Description: She wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body. She carries with her a set of glaives, each one with a amethyst on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. Her blonde hair is unkempt and raggedy. This blue eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She is highly sensitive about her name. She loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. She constantly seizes attention wherever she goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. She likes to think of herself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: Born to a Weaver, her father struggled to pay the bills. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Bricklayer hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. Recently a tribe of dire rats attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Liftrasa fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes; and nothing but the best is good enough for her

Ideals: Fighting, Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Sensitive. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 600 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: A 6'5" southern woman, she wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with green lining and desert motifs. She keeps her white crest in a flapper bob. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She likes to be helpful to her clients. She likes to prescribe proper advice to her clients. She has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: She was born several months after her father was called into army service. She became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Guard for hire.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the south; and she is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions

Ideals: Justice, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Job, Military, Criminal record. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 1400 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (500 gp).

Description: This woman is very fat, and wears a fine chain shirt which she covers with black colored cloaks and clothing. Her moppish white hair is in a traditional bowl cut. She has a dull look in her amber eyes.

Personality: She's a bit of a prankster. She knows she is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. She will do just about anything if she becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this she is easily convinced.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. 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. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion.

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Has a crush, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 40000 cp. Solid gold idol (800 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Gold music box (2000 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: An imposing woman with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic left hand, she wears a brown wide-brimmed hat and brown clothes. She wears a wide-brimmed hat to cover her moderate length golden hair. Her amber eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: She is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. She is accommodating to her spouse and as such limits her hospitality. She is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven herself a capable leader.

History: Rosamund was born in the west. At a young age she loved to build and create. While studying, she fell in love. They married and had a daughter. She has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother; and marry her brother to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Joker, Persistence, Justice. Bonds: In love, Family. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 40 pp. 1 Backpack. 1 Climber’s kit. 1 Climber’s kit. 1 Superior lock.

Description: She is an average looking northern female in her early mid-life. She wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized grey coat. She has no hair. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, she's a very lovable idiot. To her fellows she is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: She was born in the north. Because her father participated in the massacre of their homeland, dire rats burned their ranch to the ground and forced them out. She was preparing to flee to the north, but the outbreak of war prevented her and her mother from journeying north to reunite her family. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Immigrant. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 1900 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.