Description: A stocky darker skinned woman, she wears a worn and beaten armor. She has shaved her head bald. Her brown eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: Mary speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. She is clearly well-traveled and educated. She does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: Mary lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Her childhood dream was to be a Mortician, but she was a colossal failure. She hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: She is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Family, Job, Slave. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 210 gp.

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She wears tan painted combat armor at almost all times. Her white hair is still thick. She has gleaming, smiling blue eyes.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the west. She has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: She is a Metallic Dragon in disguise. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. She has dedicated herself to building a better trade route.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends; and she's looking for her big break

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 500 sp. Alexandrite (200 gp).

Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she wears skinny pants and wears a tan and white robe with the hood down. Her white hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. Her hazel eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: She is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. A true patriot, Malquis would do anything for her country. She is fiercely protective of her fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. At a young age she wooed the heart of her future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 10 years.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Guard responsibilities is difficult; and she feels threatened by others

Flaws: Shy, Fearful. Bonds: Military, In love, Job. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 1700 sp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: She is wearing a long, grey, dusty cloak. Her skin is fair and her fingers are delicate and long. Her brown hair, when down, is lengthy. Her eyes are amber.

Personality: She is a Knight first and foremost. She believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. She is used to getting what she wants. In part because she is a meticulous planner.

History: She was born in the west. In her 19th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her father impaled in their home, and her mother beheaded. She saw the woman who walked out, and charged her in a blind rage. The woman easily evaded and defeated her, leaving her to live broken and terrified. She left for the west, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: She wants revenge against giants; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by giants, and she desires to right it

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 120 gp. Zircon (60 gp).