Description: This younger middle-aged woman wears a worn and beaten armor, and a wedding ring on her right hand. Her silver hair is unkempt and raggedy. She has blue eyes and a red hat with a black feather.

Personality: She is curt in most of her responses. She prefers to keep her word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. She is very protective of her business, her home, and her spouse. She is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: Born to a Mortician, her mother struggled to pay the bills. She moved out south to avoid the crime she committed. Some 8 years later her spouse died after the birth of her daughter. Heartbroken, Anne never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her daughter whom she trained as her mother had trained her before.

Motivation: She has decided she is irredeemable.

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: In love, Poor, Criminal record. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 5000 sp. Obsidian (7 gp). Jet (70 gp).

Description: She dresses well, wearing black shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. Her attire stands in sharp contrast to her shield, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a card on it. Her hair, while still mostly silver, has prominent grey streaks. Her gold eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. She loves her children and doesn't want them to worry about her. She loves to share her writing with anyone who is interested.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her father always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. Since her father passed away years ago, her mother had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. She would ruin relationships and cause injury. She was reprimanded several times before being given her current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: She has decided she is irredeemable; and a rival would like her out of the picture

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Criminal record. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. He wears a wide-brimmed hat to cover his moderate length brown hair. His eyes are likewise green. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He fancies himself a trickster and likes to rely on his wits to carry the day. He cares for his older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. He has a cruel streak; something he gained from his previous mentor. He harbors resentment against his former mentor.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Dalgal was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Fisher hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent mother; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Family, Mentor. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 600 gp.

Description: He is a paragon of his species. He is larger and stronger than most Half-Orcs. His skin is dark but he possesses many blue ritualistic tattoos. He wears a worn and beaten armor. His broad hat is riddled with cuts and holes. His eyes are hazel and catlike.

Personality: He is a very philanthropic person; he spends his free time working at various soup kitchens. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. His father was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. He found several beat up suits of armor and, cannibalizing spare parts, he put together a working one.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and he's looking for his big break

Ideals: Philantrophist, Optimist, Gifted, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 1400 sp.

Description: A 5'3" northern woman, she dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head. She has dyed her greying white hair a little too much giving a sharp white color. Her amber eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this northern gal figured out how to best use her charms to convince people to do what she wants. She is skeptical of what others tell her and is slow to trust.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. Being born in the north, 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 north 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 south. By chance she met her sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister; and wants to raise her children well

Flaws: Addict, Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Family. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2400 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1400 gp).