Description: A thin woman, she clearly needs to put on some weight, but she still has a lot of muscle. She dresses like a well dressed Spice Merchant does. Her hair, while still mostly brown, has prominent grey streaks. She has brown eyes and a brown hat with a green feather.

Personality: Valida is depressed about a lot of things. She tends to be a nihilist. She is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with her old comrades. She has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. She became a Spice Merchant soon after.

Motivation: Expand her business; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Nature. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 4000 sp. Freshwater pearl (9 gp). White pearl (80 gp). Rhodochrosite (9 gp). Pink pearl (80 gp).

Description: This late middle aged woman wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle and is in decent physical shape. Her hair, while still mostly silver, has prominent grey streaks. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She swings through moods quickly. One moment she is cool and collected, the next she is carried away by passions. She has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: She was born several months after her father was called into army service. When Helgret reached her early adolescence her Dwarf 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 routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Military, Religious. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 12000 cp. 1 Chain shirt. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: She is in excellent shape and wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. She usually doesn't wear a shirt. She keeps her long blonde hair kept up in a rat tail. Her eyes are green and catlike.

Personality: She has always had a great fascination with Gnomish culture. She keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to her own.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. Before the accident, she was one of the most outspoken anti-Gnomish activists. She was mortally wounded, saved by a kind and fast-acting Gnomish doctor. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down.

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Racist, Mundane. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 40 pp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A stocky lighter skinned man, he wears long strands of jet and short brown dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. His blue eyes peer out from beneath his wide-brimmed brown hat.

Personality: A deeply religious man he believes everything happens for a reason. He has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and he is wracked by social anxiety

Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Religious, Military, Mentor. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 700 gp.