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. She wears a small hat to hide her balding. She has a dull look in her amber eyes.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. Energy wise she seems alert and responsive.

History: She was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Professionalism, Logical. Flaws: Addict, Insane. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. Her hair is blonde and curly. Her ears are large.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic woman, Torbera's first love is herself. Her second love is also herself. She is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her mother always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. 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 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: She is greedy; and she feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Athletic, Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Military, Rich. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This younger middle-aged woman wears long strands of opal and short yellow dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths, and a wedding ring on her left hand. She keeps her long auburn hair kept up in a rat tail. Her brown eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation she is generally quite perceptive. She notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. Her home and work are filled with various knick knacks she has acquired through the years. She cares a great deal for her adopted teenage son.

History: The child of western immigrants she idolized her mother. Being born in the west, 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 west 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 since married many spouses, only to have them die. She claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: To unite with her sister.

Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Rich, In love, Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 600 gp. Silver comb with moonstones (400 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (600 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (900 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a tan shirt with thin brown vertical stripes and green pants, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 3'2" when asserting himself. His red hair is long and unkept. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: He was born in the east, but his parents moved at a very young age to the north. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Halfling companion (his 'brother'). He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Halfling artifacts is his passion.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 1500 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This man wears dull yellow sweaters, loose tan pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed hand crossbow, just in case. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized aquamarine on his right hand. He wears a colorful flower in his black hair. He has several tiny aquamarine earrings on each ear.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. He is very protective of his business, his home, and his spouse. He is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. His family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The father sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. He saw this and took pride in his father's willingness to do anything to win. He leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever he goes.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture; and he is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions

Flaws: Shy, Disease. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Criminal record. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 700 gp. Blue quartz (12 gp). Rose (50 gp). Eye agate (12 gp). Eye agate (12 gp).