Description: This northern woman wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with white lining and desert motifs. Her clothes are grease stained in places. Her tied-back hair is golden. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are hazel.

Personality: She is a Engraver first and foremost. She believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. She is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories she has discovered

History: When she was but 3 years old her parents immigrated from the north. Volen abandoned her home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. She survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. She did whatever it took for her to survive. She has worked as a Engraver like her father before her.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break; and to be a assassin again

Ideals: Logical. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. She carries a battered longbow and tarnished bow as well. Her silver hair is unkempt and raggedy. Her eyes are gray.

Personality: Prone to second guessing herself, she comes off as nervous. She is skeptical of what others tell her and is slow to trust.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Her druidic abilities were realized during a raid on her village. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the east; and regain custody of her son

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 10 pp.

Description: A woman with a warm, jovial air about her, she dresses well, wearing black shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. Her hair is white and curly. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before her hampering stammer kicks in. She plays an instrument quite well.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when goblins swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. In her 10th year, her parents were killed by a goblins raid, leaving Beleth alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to goblins demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She wears a blue shirt with thin white vertical stripes and tan pants. Her blonde hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. Her blue eyes peer out from beneath her broad blue hat.

Personality: Virra hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her music career. She will do just about anything if she becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this she is easily convinced.

History: Born in the north to a Tailor, Virra learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered music. After a long history of fighting, Virra and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and she wants to meet her childhood hero

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Has a crush, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: This dark-skinned female is generally shirtless and showing off her tattooed chest. She is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. She is bald on top and has large white tufts of hair around her ears. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. She lacks moral complications. She does what she is told to by employers but not much else. She spends her money on whatever she fancies at the time.

History: She comes from a rich western family. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Tabaxi companion (her 'brother'). She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Rich, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Healer’s kit. 1 Simple lock.