Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head. She has shaved her head bald. This brown eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. She receives visions of the future at random moments

History: A powerful slaver made her what she is. She always admired necromantic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. She has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: She wants revenge against brigands; and someone believes her a fraud

Ideals: Gifted, Justice. Bonds: Mentor, Enemies. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 3000 cp.

Description: An older woman who wears a fine chain shirt which she covers with red colored cloaks and clothing, she is not a threatening figure. She has red hair. She is baby faced.

Personality: She resents people who mock her appearance or her, so she has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. She loves being with her children and actually smiles when they are around. She would do anything for them. She dislikes her ex a great deal.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. 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 has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent father.

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 500 sp. 1 Darkwood Shield.

Description: A moderately attractive woman, she is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. Her crest is silver and curly. Her red eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She is quite rude, and likes to deride her opponents skill and shout insults at them. She loves teas. She is very sensitive about her face. To blow off anger she lifts weights and to control her otherwise explosive temper she works out a lot.

History: She comes from a rich northern family. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Miner work with an outfit from a few towns over. Miner work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. After a long history of fighting, Tatyan and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and expand her business

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Job. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: She wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. She carries a battered dagger and tarnished crossbow as well. Her chestnut hair is unkempt and raggedy. Her brown eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the west. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: Born to a Sailor, her mother struggled to pay the bills. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

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

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Fighting, Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 6000 cp. 1 Chain shirt.

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He wears red trousers with violet and brown striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts. He wears his black hair up. His amber eyes peer out from beneath his deerstalker red hat.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with his old comrades. He has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: Bertram hails from a village terrorized by gnolls. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and he wants revenge against gnolls

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Terse, Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 300 sp.