Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. She wears a white vest and prefers tan and grey shirts. Her boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. Her golden hair is braided into rings. Her eyes are hazel and beady.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, she has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. She has a cruel streak; something she gained from her previous mentor. She harbors resentment against her former mentor.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her father gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her father, who blamed her for driving them apart. After a long history of fighting, Merla and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and she is terrified, and will act out of fear

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 40 gp. Jade (100 gp).

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized red coat. Her red hair is heavily combed to the left. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She misses her glory days as an athlete. She does not mind her job, but it is boring in comparison. She has a small toy that she constantly fidgets with.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Lidda was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. She couldn't stand her childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with her mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. She got away from her former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Insomniac, Addict. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 90 gp. Rose (20 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This woman is very fat, and wears long strands of jet and short yellow dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. She keeps her golden hair in a flapper bob. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. She is cautious and jumpy. She reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: Vaina was born in the north. At a young age she loved to build and create. She inherited a moderately successful company from her mother. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. One night she noticed a nearby shooting star which she hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. She has done her darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A 4'11" western woman, she is dressed in a clean blue cloak covering her clean studded leather. She has a very tight haircut. She is baby faced.

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. Her actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as she answers to a power that mortal women fail to acknowledge.

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. She was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Butcher for the past few years.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge; and her religion dominates her actions

Bonds: Job, Religious, Military, Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 1300 sp.

Description: This slender woman stands about 3'6". She tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with her rolled up shirt sleeves this gives her a very relaxed look. Her hair is short and silver. Her hazel eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: Calm and collected, she is a well trained Marshal. She uses her nature as a weapon; she likes to lead opponents to think her in distress.

History: She was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family At a young age both her parents were killed in an accident. Her uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took her in and had her trained in basic self defense. She has been saving her money to try and buy her sister's freedom.

Motivation: She is content; and to find somewhere to settle down

Flaws: Addict, Secretive, Mundane. Bonds: Job, Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 210 gp.