Description: 5'1" and muscular, this eastern woman wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. Her moppish silver hair is in a traditional bowl cut. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She has schizophrenia that causes her to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. She also has developed a complete distrust of the Mercenary profession.

History: Born to a Mercenary, her mother struggled to pay the bills. 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 Tanner. She has been saving her money to try and buy her brother's freedom.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Athletic, Fighting. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Poor, Job, Family. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 100 pp.

Description: She prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs. Her hair is dark red and curly. She has red eyes and a green hat with a grey feather.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic woman, Ishte's first love is herself. Her second love is also herself. Energy wise she seems alert and responsive.

History: The child of eastern immigrants she idolized her father. Because her father participated in the massacre of their homeland, giants burned their ranch to the ground and forced them out. She was preparing to flee to the east, but the outbreak of war prevented her and her mother from journeying east to reunite her family. 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: Several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge; and she desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Impeccable, Professionalism. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Enemies, Adventurer. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 400 gp. Fire opal (1100 gp). Rhodochrosite (8 gp). Red garnet (70 gp).

Description: She typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep green leather and dull yellow iron scale mail. She carries with her a set of scimitars on her belt, each one with a amber on the hilt. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her eyes are silver and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. She does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of illithids may trigger it at times.

History: She was born into a rich family. She inherited a moderately successful company from her mother. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. As of late she has set up a hidden staging nest where she ambushes people she hires for escort.

Motivation: She will attempt to ambush and attack anyone she thinks she can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, she will try to sell them to her slave-trader contact.

Ideals: Fighting, Opinionated. Bonds: Enemies, Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 1000 pp. Blue quartz (9 gp). Iolite (40 gp). Iolite (40 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This woman prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. She carries her fan with her everywhere and carries herself as the perfect lady, and sports empty pouches on her belt. She has a long chestnut ponytail with little hanging trinkets. Her gray eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She has schizophrenia that causes her to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. She is stubborn though. She always likes to keep a trick up her sleeve. She likes to fight dirty and will kick and punch below the belt if she feels she even has a chance of losing.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. Through the years after Murook was born, her mother became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the east. Murook's mother didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. Being a Farmer kept her interest for a while, but then she became depressed and bored. So she turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: She feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help; and she has passion for adventuring and risk

Flaws: Disease, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record, Adventurer. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: Just what you see.