Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized yellow coat. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her brown eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Yvonne isn't afraid of most anything. She has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Half-Elven unity. Her home and work are filled with various knick knacks she has acquired through the years. She cares a great deal for her adopted teenage son.

History: She comes from a rich eastern family. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Courier and was forced into it by her family; and to unite with her brother

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Family, Rich. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 120 gp.

Description: A 4'2" western woman, she prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs. Her silver hair is lengthy. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She fancies herself a trickster and likes to rely on her wits to carry the day. She cares for her older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. She receives visions of the future at random moments

History: The child of western immigrants she idolized her mother. In her youth she was part of a gang. She got caught, but did not rat out her comrades and served her time in prison. She leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever she goes.

Motivation: She is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions; and seeks redemption

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Family, Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Artisan’s tools.

Description: He wears just a tan suit, and carries rapiers. His hair is white and curly. His eyes are brown and catlike.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. His parents divorced when he was young, and his mother gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his mother, who blamed him for driving them apart. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Fighting, Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease, Insomniac. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 600 sp. Lapis lazuli (9 gp). Carnelian (50 gp). Alexandrite (300 gp).

Description: She stands about 4'11" and wears professional attire. Her right leg appears badly burned and disfigured. Her hair is chestnut, silky, and of moderate length. Her blue eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She is curt in most of her responses. She prefers to keep her word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. She works hard and plays hard.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Ermina was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. Since her father passed away years ago, her mother had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends; and to share knowledge with the world

Flaws: Shy, Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 6000 cp. Lapis lazuli (11 gp).

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she wears skinny pants and wears a tan and white robe with the hood down. She has blonde hair. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: Here is a woman who knows she is the smartest in the room. She talks down to others constantly. The war was a terrible time for her, and Meena does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the east. Her mother was very strict, and drilled into her lessons on being the perfect lady. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She loathes her own lifestyle; and she feels kind of lost in life

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Military, Poor. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 190 gp.