Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she prefers to wear brown pants and tee shirts. Her red hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. She has a small toy that she constantly fidgets with.

History: Born in the west to a Banker, Mardred learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Banker. Some 8 years later her spouse died after the birth of her son. Heartbroken, Mardred never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her son whom she trained as her father had trained her before.

Motivation: A deep hatred of giants; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Job, In love, Enemies. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 3000 gp.

Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking eastern young adult. She wears bulky pastel painted plate armor. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. She has wavy white fur. Her yellow eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She likes to brag about her accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. 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: River was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her father was employed at, doing general labor. Her family was turned out during the war. She and her family wandered east to less war torn lands. She saw the violence of war and the aftermath so she converted to religion and dedicated herself to non-violence.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs.

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Slave, Religious, Poor. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 5000 sp. Rhodochrosite (12 gp). Jasper (20 gp). Malachite (12 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She has the majority of her body covered in plate. Her hair is long and auburn with streaks of white, and is pulled back with small tan clips. Her amber eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk she knows how to make people feel guilty. She is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories she has discovered

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Mardnab was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. A few years later when the west was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: She loathes her own lifestyle.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Immigrant, Mentor. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: Iolite (30 gp).

Description: She is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. She has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. She has dyed her greying brown hair a little too much giving a sharp brown color. Her fierce red eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: Stoic and calm, she prefers to meditate than take action. She dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. Her biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: Shava lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Being born in the north, 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 north 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 south. She eventually got the idea of being the protector of her homeland from reading books, and has made it her duty.

Motivation: Revenge; and doesn't want to be a armorer and was forced into it by her family

Ideals: Fighting, Disciplined, Logical. Bonds: Family, Guardian, Enemies. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.