Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what she was had she not made sure her armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit she is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. She sports a flattop crest cut. Her half smiles and gold eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: She is a Stableman first and foremost. She believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. She receives visions of the future at random moments

History: Born in the north to a Stableman, Zykroff learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Stableman for the past few years.

Motivation: She wants revenge against gnolls; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 110 gp. Golden pearl (120 gp).

Description: A 6'8" eastern woman, she wears tattered old clothes. She has moderate length blue crest. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep gold.

Personality: She never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. She receives visions of the future at random moments

History: Her necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. She has had some formal poetry training, and achieved minor success. She got away from her former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and a rival would like her out of the picture

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 1200 gp. A silver and pearl hairclip (100 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (100 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (100 gp). Jeweled anklet (4000 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (400 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down. Her tied-back hair is brown. Her eyes are likewise brown.

Personality: Stoic and calm, she prefers to meditate than take action. She is always in debt, since she spends her money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: Eloise was raised in a hard working conservative environment. She helped her father out around the business and became quite the natural. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 6000 cp. Banded agate (8 gp). 1 Climber’s kit.

Description: He wears a simple yellow robe with red stripes complete with hood. His skin is fair and his fingers are delicate and long. His hair is cut close to his head. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep blue.

Personality: His voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl he speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of his tone. He is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. He likes to tell stories.

History: He was raised in a forest tribe. His mother took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: He feels threatened by others; and he desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Cynical, Fearful. Bonds: Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 3000 sp.

Description: This late middle aged woman is typically in her Ploughman uniform and is in decent physical shape. Her fur, while still mostly brown, has prominent grey streaks. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines yellow.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the north. She does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of giants may trigger it at times.

History: Trail lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Ploughman work with an outfit from a few towns over. Ploughman work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Ploughman.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Ploughman and was forced into it by her family; and revenge

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Enemies, Family. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 1500 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She is typically in her Performer uniform. She carries with her a set of greataxes, each one with a topaz on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. She wears a deerstalker hat to hide her balding. Her ears are large.

Personality: She is overprotective of those who hire her services. She is kind towards other women and children and will generally offer women help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to her.

History: She got into the Performer business at a young age. Her childhood dream was to be a Farmer, but she was a colossal failure. She eventually got the idea of being the protector of her homeland from reading books, and has made it her duty.

Motivation: To clean up the streets.

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Guardian. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Full Plate. 1 Full Plate.

Description: She wears dull black sweaters, loose brown pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath her sweater she keeps a concealed monstrous two handed axe, just in case. She has wavy green crest. Her eyes are red and she is always smoking a pipe.

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. She is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: Her arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. Her mother was a mechanic, and taught her how to fix just about anything. She struck the Guard job and began her own company from there.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Gifted, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Enemies. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 500 sp.

Description: An older woman who dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner, she is not a threatening figure. Her long golden hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep gray.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Tyna will drive conversation. She also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: She was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. Through the years after Tyna was born, her father became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the south. Tyna's father didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: She would like to get married and retire; and she has a crush on the local barber

Ideals: Extrovert, Logical. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Has a crush. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 180 gp.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, she is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down. Her feathered hat is riddled with cuts and holes. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady amber eyes.

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 a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her father.

History: Her mother raised her in a mountain cabin. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the west; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Optimist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Nature. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 2000 gp. Malachite (14 gp). 1 Medium magic item.