Description: She wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. Her white hair is heavily combed to the left. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: This woman loves painting and to teach people painting more than just about anything. 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 was born into a rich family. A few years later when the east was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Artistic. Bonds: Religious, Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This late middle aged woman wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her mace with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt and is in decent physical shape. Her long blue hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her eyes are silver and she is always smoking a pipe.

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. She will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: Born to a Body Guard, her father struggled to pay the bills. Brilliant and gifted she never wanted to apply herself. She was granted necromantic powers by her dying brother.

Motivation: She has comitted a past crime that haunts her to this day.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Cynical, Insane, Impulsive. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 500 sp. Brown-green garnet (110 gp).

Description: She is of a modest build and height, but she carries herself more imposing than she is. She does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. She wears her silver hair down. Her blue eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. She cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist she will grow angry at them.

History: She is a Hag in disguise. She was an apprentice working in her mother's forge. Lacking all sense, she decided to go on an adventure. She picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: She wants to meet her childhood hero; and to unite with her sister

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Job, Family. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 260 gp. Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (50 gp).

Description: This woman stands a little under 6'8" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath her coat. Her bronze crest is smooth and relatively long. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She goes out her way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one she won't accept into her heart. She moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep her interest for a month it is impressive.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Stableman arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. She was a friend to animals and a trickster. In her defense of animals however she would do severe harm to people. Since then, she has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Hedonist, Insomniac. Bonds: Rich, Nature. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: Just what you see.