Description: A middle-aged woman, she wears dull black sweaters, loose green pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath her sweater she keeps a concealed ceremonial dagger, just in case, and is pretty ugly. She wears a top hat to cover her moderate length red hair. Her fierce blue eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She believes there is no problem she cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. She is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. She was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: She is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out; and a rival would like her out of the picture

Ideals: Persistence, Gifted, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Slave. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 800 gp.

Description: This malnourished woman typically wears brown cloth garments or leather armor. She has shaved her head bald. She has a dull look in her violet eyes.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Melissa will drive conversation. She has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: A powerful brothel owner made her what she is. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. She has dedicated herself to building a better kind of golem.

Motivation: She wants to meet her childhood hero; and obtaining odd cultural human artifacts is her passion

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Poor, Mentor, Adventurer. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 700 sp.

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She is wearing a long, blue, dusty cloak. Her broad hat is riddled with cuts and holes. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: A deeply religious woman she believes everything happens for a reason. She has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: Anastrianna lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Being born in the south, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the south for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way east. She has been saving her money to try and buy her sister's freedom.

Motivation: Marry her sister to traveling adventurers.

Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Religious, Family. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 2000 sp. Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (60 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp).

Description: She stands about 3'0" and wears a white shirt with thin tan vertical stripes and grey pants. Her right leg appears badly burned and disfigured. Her blonde hair is braided into rings. Her eyes are likewise amber.

Personality: She is enamored with her job. She loves it. She likes the challenge and she likes helping those less fortunate than her. Jo enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: She was born in the north, but her parents moved at a very young age to the south. She always admired psionic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. She has worked as a Dilettante like her father before her.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 900 gp. Aquamarine (600 gp). Star ruby (1100 gp). Violet garnet (600 gp).

Description: This woman wears a green cloak and cross-gartered brown stockings. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized jet on her right hand. Her crest is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her eyes are likewise gold. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She runs her personal life as if detached from it. She organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits she will get from it. Flattery will make her almost putty in your hands.

History: Heir to a fortune, her parents put a great deal of effort into curing her disease. At a young age she wooed the heart of her future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. She has since married many spouses, only to have them die. She claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Flaws: Ugly, Selfish, Disease. Bonds: Rich, In love. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 3000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.