Description: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, she has the majority of her body covered in plate. She has dyed her greying blonde hair a little too much giving a sharp blonde color. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with painting. She constantly tries to fill her life with painting. She misses her home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: She was raised by priests from a young age. Her father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her father was legitimate. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions; and her religion dominates her actions

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 90 gp.

Description: She is an average looking western female in her early mid-life. She is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Courier. Her crest, while still mostly copper, has prominent grey streaks. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She is fixated on the number 23. She counts her steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. She seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. She is obsessed with her god.

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Courier work with an outfit from a few towns over. Courier work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Courier for the past few years.

Motivation: She is content; and she is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs

Flaws: Insomniac, Insane, Mundane. Bonds: Religious, Nature, Job. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: His right side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a green coat. His hair is chestnut and very short. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. He inherited a moderately successful company from his father. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. 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: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Selfish. Bonds: Rich, Slave. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She wears a pastel collared shirt and tan skirt. She accessorizes with a brown scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across her shirt. Her fur is short and lavender. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She is enamored with her job. She loves it. She likes the challenge and she likes helping those less fortunate than her. She lacks moral complications. She does what she is told to by employers but not much else. She spends her money on whatever she fancies at the time.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. She moved out east to avoid the crime she committed. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Herbalist for hire.

Motivation: She has decided she is irredeemable; and expand her business

Flaws: Insane, Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 4000 sp.

Description: She usually wears her violet robe and has her kukri always slung over her shoulder. She has relatively light skin and is very physically imposing due to her abundance of muscles. She has done her best to style her golden hair to look like a famous performer. She has gleaming, smiling hazel eyes.

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. When she's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, she's doing painting.

History: Malquis was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her father was employed at, doing general labor. Like her father and her brother before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Fortune-teller. She tends to her Fortune-teller job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well; and marry her brother to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Job, Family. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down. Her hair is long and white with streaks of silver, and is pulled back with small yellow clips. Her hazel eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She resents people who mock her appearance or her, so she has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. When triggered she is a bloodthirsty maniac, stopping at nothing and killing everything for almost an hour.

History: Born in the south her family was never financially stable. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. Recently she has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: A rival would like her out of the picture.

Flaws: Addict, Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Criminal record, Poor. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Banded mail. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Chain shirt.

Description: She dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. She carries with her a set of pickaxes, each one with a topaz on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. Her gray fur is kept up in a ponytail inside a deerstalker hat. Her blue eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, she has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. She does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of gnolls may trigger it at times.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. At a young age her father died while driving off some gnolls. Her mother being the stubborn sort decided to stay and helped train her in pickaxe use. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to gnolls demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: To end her boredom; and to find somewhere to settle down

Ideals: Fighting, Disciplined. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 100 gp. Golden yellow topaz (200 gp). Black pearl (200 gp). Black pearl (200 gp).

Description: She likes to wear white tank tops with blue skirt. She wears her red hair up. Her eyes are amber and catlike.

Personality: She exudes charisma. She is a tour de force of persuasion. A fanatic, her devotion to her small selection of gods is unquestionable. She claims to be doing their will and will base all her actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: A child with a great deal of poetry talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. She was a friend to animals and a trickster. In her defense of animals however she would do severe harm to people. She bought a quarterstaff and has really upped her game hunting, due to her understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: To clean up the streets; and to protect her home

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Nature, Guardian. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Chain shirt. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. She wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic woman, Silgre's first love is herself. Her second love is also herself. She pushes her goals aggressively. She is also a coward if confronted.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Body Guard arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. 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 has money and likes to spend it; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 20 pp. Deep green spinel (140 gp).