Description: This malnourished woman is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. Her bronze crest is braided into rings. Her eyes are red and beady.

Personality: She is irascible and easily irritated. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her father.

History: Trained by her father for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the north; and she's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Military. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: Iolite (30 gp).

Description: She wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty yellow coat over it, and carries longswords. Her golden hair is knotted and matted. Her fierce gray eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks her mind. She is always in debt, since she spends her money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. A few years later when the north was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To prove her worth to the world.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Impulsive. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This northern woman wears a grey Stetson hat and grey clothes. Her clothes are grease stained in places. Her auburn hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. Her eyes are amber.

Personality: She considers herself the perfect lady. She makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. She is stubborn though. She always likes to keep a trick up her sleeve. She likes to fight dirty and will kick and punch below the belt if she feels she even has a chance of losing.

History: Rohesia hails from a village terrorized by gnolls. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge; and she has decided she is irredeemable

Ideals: Impeccable, Athletic. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Criminal record, Enemies. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 80 gp. Blue quartz (11 gp).

Description: 5'3" and muscular, this southern man wears a pastel shirt with thin violet vertical stripes and green pants. His red fur is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His green eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

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. He has a small toy that he constantly fidgets with.

History: A child with a great deal of poetry talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. He was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. He used his abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture; and he's looking for his big break

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Criminal record, Adventurer. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 40 gp. Citrine (60 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: This woman is very fat, and tends to wear a large brown jacket. Her long golden hair reaches down to her waist. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: Calm and collected, she is a well trained Merchant. She cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist she will grow angry at them.

History: A child with a great deal of music talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. A gifted student she started as a Mayor, but she got bored and became a Merchant. She has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature kukri.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Adventurer, In love. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 50 pp.