Description: A middle-aged woman, she prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs, and is pretty ugly. She wears her black hair up. Her gray eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She runs her personal life as if detached from it. She organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits she will get from it. She does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for her. She lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: Her divine talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. While studying, she fell in love. They married and had a daughter. Some 2 years later her spouse died after the birth of her daughter. Heartbroken, Valida never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her daughter whom she trained as her father had trained her before.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality; and she wants to meet her childhood hero

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Selfish. Bonds: Rich, In love, Adventurer. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 400 sp.

Description: A thin woman, she clearly needs to put on some weight, but she still has a lot of muscle. She dresses in grey turtlenecks beneath a pastel coat with grey slacks. Her blonde hair is heavily combed to the right. Her hazel eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk she knows how to make people feel guilty. She is an amazing painter.

History: She was born at the edge of vast mountains. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Apothecary. She bought a quarterstaff and has really upped her game hunting, due to her understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: Expand her business.

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Nature, Job. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 160 gp. Amethyst (160 gp).

Description: He wears dark leathers with embroidery. His silver hair is heavily combed to the left. His black unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. He cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: Gifted from a young age, Skamos studied abroad. When he was little, his rather wealthy family often ventured across the forest to a summer home near a large cave. He would wander through that large cave and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and he was stranded inside. His family spent the next few days looking for him, and could only assume he was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the forest due to the painful memories there. Skamos took refuge in the large cave and found the beat up halberd and armor he uses now. He was granted arcane powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: He seems to be bored by most things; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Persistence, Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 260 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: 3'1" and muscular, this eastern woman is wearing a tight blue one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. She wears a colorful flower in her white hair. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: While she acts the brute, she is far gentler than she would appear. She is cautious and jumpy. She reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. Recently a tribe of drow attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Nissa fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She is wracked by social anxiety.

Ideals: Athletic, Fighting. Flaws: Insomniac, Fearful. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 2000 cp.

Description: This malnourished woman typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep brown leather and dull blue iron scale mail. Her golden hair is cut short. Her hazel eyes peer out from beneath her Stetson brown 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 has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: Gunnloda lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Through the years after Gunnloda was born, her mother became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the east. Gunnloda's mother didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. She has worked as a Cartwright like her mother before her.

Motivation: Marry her brother to traveling adventurers; and she is terrified, and will act out of fear

Flaws: Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Poor, Family, Job. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 7000 cp. Star rose quartz (70 gp).