Description: She is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. She carries with her a set of shortspears on her belt, each one with a amethyst on the hilt. Her chestnut hair is knotted and matted. She has blue eyes.

Personality: While she acts the brute, she is far gentler than she would appear. She is a great chef.

History: Born in the north to a Performer, Gaaki learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. She inherited a moderately successful company from her father. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Rich, Family. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: Rock crystal (50 gp). Chrysoberyl (160 gp). Jade (160 gp).

Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs. She wears her black hair down. She has several tiny ruby earrings on each ear.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. Her brief stint in the army gave her the idea she was invincible and that she is the toughest woman alive.

History: Her father raised her in a mountain cabin. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Ruler work with an outfit from a few towns over. Ruler work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: To prove her worth to the world; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Rich, Job, Military, Nature. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 1000 gp. Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (400 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (80 gp).

Description: She is a pot bellied eastern woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She wears long strands of emerald and short brown dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. Her silver hair, when down, is lengthy. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She runs her personal life as if detached from it. She organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits she will get from it. She lacks restraint and is impulsive. She jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. She was a friend to animals and a trickster. In her defense of animals however she would do severe harm to people. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: To prove her worth to the world.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Selfish, Impulsive. Bonds: Rich, Nature. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 1100 gp. Moonstone (60 gp). Lapis lazuli (11 gp). Black pearl (700 gp). Obsidian (11 gp). Golden pearl (150 gp). Blue quartz (11 gp). Violet garnet (700 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is lean but muscular and wears many layers of old clothing at all times. Her tied-back hair is white. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are blue.

Personality: Prone to second guessing herself, she comes off as nervous. She loves her children and doesn't want them to worry about her. She loves to share her singing with anyone who is interested.

History: Helja hails from a village terrorized by dire rats. 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 north. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Baker they were divorced and she won custody of their son. She worked as a Engraver, and she later adopted a second son.

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

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Family, Enemies. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 370 gp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: She is lean but muscular and is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. She has a long white ponytail with little hanging trinkets. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. Further she is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: The child of eastern immigrants she idolized her mother. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Halflings in the east were limited. One night she noticed a nearby shooting star which she hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. She has done her darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: She feels kind of lost in life; and she loathes her own lifestyle

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Shy, Addict, Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 600 pp. Freshwater pearl (11 gp). Jet (40 gp). Obsidian (11 gp). Golden yellow topaz (700 gp). Black opal (1300 gp). Pink pearl (40 gp). Carnelian (30 gp). Malachite (11 gp). Aquamarine (700 gp). Bloodstone (30 gp). Violet garnet (700 gp). Tourmaline (40 gp). Chrysoberyl (40 gp). Banded agate (11 gp).