Description: She is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down. Her brown hair is singed and shortened. She has a dull look in her green eyes.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Artin isn't afraid of most anything. She has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Dwarven unity. She is stubborn though. She always likes to keep a trick up her sleeve. She likes to fight dirty and will kick and punch below the belt if she feels she even has a chance of losing.

History: Artin was born the youngest of three triplets. She was an apprentice working in her father's forge. By chance she met her brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: She is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and she feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record, Family, Job. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: Silver comb with moonstones (200 gp).

Description: This younger middle-aged woman wears rags and sports a simple walking cane, and a wedding ring on her left hand. With wild black hair. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines hazel.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the east. She spends most of her days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There she gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. While studying, she fell in love. They married and had a daughter. She has became unsatisfied with her lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: She has passion for adventuring and risk; and to reunite with her old friends

Ideals: Pacifist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, In love, Adventurer. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 5000 cp.

Description: This woman is very fat, and dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head. Her brown hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. She has a dull look in her gray eyes.

Personality: Her voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl she speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of her tone. 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: She comes from a rich southern family. One day when Shamil was young, her mother was sewing while trying to overcome the flu, when suddenly her mother dropped to the ground dead. Her mother had died from a severe disease that was unknown to the village doctor. Shamil was heart-stricken from the event, and her father started working long hours to provde for them. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her sons to still be retired.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion; and money/treasure

Flaws: Ugly, Cynical, PTSD. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 3000 cp. Moss agate (9 gp).

Description: This malnourished woman dresses like a well dressed Sailor does. She sports a flattop fur cut. Her eyes are blue and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with her opinion, she thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, she can get violently argumentative. Her temper goes off on the smallest of things. She tends to lash out at those around her.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the south. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her mother gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her mother, who blamed her for driving them apart. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality.

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This late middle aged woman is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior and is in decent physical shape. Her silver hair is smooth and relatively long. Her white eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with dancing. She constantly tries to fill her life with dancing. She feeds upon the attention of others.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Aym was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. She couldn't stand her childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with her mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: To protect her home; and to reunite with her absent mother

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor, Family, Guardian. Occupation: Server

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 900 sp. 1 Half-Plate.