Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She wears a black collared shirt and blue skirt. She accessorizes with a tan scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across her shirt. Her white hair is singed and shortened. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

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. Her brief stint in the army gave her the idea she was invincible and that she is the toughest woman alive.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. Vanchu 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 has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature bastard sword.

Motivation: She wants to meet her childhood hero; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Military, Adventurer. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 800 gp. Violet garnet (700 gp). Fire opal (700 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman is very fat, and is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. Her auburn hair is wavy and long. Her amber eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

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 cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: A child with a great deal of writing talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. She found a children's book about a Gnome Bard 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 now spends her time doing works of charity.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 4000 sp. Onyx (40 gp). Freshwater pearl (7 gp). Citrine (40 gp). Rock crystal (40 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A 5'11" northern woman, she prefers to wear black pants and tee shirts. She keeps her chestnut hair in a pixie cut. Her eyes are likewise gold. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: She is happy with her job as a Ruler. She turns her eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. She has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Semyaza grew up listening to her mother's many stories. Her first spouse was a Jeweler, they had one daughter, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Ruler.

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

Bonds: Attractive, Job, Rich, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 1100 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She tends to wear a large tan jacket, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 3'3" when asserting herself. Her white hair is unkempt and raggedy. Her hazel eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks her mind. The war was a terrible time for her, and Ellywick does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: Trained by her father for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Farmer hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and she feels kind of lost in life

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Depressed. Bonds: Poor, Military. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 1400 sp.

Description: This woman wears light armors faded through time and improper care. She is muscular with a powerful set of arms. Her brown hair is lengthy. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation she is generally quite perceptive. She notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. Despite her manner, she is extremely passionate and proud of her job, and she prides herself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Eldeth was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. 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. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job.

Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Mentor. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 290 gp.

Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. She wears her black fur down. Her hazel unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as she rather likes the sound of her voice. Her demeanor is somewhat feminine. She is skeptical of what others tell her and is slow to trust.

History: Cask was born with her father's beautiful face. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered writing. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved.

Ideals: Athletic, Optimist, Artistic. Flaws: Disease, Shy. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: Red-brown spinel (130 gp).

Description: This southern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She wears green leather gloves, a green jacket, and tight pants. Her scarlet crest, when down, is lengthy. This red eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She does not care much for physical appearances, nor does she care much for other people. She does however care about what she wants and getting it. The war was a terrible time for her, and Raiann does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: Born in the south to a Interpreter, Raiann learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. Raiann 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 has became unsatisfied with her lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: Expand her business; and obtaining odd cultural tabaxi artifacts is her passion

Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Military, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 300 pp. Sardonyx (70 gp). Lapis lazuli (15 gp). Violet garnet (600 gp). Red garnet (140 gp). Eye agate (15 gp). Jade (140 gp). Sardonyx (70 gp). Aquamarine (600 gp). Hematite (15 gp). Moonstone (70 gp). Moss agate (15 gp). Deep blue spinel (600 gp). Alexandrite (600 gp). Violet garnet (600 gp). Violet garnet (600 gp). Banded agate (15 gp). Chalcedony (70 gp). Hematite (15 gp). Brown-green garnet (140 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1200 gp). Blue star sapphire (1200 gp). Deep blue spinel (600 gp). Onyx (70 gp). Tourmaline (140 gp). Black pearl (600 gp). Obsidian (15 gp). Hematite (15 gp). Bloodstone (70 gp). Amethyst (140 gp). Brown-green garnet (140 gp). Azurite (15 gp). Black pearl (600 gp). Bloodstone (70 gp). Peridot (70 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is an average looking southern female in her early mid-life. She wears blue leather gloves, a blue jacket, and tight pants. She wears her white hair down. Her violet eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She hates Gnomes with a passion. As such she is filled with self loathing. Despite her manner, she is extremely passionate and proud of her job, and she prides herself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Gardener. She has been saving her money to try and buy her sister's freedom.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Job, Military, Family, Enemies. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 900 pp. Citrine (70 gp). Alexandrite (700 gp). Alexandrite (700 gp). Amber (90 gp). Eye agate (15 gp). Golden pearl (90 gp). Jet (90 gp). Jasper (70 gp). Lapis lazuli (15 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This fat western woman has a bulbous nose and is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. Her skin is also unnaturally pale. Her white hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. Her blue unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She is quite rude, and likes to deride her opponents skill and shout insults at them. She does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of orcs may trigger it at times.

History: Myev lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Cursed with lycanthropy at a very young age, Myev has worked very hard to control her curse. After a long history of fighting, Myev and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent mother; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by orcs, and she desires to right it

Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Antagonistic. Bonds: Enemies, Family. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 4000 sp. Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp).