Description: She wears a tan vest and prefers red and white shirts. Her boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 3'6" when asserting herself. Her moppish black hair is in a traditional bowl cut. Her eyes are blue and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. Around other people she will do her best to conceal her emotions and appear jolly.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. Her mother took her hunting and taught her how to get in the mind of other creatures. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her sons to still be retired.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found.

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Disease. Bonds: Nature, Family. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 100 gp. Blue sapphire (700 gp). Amethyst (130 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (6 gp).

Description: A middle-aged man, he is typically in his Spy uniform, and is pretty ugly. He sports a flattop hair cut. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: While he is on the job, he is grim and serious. He understands how dangerous the world is and the need to stay safe. Rurik enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Born in the west to a Spy, Rurik learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. At a young age both his parents were killed in an accident. His uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took him in and had him trained in basic self defense. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 600 gp.

Description: This malnourished woman wears blue robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally she wears more armor. She prefers to carry a crossbow, but if one is not available she will default to her pickaxe. She wears her golden hair up in a very large beehive style do. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She speaks before she thinks and is too direct. She is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. She haggles over everything, upselling her goods and buying cheap. She is persistent in everything.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. 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 now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: To prove her worth to the world; and retire the richest woman in the north

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Poor, Attractive. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 2000 gp. Star rose quartz (60 gp). Moonstone (60 gp). Rhodochrosite (8 gp). Chalcedony (60 gp). Deep green spinel (70 gp). Lapis lazuli (8 gp). Malachite (8 gp). Obsidian (8 gp). Chrysoprase (60 gp). Rock crystal (60 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: This western woman wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. Her clothes are grease stained in places. She has a long golden ponytail with little hanging trinkets. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are green.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, she has a hard time making friends. She is an amazing painter.

History: Gifted from a young age, Mara studied abroad. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Banded mail. 1 Breastplate.

Description: This woman dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head. She is muscular with a powerful set of arms. Her chestnut hair has been sun bleached extensively. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She is a sleazy, sleazy gal. She has no qualms about using her powers of suggestion to get people to do what she wants. Her job bores her to no end. She has decided to make it more interesting.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Ilga grew up listening to her father's many stories. When she was little, her rather wealthy family often ventured across the mountains to a summer home near a ruined castle. She would wander through that ruined castle and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and she was stranded inside. Her family spent the next few days looking for her, and could only assume she was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the mountains due to the painful memories there. Ilga took refuge in the ruined castle and found the beat up flail and armor she uses now. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 8 years.

Motivation: A rival would like her out of the picture; and she possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Criminal record, Nature, Job. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 300 pp. Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (1000 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (30 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (1000 gp). 1 Minor magic item.