Description: This slender woman stands about 5'6". She is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Courier. She has wavy golden hair. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: A grumpy gal she will invite people to lunch so she can critique them. Yet she still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. She has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: When she was but 5 years old her parents immigrated from the south. Joan was a troubled youth. She spent her days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent her evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Joan decided she wanted neither the life of her father nor that of the evil petty criminals she associated with. During her early adolescence, she took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. She has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: She is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and she is terrified, and will act out of fear

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 110 gp. Golden yellow topaz (300 gp).

Description: The dark-skinned woman stands 3'10" and wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. She wears a colorful flower in her silver hair. She has green eyes and a grey hat with a brown feather.

Personality: She is enamored with her job. She loves it. She likes the challenge and she likes helping those less fortunate than her. She is accommodating to her spouse and as such limits her hospitality. She is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven herself a capable leader.

History: Oriff was born with her father's beautiful face. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered music. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to goblins demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Job, In love, Enemies. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 160 gp.

Description: She is a small woman, but exceptionally fit. She very much looks the part of a Bather. Her tied-back hair is white. Her hazel eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help her friends. She considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. She is fiercely devoted to her father, and views her father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating her from her legal half-sister.

History: Tordrid was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Like her father and her sister before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Bather. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Roofer they were divorced and she won custody of their son. She worked as a Bather, and she later adopted a second son.

Motivation: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Athletic, Optimist. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 50 gp. Carnelian (20 gp). 1 Chain shirt.

Description: She wears skinny pants and wears a brown and tan robe with the hood down, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 6'2" when asserting herself. Her gray fur is long and unkept. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: Here is a woman who knows she is the smartest in the room. She talks down to others constantly. She is always in debt, since she spends her money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when orcs swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. Her parents were killed by orcs in a raid when she was still a young child. The orcs captured her, and made her a slave and general play-thing. She was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to her deformed appearance. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Revenge; and her religion dominates her actions

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 20 gp.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he wears just a black suit. His crest is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His red eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He is extraordinarily eccentric. A true patriot, Tarhun would do anything for his country. He is fiercely protective of his fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, he was no stranger to responsibility. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Poor, Military, Religious. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 30 pp.