Description: This northern woman is abnormally tall. She wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her axe with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt. Her whole body is exceptionally muscular. Her long silver hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her eyes are a pleasant green.

Personality: She misses her glory days as an athlete. She does not mind her job, but it is boring in comparison. Her actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as she answers to a power that mortal women fail to acknowledge.

History: She was raised by priests from a young age. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Immigrant, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 5000 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This tall, slender woman is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of her physical features obscured. She wears her black fur up. Her blue eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: Cocky and sure of herself, she believes she is the best Cook born in the past three hundred years. Her temper goes off on the smallest of things. She tends to lash out at those around her.

History: She was born in the north, but her parents moved at a very young age to the south. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Gnomish companion (her 'brother'). She has achieved small success as a Cook.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and to be a barber again

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 80 gp.

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She wears a tan tunic with brown highlights, and long white pants that bunch up around her shoes. She keeps her brown hair in a pixie cut. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. Her actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as she answers to a power that mortal women fail to acknowledge.

History: When she was but 6 years old her parents immigrated from the north. She couldn't stand her childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with her mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and regain custody of her son

Ideals: Opinionated, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Immigrant, Religious, Mentor, Family. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 18000 cp.

Description: She typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep grey leather and dull black iron scale mail. Her golden hair is wavy and long. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She is shy and timid. She has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. 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: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. A gifted student she started as a Performer, but she got bored and became a Animal Trainer. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Family, Religious, Job. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 4000 cp.