Description: She wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. Her attire stands in sharp contrast to her scimitar, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a dagger on it. Her golden hair is braided into rings. Her green eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this eastern gal figured out how to best use her charms to convince people to do what she wants. She is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: Helen lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Since her mother passed away years ago, her father had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. She has been saving her money to try and buy her sister's freedom.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent mother; and marry her sister to traveling adventurers

Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Slave. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 400 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (700 gp).

Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she wears a fine chain shirt which she covers with white colored cloaks and clothing. She wears a colorful flower in her black hair. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation she is generally quite perceptive. She notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. Oolah is a bit of a follower. Usually she is manipulated by her sisters into helping them out, but recently she has become more of a free agent.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. At a young age both her parents were killed in an accident. Her uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took her in and had her trained in basic self defense. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well.

Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Poor, Criminal record. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 500 gp. Alexandrite (1100 gp). Obsidian (12 gp). Moss agate (12 gp). Chrysoprase (80 gp).

Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic right hand, he wears grey robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a scythe, but if one is not available he will default to his crossbow. He wears his brown hair up. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his hazel eyes.

Personality: He is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. He uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of freemasons.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions; and to find somewhere to settle down

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 280 gp. Iolite (40 gp). Moonstone (40 gp).

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He is dressed in an above average manner. His hair is always cut to a buzz. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He goes out his way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one he won't accept into his heart. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and retire the richest man in the north

Ideals: Athletic, Optimist, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 40000 cp.

Description: She wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates her frame. Her bronze crest is still thick. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: Her voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl she speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of her tone. She is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in her opinion.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her father always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. Being born in the north, 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 north 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 west. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother.

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Cynical, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 150 pp.