Description: This late middle aged woman wears a tight fitting blue shirt and pants and is in decent physical shape. Her tied-back hair is golden. She has gleaming, smiling hazel eyes.

Personality: She is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of her strength. She works very hard to maintain that gentleness. Around other people she will do her best to conceal her emotions and appear jolly.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Her mother disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her mother, she was betrayed dozens of times. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: Wants a kiss; and wants her loneliness to end

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, Family, Has a crush. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 350 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (200 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (80 gp).

Description: This western woman very much looks the part of a Shepherd. Her clothes are grease stained in places. Her auburn hair is smooth and relatively long. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She is a jovial happy person, but she is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. She tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: Born to a Seamstress, her mother struggled to pay the bills. She was one of the best in her class, and was picked up by her current employer. She quickly showed her capability and was soon promoted to a head role. She tends to her Shepherd job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Job, Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: This woman has the majority of her body covered in plate. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized amber on her left hand. She sports silver long hair. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She can speak with the recently deceased. Her home and work are filled with various knick knacks she has acquired through the years. She cares a great deal for her adopted teenage son.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Ostracized due to the arcane powers of her oldest sister, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Humans became a terror of the countryside. By chance she met her sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion; and wants to raise her children well

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 140 gp.

Description: Her skin has the orange glow of too much sun. She wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. With wild silver hair. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation she is generally quite perceptive. She notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. She does not believe in violence as a means to an end. She is a dedicated Herbalist but believes her peers are too gung-ho.

History: She was born in the south. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Herbalist work with an outfit from a few towns over. Herbalist work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and balancing her hectic life and new herbalist responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Pacifist. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 2300 gp.