Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She likes to wear blue tank tops with yellow skirt. She has shaved her head bald. She has gleaming, smiling green eyes.

Personality: She tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. She does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of dire rats may trigger it at times.

History: The child of southern immigrants she idolized her mother. Her parents died when she was young, and she was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Ellyjoybell 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 Ellyjoybell. She left for the south, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Enemies, Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 700 gp. Peridot (80 gp). Black pearl (800 gp). Banded agate (11 gp). Freshwater pearl (11 gp).

Description: She is a pot bellied eastern woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. She sports white long hair. Her violet eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: Arha is depressed about a lot of things. She tends to be a nihilist. Her brief stint in the army gave her the idea she was invincible and that she is the toughest woman alive.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. Cursed with unlife at a very young age, Arha has worked very hard to control her curse. 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.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Depressed, Disease. Bonds: Poor, Military, Family. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 200 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (400 gp).

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 6'3" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She wears dark leathers with embroidery. She has styled her lavender fur well, parting it to the left. Her eyes are amber and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: A deeply religious woman she believes everything happens for a reason. She is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in her opinion.

History: Trained by her father for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. Her mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her mother was legitimate. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Shipwright for the past few years.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the north; and to be a dilettante again

Ideals: Opinionated, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Religious, Military, Job. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 250 gp.

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His silver hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a Stetson hat. He is baby faced.

Personality: He hates dire rats. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: He got into the Carter business at a young age. His first spouse was a Layabout, they had one son, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. He's also a talented Layabout, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge; and someone believes him a fraud

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Philantrophist. Bonds: Enemies, Job, Family. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 600 gp.