Description: A 5'3" northern woman, she is renowned for her bright brown dresses and hats. Her black hair is greasy and uncared for. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She is intelligent and cunning, but she will too often allow her rage to get the better of her. She will lose her cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. She has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a woman enough she will sell her own mother. Money is her most trusted friend.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. A serious injury left her mother unemployed and in need of constant care. Her family became saddled with debt trying to care for her infirm mother. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Debt, Job. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 30 pp. Brown-green garnet (80 gp).

Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she wears a fine chain shirt which she covers with yellow colored cloaks and clothing. She has done her best to style her chestnut hair to look like a famous performer. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as she rather likes the sound of her voice. Her demeanor is somewhat feminine. She claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day she will do what she thinks is right.

History: She was born in the west. At a young age both her parents were killed in an accident. Her uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took her in and had her trained in basic self defense. She left for the west, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: She will attempt to ambush and attack anyone she thinks she can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, she will try to sell them to her slave-trader contact; and she has decided she is irredeemable

Ideals: Optimist, Justice. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: She does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 3'6" when asserting herself. Her auburn hair is unkempt and raggedy. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: Cumpen is a sociable creature first and foremost. She loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. She can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. Her philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Healer hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. Since then, she has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and she is content

Ideals: Extrovert, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 200 gp. Tourmaline (140 gp). Alexandrite (700 gp). 1 Good lock. 1 Disguise kit. 1 Masterwork Musical instrument.

Description: He is a pot bellied western man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. His hair, while still mostly golden, has prominent grey streaks. His brown unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He is a man who does what he needs to. He will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. Further he is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: He has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day; and he possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Disease, Addict. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 290 gp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: She typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep tan leather and dull brown iron scale mail. She carries a battered shortbow and tarnished sickle as well. She wears a feathered hat to hide her balding. She has gleaming, smiling blue eyes.

Personality: She is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends she is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy herself. She will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. She cares deeply for her spouse and does her best to make sure her guests look presentable.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Leshanna was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. At a young age she wooed the heart of her future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. Some 9 years later her spouse died after the birth of her son. Heartbroken, Leshanna never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her son whom she trained as her mother had trained her before.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Joker, Optimist. Bonds: In love, Mentor. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: Just what you see.