Description: She wears a brown shirt with thin grey vertical stripes and white pants. Her hair is cut close to her head. She has gleaming, smiling amber eyes.

Personality: Prone to second guessing herself, she comes off as nervous. She has a cruel streak; something she gained from her previous mentor. She harbors resentment against her former mentor.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Barbena grew up listening to her father's many stories. She found a children's book about a Dwarf Rogue who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. She modeled her life after the story, seeing herself destined a hero. She is searching for what she claims is her rightful reward.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and to reunite with her old friends

Flaws: Shy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor, Adventurer. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 2000 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1200 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1100 gp). Solid gold idol (1200 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (70 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (3000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Solid gold idol (1200 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1700 gp).

Description: She wears rags and sports a simple walking cane, and carries hammers. Her fur is cut close to her head. Her eyes are blue and beady.

Personality: Her voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl she speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of her tone. She works hard and plays hard.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Sellsword hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Cynical, Hedonist. Bonds: Poor, Slave. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 300 gp. A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (30 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (500 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is a physically imposing dark-skinned woman. She wears bulky tan painted plate armor. She wears a deerstalker hat to hide her balding. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: Here is a woman who knows she is the smartest in the room. She talks down to others constantly. She is a great chef.

History: Her psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. She always admired psionic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. She became a Bather soon after.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Impeccable, Gifted. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: This slender woman stands about 6'8". She wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her longsword with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt. Her scarlet crest is still thick. She has gold eyes and a black hat with a green feather.

Personality: She is a jovial happy person, but she is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. She has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: A child with a great deal of dancing talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. From there she went from mercenary job to mercenary job. Since then, she has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the north; and she desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Optimist, Artistic, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 700 gp. Bloodstone (30 gp).

Description: She is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. She wears a deerstalker hat to hide her balding. Her gray eyes peer out from beneath her deerstalker brown hat.

Personality: She is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of her strength. She works very hard to maintain that gentleness. She has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a woman enough she will sell her own mother. Money is her most trusted friend.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Humans in the north were limited. Recently a tribe of goblins attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Williamina fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To prove her worth to the world; and she is greedy

Ideals: Fighting, Disciplined. Flaws: Mundane, Impulsive. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 2900 gp. Freshwater pearl (7 gp). Emerald (1400 gp). Golden yellow topaz (800 gp). Jasper (70 gp). Citrine (70 gp). Sardonyx (70 gp). Aquamarine (800 gp). Banded agate (7 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he wears blue trousers with tan and grey striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts. He has white hair. He has a dull look in his brown eyes.

Personality: He is a jovial happy person, but he is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. He has all his life been fascinated with painting.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. After coming to the age of reason, Umpen took it upon himself to study the arcane arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Optimist, Artistic, Gifted. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 600 sp.

Description: This dark-skinned female wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. She is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. Her hair, while still mostly golden, has prominent grey streaks. Her eyes are likewise violet. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She is filled with cunning. She likes to feign weakness letting people think she is weak. Her brief stint in the army gave her the idea she was invincible and that she is the toughest woman alive.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. At a young age her mother died while driving off some orcs. Her father being the stubborn sort decided to stay and helped train her in halberd use. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by orcs. Claira was horrified and prayed that her father was alright. However, she heard that her father had died fighting off the orcs.

Motivation: She wants revenge against orcs; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by orcs, and she desires to right it

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Secretive. Bonds: Poor, Military, Enemies. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman stands a little under 5'0" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She is renowned for her bright pastel dresses and hats. Her yellow fur is smooth and relatively long. Her eyes are green and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with her opinion, she thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, she can get violently argumentative. She feeds upon the attention of others.

History: Jade was born with her mother's beautiful face. 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 drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature crossbow.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion; and wants to raise her children well

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she wears professional attire. She wears her blonde hair up. Her eyes are brown and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: A deeply religious woman she believes everything happens for a reason. She is underhanded and not above using her wealth and body to get others to do her bidding.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her mother and father. Her mother taught her the rudiments of the Shepherd arts, while her father instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Lagazi 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. When she grew older, she became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. She began work as a mercenary for hire. She would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: She is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out; and obtaining odd cultural gnomish artifacts is her passion

Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Rich, Adventurer, Slave. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 300 sp.