Description: A plain young-adult woman, she wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. Her fur is cut close to her head. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: Shadow speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. She is clearly well-traveled and educated. Shadow is a bit of a follower. Usually she is manipulated by her sisters into helping them out, but recently she has become more of a free agent.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Cartwright. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Impeccable. Bonds: Family, Mentor, Job. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 11000 cp. Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (600 gp).

Description: She is a husky woman, who has a large blue mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into her yellow robe. Her hair is blonde, silky, and of moderate length. Her eyes are hazel and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She is cool and collected. She likes to make quips and puns whenever she does anything. She also makes a point to compliment her superiors and flatter them. She refers to her adoptive father for almost all things she is unsure about, which are numerous. She is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: Born in the west her family was never financially stable. Her father was a soldier and died while she was still young. Menny was left her father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. She has been saving her money to try and buy her brother's freedom.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and doesn't want to be a spice merchant and was forced into it by her family

Ideals: Disciplined. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Poor, Military. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 800 sp.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what she was had she not made sure her armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit she wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). Her hair is red and curly. Her half smiles and brown eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: She is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. 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 daughter.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. Since her mother passed away years ago, her father 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 has been saving her money to try and buy her sister's freedom.

Motivation: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: This dark-skinned male wears tan robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a flail, but if one is not available he will default to his lance. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. His chestnut hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a Stetson hat. His amber eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes gnolls are coming to abduct people. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: Born to a Slave Trader, his father struggled to pay the bills. His first spouse was a Slave Trader, they had one daughter, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion.

Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Enemies, Poor, Family. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 1400 sp.

Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. She has no crest. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She is cool and collected. She likes to make quips and puns whenever she does anything. She also makes a point to compliment her superiors and flatter them. She has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. 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: She is greedy.

Ideals: Athletic, Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 1000 cp. Bloodstone (70 gp). 1 Banded mail.