Description: A 5'2" northern woman, she is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing pastel cape and mantle trimmed with soft white waves gently in the breeze. Her gray fur is knotted and matted. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She is a melancholic, but persistent worker. She resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. She is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She loathes her own lifestyle; and she feels kind of lost in life

Ideals: Joker, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insane, Depressed. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 100 gp. White pearl (100 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This woman stands a little under 4'8" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. Her brown fur is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her face is scarred and worn.

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. She claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day she will do what she thinks is right.

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. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 1000 gp. Freshwater pearl (12 gp). Black pearl (1300 gp). Black opal (1200 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She stands about 5'8" and wears a violet coat over a brown low-cut shirt, and a deerstalker hat upon her head. Her left leg appears badly burned and disfigured. She has a very tight haircut. She has several tiny opal earrings on each ear.

Personality: She is irritable and easily angered. She is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use her stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. Galiena enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: She got into the Locksmith business at a young age. 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 achieved small success as a Locksmith.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and balancing her hectic life and new locksmith responsibilities is difficult

Flaws: Antagonistic, Hedonist. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 4000 cp.

Description: He dresses like a well dressed Map Maker does. He is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly swords and kukris. His long silver hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. He is baby faced.

Personality: He is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help his friends. He considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. When he's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, he's doing singing.

History: He was born in the east, but his parents moved at a very young age to the west. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Half-Orcs in the east were limited. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and he feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help

Ideals: Optimist, Artistic. Bonds: Job, Criminal record, Immigrant. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: He is lean but muscular and prefers to wear flannel. He wears his brown hair up in a very large beehive style do. His skin is flawless and his blue eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: Osco hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his poetry career. He feeds upon the attention of others.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Shipwright arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. After coming to the age of reason, Osco took it upon himself to study the divine arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. He was granted divine powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 40 pp.

Description: She wears many layers of old clothing at all times. Her attire stands in sharp contrast to her kukri, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a skull on it. Her white crest, when down, is lengthy. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady red eyes.

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. She is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: She was raised in a desert tribe. Her father was a soldier and died while she was still young. Arava was left her father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Poor, Military, Nature. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 300 gp. Blue quartz (11 gp). Peridot (60 gp). Red-brown spinel (60 gp). Onyx (60 gp). Jet (60 gp). Coral (60 gp).

Description: She sports grey clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. She has moderate length silver hair. Her eyes are violet and catlike.

Personality: She is business-like. She takes instructions and follows them to the letter. Her brief stint in the army gave her the idea she was invincible and that she is the toughest woman alive.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Brewer arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. In her 11th year, her parents were killed by a giants raid, leaving Emmeline alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by giants, and she desires to right it

Ideals: Professionalism. Bonds: Military, Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 500 sp.

Description: This southern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She wears light armors faded through time and improper care. Her crest is blue and curly. Her eyes are gold and catlike.

Personality: She likes to be helpful to her clients. She likes to prescribe proper advice to her clients. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her father.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 40 gp.

Description: She is a husky woman, who wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally she sports a tan coat. Her auburn hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. Her eyes are brown and beady.

Personality: She speaks before she thinks and is too direct. She is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered singing. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and to prove her worth to the world

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive, Disease. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 12000 sp. Smoky quartz (40 gp). Malachite (8 gp). Eye agate (8 gp). Black opal (500 gp). 1 Minor magic item.