artistic, Fighting. Flaws: Sensitive. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 130 gp.