Description: This woman is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of her veins is visible when she is not flexing. Her shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for her due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. Her tied-back hair is chestnut. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She misses her glory days as an athlete. She does not mind her job, but it is boring in comparison. 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, Tervaround is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Tervaround was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. A gifted student she started as a Assassin, but she got bored and became a Sage. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Sage for the past few years.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Justice. Bonds: Mentor, Job. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: Aquamarine (500 gp). Golden yellow topaz (500 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep black leather and dull blue iron scale mail. Her silver hair is smooth and relatively long. Her black eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food she seems plenty friendly. She does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: She got into the Bookbinder business at a young age. 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 Bookbinder. She has worked as a Bookbinder like her father before her.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother; and marry her brother to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Philantrophist, Extrovert. Bonds: Job, Rich, Family. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 80 gp. 1 Tanglefoot bags.

Description: This younger middle-aged woman likes to wear white tank tops with tan skirt, and a wedding ring on her right hand. Her auburn hair is braided into rings. Her eyes are likewise brown.

Personality: Quiet and reserved she prefers to listen than to talk. She will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. She does not believe in violence as a means to an end. She is a dedicated Animal Trainer but believes her peers are too gung-ho.

History: She was born in a small plains village. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Animal Trainer hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She has since married many spouses, only to have them die. She claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love.

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Poor, In love, Nature. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 1000 gp. Rock crystal (60 gp). Sard (60 gp). Chrysoprase (60 gp). Alexandrite (1400 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is a pot bellied eastern woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She wears long strands of topaz and short black dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. She wears her blonde hair up in a very large beehive style do. She tend to wears goggles to shield her eyes.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with writing. She constantly tries to fill her life with writing. She also is a firm believer in the womanly ideal.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. She inherited a moderately successful company from her father. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. 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: Money/treasure; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic. Flaws: Impulsive, Disease. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.