Description: She wears bulky tan painted plate armor. She cuts an attractive figure and her suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. She has dyed her greying blonde hair a little too much giving a sharp blonde color. Her skin is flawless and her blue eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: She is quiet and unassuming. She ignores others and carries on with her job unassumingly. A true patriot, Tiaathque would do anything for her country. She is fiercely protective of her fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: She got into the Butcher business at a young age. Tiaathque was a troubled youth. She spent her days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent her evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Tiaathque decided she wanted neither the life of her father nor that of the evil petty criminals she associated with. During her early adolescence, she took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. Being a Butcher 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: To protect her home; and further expansion of business

Bonds: Attractive, Job, Military, Criminal record, Guardian. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: A 5'4" northern woman, she wears a robe, a symbol of her god around her neck, and a crossbow on her belt. Her chestnut hair is well kept. She has amber eyes and a black hat with a red feather.

Personality: She will rave to anyone who will listen. She cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist she will grow angry at them.

History: Heir to a fortune, her parents put a great deal of effort into curing her disease. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and money/treasure

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Insane, Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman wears a yellow shirt with thin white vertical stripes and blue pants. She wears her golden hair up. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken her opponents. Despite her formidable combat skills she remains a coward. She is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in her opinion.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. A gifted student she started as a Interpreter, but she got bored and became a Miner. She has worked as a Miner like her mother before her.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Fighting, Opinionated. Bonds: Job, Military. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 800 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she wears a fancy white dress. Her tied-back hair is red. Her eyes are likewise violet. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: A grumpy gal she will invite people to lunch so she can critique them. Yet she still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. 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: The child of a Fisher, who enjoyed hunting, Jasmine was taken on many hunting expeditions. Her father disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her father, she was betrayed dozens of times. She became a Bather soon after.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and wants to raise her children well

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Nature, Job. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: Carnelian (20 gp). Black pearl (1400 gp). Azurite (14 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is an attractive woman, lean and moderately muscular. She wears light armors faded through time and improper care. Her fur is red and curly. She has several tiny opal earrings on each ear.

Personality: She is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. She spends most of her days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There she gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her mother and father. Her mother taught her the rudiments of the Animal Trainer arts, while her father instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. 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. She became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: She uses money and sex appeal to get what she needs; and she desires power and/or immortality

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 370 gp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he wears a robe, a symbol of death around his neck, and a nunchaku on his belt. His red hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. This gray eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help his friends. He considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist. Flaws: Hedonist, Ugly, Depressed. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 4000 gp. Moss agate (9 gp). Golden yellow topaz (500 gp). Eye agate (9 gp). Red garnet (100 gp). Amethyst (100 gp). Amber (100 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Her skin has the orange glow of too much sun. She is wearing a long, grey cloak. Her auburn hair is wavy and long. Her fierce amber eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: Marastyr is depressed about a lot of things. She tends to be a nihilist. She is a bit of a macho woman and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: She was raised in a forest tribe. As a very small child her family refused to pay dues to a local crime lord, who ordered them killed. Her father, a somewhat powerful mage sought to protect her and cast a teleportation spell that whisked her away. Being a Butcher 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: She is a bit of a kleptomaniac.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Nature, Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 320 gp. 1 Masterwork Heavy steel shield.