Description: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, she is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down. She wears a Stetson hat to cover her moderate length black crest. Her gold eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She fancies herself a trickster and likes to rely on her wits to carry the day. She cares for her older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. Her brief stint in the army gave her the idea she was invincible and that she is the toughest woman alive.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. She couldn't stand her childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with her mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: Regain custody of her daughter; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by drow, and she desires to right it

Bonds: Family, Military, Mentor, Enemies. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 21000 sp. Jasper (50 gp). Amethyst (110 gp). Coral (110 gp). Black opal (500 gp).

Description: A moderately attractive woman, she wears brown painted combat armor at almost all times. She has a long blonde ponytail with little hanging trinkets. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She is a Fletcher first and foremost. She believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. 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 Fletcher arts, while her father instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Her childhood dream was to be a Shepherd, but she was a colossal failure. She has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature monstrous two handed axe.

Motivation: She uses money and sex appeal to get what she needs; and to be a shepherd again

Bonds: Attractive, Job, Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 1 Chain shirt. 1 Masterwork studded leather. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. His white hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. His ears are large.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He receives visions of the future at random moments

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He was granted arcane powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: He is greedy; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 110 gp.

Description: This northern woman wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. Her clothes are grease stained in places. Her chestnut hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her ears are large.

Personality: She has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Soapmaker who has hired her part-time. She disdains her fellow northerners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Wants her loneliness to end.

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Has a crush. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 40 pp. Azurite (16 gp).

Description: Standing 5'2", this woman wears well tailored gowns and hats with beautiful decoration. She is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. Her black hair is singed and shortened. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady gray eyes.

Personality: She is a melancholic, but persistent worker. She resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. She is a great chef.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. Ostracized due to the arcane powers of her oldest brother, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Half-Elves became a terror of the countryside. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: She feels kind of lost in life; and she is greedy

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Rich, Mentor. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 26000 cp.

Description: This woman is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of her veins is visible when she is not flexing. Her shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for her due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. Her red hair is greasy and uncared for. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are amber.

Personality: She does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. Her respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to her, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, she tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in her reactions to snap at those who irritate her, Aline is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 500 gp. Rhodochrosite (7 gp). Banded agate (7 gp). White pearl (60 gp). Blue quartz (7 gp).

Description: This woman is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of her veins is visible when she is not flexing. Her shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for her due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. She has a long black ponytail with little hanging trinkets. This violet eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: Eva is depressed about a lot of things. She tends to be a nihilist. She has all her life been fascinated with dancing.

History: Born in the north to a Sellsword, Eva learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. She was an apprentice working in her father's forge. She has worked as a Sellsword like her father before her.

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

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Artistic. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 1000 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This younger middle-aged woman wears a tan vest with golden trim over her white shirt. Her black leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and her tan boots flare out at the collars, and a wedding ring on her left hand. Her feathered hat is riddled with cuts and holes. She has gleaming, smiling amber eyes.

Personality: She hates dire rats. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. More though she will beg to come along on any journeys. She will attempt to stowaway on any ship she can in the hopes that it will get her further away.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. Her homeland was ravaged by war and she spent much of her life rebuilding it. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by dire rats. Tippletoe was horrified and prayed that her mother was alright. However, she heard that her mother had died fighting off the dire rats.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud; and several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge

Flaws: Ugly, PTSD. Bonds: In love, Enemies, Slave. Occupation: Fletcher

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

Possessions: 100 gp. Sard (30 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She prefers to wear black clothing when she does not wear armor. Her red crest has been sun bleached extensively. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She is a jovial happy person, but she is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. She would rather hide behind her crafts than deal with other people.

History: Jheri was born in the north. At a young age she loved to build and create. A serious injury left her father unemployed and in need of constant care. Her family became saddled with debt trying to care for her infirm father. She has never given up on her poetry dream.

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

Ideals: Optimist, Artistic, Persistence. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Poor, Debt. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 24000 sp. Amber (120 gp). Black pearl (400 gp). Sardonyx (60 gp). Eye agate (6 gp).