Description: Her left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She tends to wear a blue poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt. She has slicked back auburn hair. Her amber eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. Her actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as she answers to a power that mortal women fail to acknowledge.

History: She was born in a small mountains village. Like her mother and her brother before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Merchant. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Merchant for the past few years.

Motivation: She made a deal with a demon which lead to her current lot in life, and she's becoming increasingly nervous about it; and her religion dominates her actions

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Religious, Nature, Job, Debt. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: She is an average looking northern female in her early mid-life. She wears a tattered pair of loose brown pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. She wears her black hair down. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She is highly sensitive about her name. She loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. She is cautious and jumpy. She reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: She was born in the north, but her parents moved at a very young age to the east. When Alice reached her early adolescence her Human father passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, she decided to travel. Her rounds led her into the Army with a few individuals who would become her life-long companions. She left for the north, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: She is terrified, and will act out of fear; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Flaws: Sensitive, Fearful. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Military. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 2600 gp. Aquamarine (1400 gp). Sard (70 gp). Chrysoprase (70 gp). Freshwater pearl (15 gp). Blue quartz (15 gp). Jade (80 gp). Alexandrite (1400 gp). Black star sapphire (900 gp). Deep blue spinel (1400 gp).

Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she sports tan clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. She sports white long hair. She has amber eyes and a tan hat with a white feather.

Personality: Cocky and sure of herself, she believes she is the best Stableman born in the past three hundred years. 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: Mella lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. After a long history of fighting, Mella and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions; and she has passion for adventuring and risk

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Religious, Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 200 sp. Banded agate (7 gp). 1 Banded mail.

Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She dresses in white turtlenecks beneath a green coat with blue slacks. She has chestnut hair. Her eyes are amber and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She hates dire rats. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. She worked as a nervous Miner and found it very stressful. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by dire rats. Bella was horrified and prayed that her father was alright. However, she heard that her father had died fighting off the dire rats.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Miner responsibilities is difficult; and to be a scribe again

Ideals: Athletic, Joker. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Enemies, Job. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 150 gp.