Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath her coat. Her hair is always cut to a buzz. She has hazel eyes.

Personality: Her voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl she speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of her tone. Thea enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. A freak accident while working with her Seamstress father left her crippled. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the west; and she has a crush on the local seamstress

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Cynical, Hedonist, Disease. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 900 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She wears a grey coat over a blue low-cut shirt, and a feathered hat upon her head. Her hair is cut close to her head. Her eyes are hazel and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She barks her statements quickly and with little fuss. She prefers small words and is at her heart utilitarian. She does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of dire rats may trigger it at times.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when dire rats swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Dwarves in the west were limited. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Terse. Bonds: Enemies, Religious, Immigrant. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 400 sp.

Description: She is in excellent shape and wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. Her blonde hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before her hampering stammer kicks in. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. Being born in the east, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the east for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way north. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Mayor they were divorced and she won custody of their daughter. She worked as a Layabout, and she later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Athletic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Poor, Military, Family. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 700 gp.

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She has the majority of her body covered in plate. She keeps her long golden hair kept up in a rat tail. Her green eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She believes there is no problem she cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. She does not believe in violence as a means to an end. She is a dedicated Merchant but believes her peers are too gung-ho.

History: Anne was raised in a hard working conservative environment. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Ideals: Persistence, Pacifist. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 500 sp.