Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body. Her chestnut hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a top hat. Her amber eyes peer out from beneath her top black hat.

Personality: She considers herself a woman of culture and sophistication. She likes a good challenge to her wits. A fanatic, her devotion to her small selection of gods is unquestionable. She claims to be doing their will and will base all her actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. Her parents died when she was young, and she was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Shautha 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 Shautha. As of late she has set up a hidden staging nest where she ambushes people she hires for escort.

Motivation: She doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes; and she feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Immigrant, Religious, Criminal record. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 400 gp. Peridot (40 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

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 red hair is still thick. Her eyes are likewise amber.

Personality: She fancies herself a trickster and likes to rely on her wits to carry the day. She cares for her older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. She plays an instrument quite well.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. Cursed with unlife at a very young age, Oriff has worked very hard to control her curse. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: Regain custody of her son.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Artistic. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 150 pp. Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (300 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (130 gp).

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He wears light armors faded through time and improper care. His red hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He is filled with cunning. He likes to feign weakness letting people think he is weak. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. A freak accident while working with his Scribe mother left him crippled. He was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of philosophers.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep.

Flaws: Secretive, Antagonistic, Disease, Insomniac. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 200 gp. Red-brown spinel (160 gp). Blue-white diamond (2000 gp). Coral (160 gp). Jet (160 gp).

Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. Her hair is red and curly. Her gold unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: This woman loves writing and to teach people writing more than just about anything. She does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of orcs may trigger it at times.

History: She was born into a rich family. She took after her mother in leading caravans. Because they were valued, her mother taught her to defend herself. When her mother died while fighting orcs, the young Hecat began to lead the lost caravan. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the east; and money/treasure

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Artistic. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Enemies, Rich. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 160 gp.