Description: An imposing woman with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic right leg, she is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of her physical features obscured. Her tied-back hair is chestnut. Her skin is flawless and her gray eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: She loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. Helja is a bit of a follower. Usually she is manipulated by her sisters into helping them out, but recently she has become more of a free agent.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. Being born in the south, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the south for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way east. She has been saving her money to try and buy her sister's freedom.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well; and doesn't want to be a bookbinder and was forced into it by her family

Ideals: Opinionated. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Religious. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 2000 cp.

Description: Standing 6'5", this woman wears a white vest with golden trim over her white shirt. Her blue leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and her white boots flare out at the collars. She is bald on top and has large black tufts of hair around her ears. She has several tiny opal earrings on each ear.

Personality: She snorts whenever she laughs or is feeling confident. She is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: Gifted from a young age, Nogu studied abroad. 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 was granted druidic powers by her dying brother.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and she is greedy

Ideals: Gifted, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 2000 sp. Black opal (500 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. She usually doesn't wear a shirt. She is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly longbows and hammers. She has wavy brown fur. Her fierce green eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She is a sleazy, sleazy gal. She has no qualms about using her powers of suggestion to get people to do what she wants. She is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: Born in the north her family was never financially stable. From there she went from mercenary job to mercenary job. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Servant for the past few years.

Motivation: She possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and someone believes her a fraud

Bonds: Criminal record, Attractive, Adventurer, Poor, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Dutch accent

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

Description: This woman wears blue painted combat armor at almost all times, and sports empty pouches on her belt. Her top hat is riddled with cuts and holes. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She goes out her way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one she won't accept into her heart. Leshanna enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Gifted from a young age, Leshanna studied abroad. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. Since then, she has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Hedonist. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: She wears a brown collared shirt and green skirt. She accessorizes with a pastel scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across her shirt. Her skin is fair and her fingers are delicate and long. Her tied-back hair is red. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She is highly sensitive about her name. She loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. She does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for her. She lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: She comes from a rich northern family. Her father was a soldier and died while she was still young. Rosamund was left her father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. Unlike her family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, she wanted to work in the city. She has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: She made a deal with a demon which lead to her current lot in life, and she's becoming increasingly nervous about it; and she is content

Flaws: Sensitive, Mundane. Bonds: Rich, Military, Debt. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 300 gp. Smoky quartz (80 gp). Red-brown spinel (110 gp). Rhodochrosite (15 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is a physically imposing light-skinned woman. She wears a fine chain shirt which she covers with white colored cloaks and clothing. Her hair is silver and very short. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She is a hateful person. She taunts others and blames them for her problems. She uses divination through singing.

History: Gifted from a young age, Thea studied abroad. She was one of the best in her class, and was picked up by her current employer. She quickly showed her capability and was soon promoted to a head role. She has recently attracted an admirer that believes she's playing hard to get.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and regain custody of her daughter

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Has a crush, Family. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 600 gp.

Description: She wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body. She has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. She has a very tight haircut. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: Cocky and sure of herself, she believes she is the best Weaver born in the past three hundred years. She does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of brigands may trigger it at times.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Gnomes in the north were limited. She's also a talented Sculptor, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and further expansion of business

Bonds: Attractive, Job, Enemies, Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 100 gp. Cloth of gold vestments (90 gp). A small bag of saffron. (70 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp).

Description: This malnourished man is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest. His crest is cut close to his head. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He has schizophrenia that causes him to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. He would rather hide behind his crafts than deal with other people.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. At a young age he wooed the heart of his future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Disease, Shy, Addict. Bonds: Poor, In love. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2300 gp). A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (80 gp). Jeweled gold crown (4000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She wears a fine chain shirt which she covers with black colored cloaks and clothing. She keeps her long blue crest kept up in a rat tail. Her eyes are gold.

Personality: She is a hateful person. She taunts others and blames them for her problems. When she's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, she's doing music.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. She was taken from her home at a very young age. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out; and wants to raise her children well

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Slave, Immigrant. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 500 gp. Silver pearl (90 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (5 gp). Rich purple corundum (600 gp). Zircon (60 gp). Golden yellow topaz (400 gp). Deep blue spinel (400 gp). Black pearl (400 gp).