Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs. Her black crest is slicked back into a classic pompadour. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She likes to be helpful to her clients. She likes to prescribe proper advice to her clients. She does not believe in violence as a means to an end. She is a dedicated Carter but believes her peers are too gung-ho.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. She leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever she goes.

Motivation: Revenge; and expand her business

Ideals: Pacifist. Bonds: Rich, Job, Religious, Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 120000 cp. Sardonyx (60 gp). Chrysoberyl (130 gp). Rich purple corundum (700 gp). Red spinel (130 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This petite short woman is perpetually holding a beer of some kind. She likes to wear red tank tops with black skirt, marred by beers. She wears her white hair down. Her eyes are likewise violet.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. She would rather hide behind her crafts than deal with other people.

History: Pennie was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Cursed with a spirit at a very young age, Pennie has worked very hard to control her curse. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Disease. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This fat northern woman has a bulbous nose and is wearing a tight yellow one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. Her skin is also unnaturally pale. Her auburn hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a broad hat. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep gray.

Personality: She likes to make people angry or surprised. She is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: She was raised by priests from a young age. Her mother was a soldier and died while she was still young. Jacoba was left her mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Military, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 3000 cp.

Description: With white face paint in a stripe pattern across her face, she is well dressed, constantly wearing a blue suit, brown shirt, and white tie. With bright red hair. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines hazel.

Personality: This woman loves painting and to teach people painting more than just about anything. Her home and work are filled with various knick knacks she has acquired through the years. She cares a great deal for her adopted teenage son.

History: Her arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. She couldn't stand her childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with her mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion; and her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Mentor. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. His brown hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: Watson is a sociable creature first and foremost. He loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. He can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. Cursed with unlife at a very young age, Watson has worked very hard to control his curse. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He is greedy; and he is content

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Disease, Insomniac, Mundane. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He wears dull grey sweaters, loose tan pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed longbow, just in case. His blonde hair has been sun bleached extensively. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep amber.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of gnolls may trigger it at times.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. A serious injury left his father unemployed and in need of constant care. His family became saddled with debt trying to care for his infirm father. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to gnolls demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud.

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Debt. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 140 gp.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what she was had she not made sure her armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit she wears long strands of sapphire and short grey dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. Her hair is long and black with streaks of chestnut, and is pulled back with small grey clips. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She is happy with her job as a Fortune-teller. She turns her eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. A friendly and beautiful Human, she is rarely seen without a few beauties around her arms. Though a playboy in all rights, she is no lame duck.

History: Oriel was born with her father's beautiful face. Her father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and money/treasure

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Job. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: Just what you see.