Description: A 5'8" southern woman, she wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. Her brown hair is knotted and matted. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep green.

Personality: She is business-like. She takes instructions and follows them to the letter. Helen 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: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. One day when Helen was young, her mother was sewing while trying to overcome the flu, when suddenly her mother dropped to the ground dead. Her mother had died from a severe disease that was unknown to the village doctor. Helen was heart-stricken from the event, and her father started working long hours to provde for them. She has been saving her money to try and buy her sister's freedom.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister; and her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Professionalism. Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Family, Poor. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 30000 cp. Solid gold idol (600 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (60 gp).

Description: She is a physically imposing dark-skinned woman. She prefers to wear blue pants and tee shirts. She wears a broad hat to hide her balding. This gray eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She is extraordinarily eccentric. She tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, she was no stranger to responsibility. Shamil liked to wander the woods near her home when she was young, something she still likes to do at least once a week. She never liked modest clothing or shoes, so she would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and she developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Religious, Nature. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 8000 sp. Black pearl (1400 gp). Banded agate (8 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1400 gp). Deep blue spinel (1400 gp). Banded agate (8 gp). Blue quartz (8 gp). Red-brown spinel (160 gp).

Description: He wears skinny pants and wears a violet and white robe with the hood down. He has dyed his greying brown hair a little too much giving a sharp brown color. His gray eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: Naill was raised in a hard working conservative environment. His father disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his father, he was betrayed dozens of times. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Hedonist, Insomniac. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 390 pp. Moonstone (30 gp). Citrine (30 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he is well dressed, constantly wearing a black suit, white shirt, and black tie. He has wavy black hair. He has a dull look in his red eyes.

Personality: While he is on the job, he is grim and serious. He understands how dangerous the world is and the need to stay safe. He is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: He got into the Assassin business at a young age. In his youth he was part of a gang. He got caught, but did not rat out his comrades and served his time in prison. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and expand his business

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Criminal record, Military, Job. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.