Description: An older woman who wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath her coat, she is not a threatening figure. She has wavy auburn hair. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep green.

Personality: She fancies herself a trickster and likes to rely on her wits to carry the day. She cares for her older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. She invented a lineage for herself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Althaea was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. When she grew older, she became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. She began work as a mercenary for hire. She would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage.

Bonds: Family, Adventurer, Mentor, Rich. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 1900 sp.

Description: She is an attractive woman, lean and moderately muscular. She prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. She carries her fan with her everywhere and carries herself as the perfect lady. She has wavy brown hair. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this northern gal figured out how to best use her charms to convince people to do what she wants. She has a small toy that she constantly fidgets with.

History: Beatrice was raised in a hard working conservative environment. She was an apprentice working in her mother's forge. By chance she met her brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: To unite with her brother; and marry her brother to traveling adventurers

Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Job, Family. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: 4'9" and muscular, this northern woman tends to wear a tan poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt. Her chestnut hair is braided into rings. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep blue.

Personality: She snorts whenever she laughs or is feeling confident. On top of that she is swayed by a pretty face, and while loyalty to her employer will always come first she doesn't like to hit women.

History: She was born several months after her mother was called into army service. Her mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. 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: To reunite with her old friends; and she desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Athletic. Bonds: Has a crush, Adventurer, Military, Rich. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 300 gp. 2 Holy water.

Description: Her right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She wears a tight fitting green shirt and pants. Her red crest is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady gold eyes.

Personality: She is overprotective of those who hire her services. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. Ostracized due to the arcane powers of her oldest sister, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Dragonborns became a terror of the countryside. She eventually got the idea of being the protector of her homeland from reading books, and has made it her duty.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the east; and to clean up the streets

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Guardian. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally she sports a grey coat. She cuts an attractive figure and her suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. Her white hair is braided into rings. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: Kilia is a sociable creature first and foremost. She loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. She can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. She always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove her into the Shepherd business.

History: A child with a great deal of singing talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. Her mother was a mechanic, and taught her how to fix just about anything. One night she noticed a nearby shooting star which she hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. She has done her darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Elven artifacts is her passion.

Ideals: Extrovert, Persistence, Artistic. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 330 gp.