Description: This woman is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of her veins is visible when she is not flexing. Her shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for her due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. Her rusty crest is braided into rings. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep gold.

Personality: Her tongue was cut out and she uses sign language. She spends most of her days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There she gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: Heir to a fortune, her parents put a great deal of effort into curing her disease. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. During her travels, Synthrin and her party rested in a cavern that was (unknown to them) infused with powerful dark magic. Upon awakening, Synthrin discovered the rest of her party dead, transformed into horrible, mindless undead versions of their former selves. Synthrin fled the cavern, stopping for breath at a small pool, and only then realizing her own horrible transformation.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Halfling artifacts is her passion; and to reunite with her old friends

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A thin woman, she clearly needs to put on some weight, but she still has a lot of muscle. She is dressed in earthy colors with a green and violet handkerchief worn on her right side. Her copper crest is knotted and matted. Her eyes are gold and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, she has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. She cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist she will grow angry at them.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. Vezera was born on a far eastern plains where she grew up under the tutelage of her mother, an expert Marshal. She has never given up on her music dream.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent mother; and wants to raise her children well

Ideals: Athletic, Disciplined, Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 800 gp.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright grey and black, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. With wild white hair. She has gray eyes.

Personality: She likes to be helpful to her clients. She likes to prescribe proper advice to her clients. She has a cruel streak; something she gained from her previous mentor. She harbors resentment against her former mentor.

History: She was born several months after her mother was called into army service. 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 being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions; and 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

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Job, Mentor, Military, Criminal record. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 320 gp.

Description: This younger middle-aged woman likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather, and a wedding ring on her left hand. Her chestnut hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a wide-brimmed hat. Her eyes are red.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Kallista will drive conversation. She lacks moral complications. She does what she is told to by employers but not much else. She spends her money on whatever she fancies at the time.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Tieflings in the north were limited. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: In love, Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 1400 gp. Azurite (8 gp). White pearl (150 gp).