Description: This late middle aged woman typically wears red cloth garments or leather armor and is in decent physical shape. She has a very tight haircut. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She is irritable and easily angered. She is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use her stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. She is always in debt, since she spends her money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: She got into the Carter business at a young age. She was taken from her home at a very young age. She's also a talented Merchant, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge; and a deep hatred of brigands

Flaws: Antagonistic, Impulsive. Bonds: Job, Slave, Enemies. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 1000 sp.

Description: A stocky darker skinned woman, she wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her dagger with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt. Her red hair is greasy and uncared for. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines gray.

Personality: She has a good heart but also a terrible temper. She will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. 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 in a small mountains village. Being born in the east, 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 east 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. By chance she met her sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Marry her sister to traveling adventurers; and find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Nature, Family. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 170 gp. Jet (100 gp). Lapis lazuli (12 gp).

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. Her wide-brimmed hat is riddled with cuts and holes. Her eyes are likewise violet.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the north. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: Born in the north her family was never financially stable. Her father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her father was legitimate. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the north.

Ideals: Pacifist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Religious. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 800 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Her skin is bronze and flawless. She wears a grey shirt with thin blue vertical stripes and brown pants. She is an epitome of beauty. She keeps her red hair in a pixie cut. She has several tiny opal earrings on each ear.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with music. She constantly tries to fill her life with music. As long as the job gets done she does not care how it got done.

History: Susannah was raised in a hard working conservative environment. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. She's also a talented Glassblower, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Expand her business.

Ideals: Artistic, Professionalism. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Job. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 800 sp. Silver pearl (40 gp).

Description: She is a pot bellied southern woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She wears a grey armored body suit, with a simple white line shooting up and back down. Her hair is cut close to her head. Her eyes are likewise gray. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She goes out her way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one she won't accept into her heart. She moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep her interest for a month it is impressive.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. Since then, she has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Athletic, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 100 sp. 1 Darkwood Shield.