Description: A 6'1" northern woman, she wears skinny pants and wears a black and grey robe with the hood down. Her purple hair is unkempt and raggedy. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady black eyes.

Personality: She seems absolutely devoid of it. She stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. She is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. She likes to tell stories.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by drow. Verin was horrified and prayed that her mother was alright. However, she heard that her mother had died fighting off the drow.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions; and she is wracked by social anxiety

Flaws: Ugly, Mundane, Fearful. Bonds: Poor, Religious. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A stocky darker skinned woman, she wears a robe, a symbol of magic around her neck, and a sickle on her belt. Her blonde hair is lengthy. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: Liftrasa speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. She is clearly well-traveled and educated. 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: The child of a Armorer, who enjoyed hunting, Liftrasa was taken on many hunting expeditions. A few years later when the north was not economically sound they moved to her current location. As of late she has set up a hidden staging nest where she ambushes people she hires for escort.

Motivation: She possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and she has decided she is irredeemable

Ideals: Fighting, Impeccable. Bonds: Criminal record, Nature, Immigrant. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 30 gp.

Description: She wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. She wears a colorful flower in her black fur. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She likes to fabricate stories about her past exploits and how crazy she is, but in actuality she is rather bland. She plays an instrument quite well.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. 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 now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the north.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Artistic. Flaws: Insane, Mundane. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: Jet (120 gp). Hematite (7 gp). Sard (80 gp). Rose (80 gp).

Description: Runty and weak-looking, she wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). She keeps her golden hair in a pixie cut. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She trusts no one. She is not readily capable for forgiveness and her ire never leaves her. Her respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to her, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, she tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in her reactions to snap at those who irritate her, Vorka is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Vorka grew up listening to her father's many stories. Vorka abandoned her home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. She survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. She did whatever it took for her to survive. She has dedicated herself to building a better village for her children.

Motivation: She wants to meet her childhood hero.

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Breathy voice

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

Description: This woman is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time, and sports empty pouches on her belt. Her white hair has been sun bleached extensively. Her eyes are likewise amber. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: While she acts the brute, she is far gentler than she would appear. She invented a lineage for herself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: She was born several months after her father was called into army service. Her father was a mechanic, and taught her how to fix just about anything. She is searching for what she claims is her rightful reward.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Military. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 3000 sp. Gold music box (1000 gp). Gold music box (1000 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (40 gp).

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking western young adult. He is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. His white hair is braided into rings. His eyes are silver and catlike.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. He seeks to pay back kindness whenever he gets the chance. Whether it be in the form of unwanted serenades or the latest gossip he always seeks to do solids for his friends.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and he is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic, Ugly. Bonds: Slave. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 60000 cp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She stands about 3'11" and wears a fine chain shirt which she covers with brown colored cloaks and clothing. Her right leg appears badly burned and disfigured. She has styled her brown hair well, parting it to the right. Her amber eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She is intelligent and cunning, but she will too often allow her rage to get the better of her. She will lose her cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. She can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: A child with a great deal of painting talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. Through the years after Helgret was born, her mother became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the west. Helgret's mother didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. After a long history of fighting, Helgret and her spouse have recently divorced.

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

Ideals: Gifted, Artistic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: Blue quartz (13 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (13 gp). Blue quartz (13 gp). Hematite (13 gp). Deep green spinel (40 gp). Hematite (13 gp). Red garnet (40 gp). 1 Minor magic item.