Description: She is a husky woman, who does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. Her chestnut hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a clover scrunchie. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She barks her statements quickly and with little fuss. She prefers small words and is at her heart utilitarian. As long as the job gets done she does not care how it got done.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Anne grew up listening to her father's many stories. Her parents died when she was young, and she was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Anne grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Anne. She now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: She is terrified, and will act out of fear; and she wants to meet her childhood hero

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Terse, Fearful. Bonds: Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 3000 gp. Tiger eye turquoise (13 gp). Alexandrite (1200 gp). Smoky quartz (60 gp). Violet garnet (1200 gp). Banded agate (13 gp). Coral (120 gp). Bloodstone (60 gp). Jasper (60 gp). Blue star sapphire (600 gp). Bloodstone (60 gp).

Description: Her right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She wears dull brown sweaters, loose tan pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath her sweater she keeps a concealed lance, just in case. She has moderate length red hair. She has brown eyes.

Personality: She is irascible and easily irritated. She is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: The child of a Carter, who enjoyed hunting, Emma was taken on many hunting expeditions. Over the years she perfected her riding and shooting skills. She's also a talented Carter, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends; and balancing her hectic life and new stableman responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Nature, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 1700 gp. Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1400 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (900 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (5000 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (100 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (130 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (900 gp).

Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she likes to wear tan tank tops with black skirt. Her auburn hair is knotted and matted. Her eyes are gray and catlike.

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. She has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: Menny hails from a village terrorized by brigands. In her 15th year, her parents were killed by a brigands raid, leaving Menny alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Barber they were divorced and she won custody of their daughter. She worked as a Dilettante, and she later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge; and nothing but the best is good enough for her

Ideals: Opinionated, Impeccable. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Enemies, Family. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 100 gp. Deep green spinel (100 gp). Moss agate (16 gp). Azurite (16 gp). Sardonyx (30 gp). 1 Disguise kit.

Description: He is a pot bellied southern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his quarterstaff with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. His long gray fur is drawn into a two foot long braid. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help his friends. He considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. 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: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and money/treasure

Ideals: Athletic, Optimist, Gifted. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 900 pp. Golden pearl (100 gp). Blue quartz (6 gp). Moss agate (6 gp). Red-brown spinel (100 gp). Freshwater pearl (6 gp). Star rose quartz (50 gp). Amber (100 gp). Rhodochrosite (6 gp). Jet (100 gp). Deep blue spinel (1200 gp). Amber (100 gp). 1 Medium magic item.