Description: This younger middle-aged woman wears a black collared shirt and blue skirt. She accessorizes with a black scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across her shirt, and a wedding ring on her right hand. She has slicked back auburn hair. Her eyes are gray and beady.

Personality: She misses her glory days as an athlete. She does not mind her job, but it is boring in comparison. She takes great pride in her work and is very well organized. Her planner is full of calendar events.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Merchant arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She's also a talented Seamstress, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: In love, Job, Rich. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 3000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A thin woman, she clearly needs to put on some weight, but she still has a lot of muscle. She wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. She has no crest. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with her opinion, she thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, she can get violently argumentative. 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: 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. She has since married many spouses, only to have them die. She claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the west.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Athletic, Opinionated. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: In love. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 200 gp. Blue quartz (4 gp). Moonstone (60 gp). Moss agate (4 gp).

Description: This tall, slender man wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame. His white hair has been sun bleached extensively. His eyes are silver and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He thrives on attention. He does whatever is in his power to gain the attention of whomever he deems a fit date. He is harsh and unforgiving.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He would like to get married and retire; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Has a crush. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 800 gp.

Description: This woman wears a tan tunic with grey highlights, and long brown pants that bunch up around her shoes, and sports empty pouches on her belt. Her golden hair is thinning but still full. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep violet.

Personality: She is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends she is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy herself. She has a habit of throwing herself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: She comes from a rich northern family. She inherited a moderately successful company from her mother. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. Being a Crown-heir kept her interest for a while, but then she became depressed and bored. So she turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and she desires to right it; and she will attempt to ambush and attack anyone she thinks she can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. if successful, she will try to sell them to her slave-trader contact

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record, Enemies. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She likes to wear brown tank tops with violet skirt. She carries with her a set of axes, each one with a ruby on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. Her blonde hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. Her violet eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She is mildly Dwarf supremacist, though she does not identify as such. She loves being with her children and actually smiles when they are around. She would do anything for them. She dislikes her ex a great deal.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent mother; and an old rival family wants her found

Ideals: Fighting, Logical. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Family, Military. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 400 gp. Alexandrite (1500 gp). Aquamarine (1500 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.