Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She wears suspenders and white workpants. Her shirt is black, and she wears a heavy white leather apron most of the time. Her hair is long and chestnut with streaks of black, and is pulled back with small white clips. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: Portia hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her writing career. She loves being with her children and actually smiles when they are around. She would do anything for them. She dislikes her ex a great deal.

History: She was born several months after her father was called into army service. Her father disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her father, she was betrayed dozens of times. Unlike her family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, she wanted to work in the city. She has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Family, Military. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 6000 sp. Carnelian (80 gp). Black pearl (400 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This malnourished woman wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with white lining and desert motifs. Her auburn hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. Her amber eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. She has a cruel streak; something she gained from her previous mentor. She harbors resentment against her former mentor.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the east. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. She's also a talented Sculptor, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Job, Mentor. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she wears light armors faded through time and improper care. Her hair is cut close to her head. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: Calm and collected, she is a well trained Adventurer. She is accommodating to her spouse and as such limits her hospitality. She is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven herself a capable leader.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Adventurer arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and expand her business

Ideals: Athletic. Bonds: Job, In love, Rich. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 900 gp. Lapis lazuli (10 gp). Zircon (30 gp). Azurite (10 gp). Black pearl (1300 gp). Deep blue spinel (1300 gp). Chrysoprase (30 gp).

Description: He is lean but muscular and wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. He keeps his blue hair in a pixie cut. He has silver eyes.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. He loves being with his children and actually smiles when they are around. He would do anything for them. He dislikes his ex a great deal.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Tieflings in the west were limited. By chance he met his sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the west; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Fighting. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 2000 cp.