Description: This northern woman has the majority of her body covered in plate. Her clothes are grease stained in places. Her auburn hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. Her eyes are brown and beady.

Personality: She can speak with the recently deceased. She disdains her fellow northerners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: Born in the north her family was never financially stable. Ridaro was born on a far northern island where she grew up under the tutelage of her father, an expert Baker. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Baker

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: She is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. She has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. Her head has been shaved. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: Here is a woman who knows she is the smartest in the room. She talks down to others constantly. She can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: She was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for her. It may also be what makes her so good at details. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and she feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Impeccable, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Insomniac. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 80 gp.

Description: She prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs. Her auburn hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. This violet eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She is filled with cunning. She likes to feign weakness letting people think she is weak. She always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove her into the Jeweler business.

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. Her parents died when she was young, and she was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Ida grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Ida. After months of barely getting by, Ida managed to ambush a major caravan with a load of valuables. Instantly wealthy, she made her way to the capital under a new identity.

Motivation: A rival would like her out of the picture; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Rich, Nature, Criminal record, Job. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 180 gp.

Description: This younger middle-aged woman is dressed in a clean black cloak covering her clean studded leather, and a wedding ring on her left hand. Her silver crest is slicked back into a classic pompadour. She has red eyes.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. She is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. In her 13th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her father impaled in their home, and her mother beheaded. She saw the woman who walked out, and charged her in a blind rage. The woman easily evaded and defeated her, leaving her to live broken and terrified. Some 3 years later her spouse died after the birth of her son. Heartbroken, Burana never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her son whom she trained as her father had trained her before.

Motivation: She is terrified, and will act out of fear; and she is wracked by social anxiety

Flaws: Addict, Selfish, Fearful. Bonds: In love, Mentor. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 1300 gp. Red-brown spinel (40 gp). Violet garnet (400 gp). Golden pearl (40 gp). Rose (80 gp). Chrysoberyl (40 gp).

Description: She is scrawny and has patchy red stubble. She prefers to wear green clothing when she does not wear armor. She has a hunchback. Her red hair is matted, messy, and big. She has a dull look in her red eyes.

Personality: She will rave to anyone who will listen. She uses divination through singing.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found; and doesn't want to be a performer and was forced into it by her family

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Disease. Bonds: Mentor, Family. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears tattered old clothes. Her crest is red and curly. Her gold unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of her strength. She works very hard to maintain that gentleness. She loves her children and doesn't want them to worry about her. She loves to share her singing with anyone who is interested.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. Her mother disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her mother, she was betrayed dozens of times. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Barrister and was forced into it by her family.

Ideals: Disciplined, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 100 gp. 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 large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body. Her silver hair, when down, is lengthy. Her half smiles and green eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: In the realm of puns, she cannot help herself. She feels obliged to make them. She also is a firm believer in the womanly ideal.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. Cursed with lycanthropy at a very young age, Ilanis has worked very hard to control her curse. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: She would like to get married and retire; and to prove her worth to the world

Ideals: Athletic, Joker. Flaws: Impulsive, Disease. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 4000 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (40 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (100 gp). Jeweled anklet (3000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1200 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (3000 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2900 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1200 gp).