Description: She wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with feathered hat. She has relatively light skin and is very physically imposing due to her abundance of muscles. Her black hair is knotted and matted. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: Her tongue was cut out and she uses sign language. She is ready at a moment's notice to give into her darker urges. She is a real pyromaniac and does not care who the fire hurts. She often ends up burning people alive in the fires she starts.

History: Vola was born with her mother's beautiful face. She graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. She advanced relatively quickly due to her good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. Being a Soapmaker kept her interest for a while, but then she became depressed and bored. So she turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and she is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions

Flaws: Disease, Insane. Bonds: Criminal record, Attractive, Military. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 700 sp. White pearl (120 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: This slender woman stands about 4'9". She is dressed in a clean yellow cloak covering her clean studded leather. Her head has been shaved. Her eyes are hazel and beady.

Personality: She is highly sensitive about her name. She loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. She is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: Griselda hails from a village terrorized by brigands. Being born in the west, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the west for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way east. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud; and an old rival family wants her found

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Sensitive. Bonds: Enemies, Family. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 300 gp. Banded agate (16 gp). Red-brown spinel (150 gp). Coral (150 gp).

Description: A thin woman, she clearly needs to put on some weight, but she still has a lot of muscle. She wears professional attire. Her red hair has been sun bleached extensively. She has blue eyes.

Personality: She can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. A true patriot, Lezre would do anything for her country. She is fiercely protective of her fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. Her martial abilities were realized during a raid on her village. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: She has a crush on the local Shoemaker.

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Mentor. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 50 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She wears a tan shirt with thin white vertical stripes and brown pants. She has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. Her brown hair is smooth and relatively long. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She is a Detective first and foremost. She believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. She disdains her fellow westerners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: She was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. She was one of the best in her class, and was picked up by her current employer. She quickly showed her capability and was soon promoted to a head role. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Insomniac, Insane. Bonds: Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 1 Superior lock.

Description: A woman of a pale complexion, she wears dark leathers with embroidery. Her tied-back hair is black. She has several tiny topaz earrings on each ear.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Verna isn't afraid of most anything. She has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Halfling unity. She is skeptical of what others tell her and is slow to trust.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. She was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes.

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Slave. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 40 gp.