Description: She is a mite stocky and wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body. Her hair, while still mostly black, has prominent grey streaks. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: Calm and collected, she is a well trained Merchant. She is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. Over the years she perfected her riding and shooting skills. Lacking all sense, she decided to go on an adventure. She picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: To clean up the streets; and obtaining odd cultural elven artifacts is her passion

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Job, Nature, Adventurer, Guardian. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 60 gp.

Description: This late middle aged woman likes to wear brown tank tops with green skirt and is in decent physical shape. Her chestnut hair is still thick. Her eyes are green and catlike.

Personality: She is highly sensitive about her name. She loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. She misses her home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Humans in the west were limited. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Sensitive. Bonds: Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 200 sp. Freshwater pearl (13 gp).

Description: She wears blue trousers with white and black striped suspenders. She wears various colorful collared shirts. Her attire stands in sharp contrast to her club, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a skull on it. Her long golden hair reaches down to her waist. Her eyes are likewise hazel.

Personality: She is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. She is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: She was born in a small island village. She worked as a nervous Bather and found it very stressful. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister; and marry her sister to traveling adventurers

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Adventurer, Nature, Job, Family. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she prefers to wear flannel. She wears her black hair down. Her amber eyes peer out from beneath her feathered blue hat.

Personality: She tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. 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: Born in the east to a Dyer, Mara learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. In her youth she was a Hunter, and wanted to be a champion fighter when she grew up. She was working during a period of war, and as one of the natives she lived in fear of joining the others in being slaughtered. She saw the brutality and swore off her fighting aspirations, taking her younger brother on her back after seeing her parents die, and fled the country. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Dyer.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic, PTSD. Bonds: Job, Religious. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 200 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (100 gp).

Description: This younger middle-aged man is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing violet cape and mantle trimmed with soft grey waves gently in the breeze, and a wedding ring on his left hand. His black hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. His eyes are gray and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: He was born into a rich family. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He has since married many spouses, only to have them die. He claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: He is terrified, and will act out of fear; and money/treasure

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Depressed, Fearful. Bonds: Rich, In love. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 500 sp. Red garnet (160 gp).