Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she wears skinny pants and wears a tan and blue robe with the hood down. She has wavy red hair. She has gleaming, smiling brown eyes.

Personality: She is irritable and easily angered. She is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use her stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. Her respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to her, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, she tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in her reactions to snap at those who irritate her, Mella is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. A gifted student she started as a Engraver, but she got bored and became a Spice Merchant. She tends to her Spice Merchant job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister; and regain custody of her son

Ideals: Justice, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Darkwood Shield. 1 Buckler.

Description: An imposing woman with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic left leg, she is wearing a long, tan cloak. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She is quite rude, and likes to deride her opponents skill and shout insults at them. She has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: Birel hails from a village terrorized by giants. A freak accident while working with her Banker father left her crippled. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: A deep hatred of giants; and sabotage a competitor

Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Enemies, Job. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 500 sp. 1 Masterwork manacles.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She wears a tight fitting black shirt and pants. She sports a flattop hair cut. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She is intelligent and cunning, but she will too often allow her rage to get the better of her. She will lose her cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. 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 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. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and her religion dominates her actions

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Religious, Mentor, Rich, In love. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 700 gp. Blue quartz (6 gp). Chalcedony (80 gp). Golden pearl (110 gp).

Description: She wears a black tunic with blue highlights, and long pastel pants that bunch up around her shoes. She carries with her a set of rapiers on her belt, each one with a opal on the hilt. Her bronze crest is still thick. Her red eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

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. Findex is a bit of a follower. Usually she is manipulated by her sisters into helping them out, but recently she has become more of a free agent.

History: She was raised in a desert tribe. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. She spent several years traveling with her friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and marry her sister to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist. Bonds: Poor, Family, Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Server

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 180 pp.