Description: Standing 3'11", this woman wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. She has a very tight haircut. Her blue eyes peer out from beneath her broad grey hat.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the east. Her respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to her, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, she tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in her reactions to snap at those who irritate her, Mardred is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: She was raised by priests from a young age. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. She has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the east; and she is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Pacifist, Justice. Bonds: Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 7000 cp. Silver comb with moonstones (400 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (200 gp).

Description: This southern man is abnormally tall. He wears a tight fitting white shirt and pants. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. His broad hat is riddled with cuts and holes. His eyes are likewise amber.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. He does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for him. He lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: He got into the Sculptor business at a young age. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He became a Sculptor soon after.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich, Job. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 200 gp. White opal (600 gp).

Description: A 5'1" southern woman, she tends to wear a blue poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt. Her silver hair is cut short. She has several tiny aquamarine earrings on each ear.

Personality: She barks her statements quickly and with little fuss. She prefers small words and is at her heart utilitarian. She feeds upon the attention of others.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Shepherd arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Ostracized due to the arcane powers of her oldest brother, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Elves became a terror of the countryside. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: To end her boredom; and she is content

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Terse, Mundane. Bonds: Rich, Attractive. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Chain shirt. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Darkwood Shield.

Description: This western woman wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body. Her clothes are grease stained in places. Her chestnut hair is well kept. This amber eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

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 is obsessed with her god.

History: She was born in the west. 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. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and she is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs

Flaws: Cynical. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Religious, Military. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 700 sp.

Description: She wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. She is portly but not overly obese. Her long gray fur is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her eyes are a pleasant copper.

Personality: She can speak with the recently deceased. She is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: Trained by her mother for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered writing. She was granted martial powers by her dying sister.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and she seems to be bored by most things

Ideals: Gifted, Artistic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 70 gp.