Description: This petite short woman is perpetually holding a sweet of some kind. She dresses in white turtlenecks beneath a green coat with yellow slacks, marred by sweets. Her head has been shaved. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She is highly sensitive about her name. She loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. She has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. 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. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She feels threatened by others.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Sensitive, Fearful. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 200 sp.

Description: She is an attractive woman, lean and moderately muscular. She is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of her physical features obscured. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. Her half smiles and blue eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: She speaks before she thinks and is too direct. She receives visions of the future at random moments

History: Born in the east her family was never financially stable. Hatae 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 became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality; and obtaining odd cultural dwarven artifacts is her passion

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 3000 gp. Red-brown spinel (90 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This younger middle-aged woman sports white clothing, slightly heavier than average wear, and a wedding ring on her right hand. She keeps her black hair in a flapper bob. Her eyes are likewise gray. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: She is envious of other's things. She hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that she so desires. 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: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the west. Her father disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her father, she was betrayed dozens of times. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Hunter they were divorced and she won custody of their son. She worked as a Tailor, and she later adopted a second son.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found; and to unite with her brother

Flaws: Greedy. Bonds: In love, Attractive, Family, Poor. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she usually wears her black robe and has her greatsword always slung over her shoulder. Her brass crest is braided into rings. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic woman, Hillanot's first love is herself. Her second love is also herself. She is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with her old comrades. She has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: Hillanot hails from a village terrorized by dire rats. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She has became unsatisfied with her lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge; and to reunite with her old friends

Ideals: Impeccable, Athletic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 2000 gp.

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with deerstalker hat. Her crest, while still mostly bronze, has prominent grey streaks. Her fierce gold eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She is quite rude, and likes to deride her opponents skill and shout insults at them. She passes on several rewards to people in need. She makes a point to leave places better than she found them.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. Harann was orphaned to a temple shortly after her birth. She was raised by the temple staff to care always for others above herself and to hold her god always in her heart. She used her abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs; and she has a rivalry with the church that dominates her actions

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Poor, Religious. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: Jasper (50 gp). Rock crystal (50 gp). Fire opal (1000 gp). Smoky quartz (50 gp).

Description: A middle-aged woman, she is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time, and is pretty ugly. Her blonde hair has been sun bleached extensively. She tend to wears goggles to shield her eyes.

Personality: While she is on the job, she is grim and serious. She understands how dangerous the world is and the need to stay safe. She works hard and plays hard.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. Her mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her mother was legitimate. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions; and she feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help

Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Criminal record, Immigrant, Religious. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 300 gp. Golden yellow topaz (400 gp).

Description: This late middle aged woman wears skinny pants and wears a blue and white robe with the hood down and is in decent physical shape. Her brown hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. Her violet eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She can speak with the recently deceased. She refers to her adoptive father for almost all things she is unsure about, which are numerous. She is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: She was raised in a island tribe. When the war came and ruined her parents she was left adrift. She was a hard woman then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent father; and wants to raise her children well

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Insane, PTSD. Bonds: Family, Nature. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 200 sp.

Description: She is lean but muscular and wears a fine chain shirt which she covers with grey colored cloaks and clothing. Her auburn hair is still thick. Her eyes are likewise amber. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken her opponents. Despite her formidable combat skills she remains a coward. She seeks to pay back kindness whenever she gets the chance. Whether it be in the form of unwanted serenades or the latest gossip she always seeks to do solids for her friends.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Her father was very strict, and drilled into her lessons on being the perfect lady. She used her abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: She is greedy.

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist, Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Fletcher

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

Possessions: 6000 cp. Moss agate (16 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This man is very fat, and is typically in his Spice Merchant uniform. He has moderate length silver crest. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. He loves teas. He is very sensitive about his face. To blow off anger he lifts weights and to control his otherwise explosive temper he works out a lot.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family He moved out north to avoid the crime he committed. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: He possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and balancing his hectic life and new spice merchant responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Impeccable, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 500 pp. An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (90 gp). Gold music box (2000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp).