Description: This woman wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment, and sports empty pouches on her belt. She has brown hair. Her hazel eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She is business-like. She takes instructions and follows them to the letter. 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: She was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for her. It may also be what makes her so good at details. She was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and retire the richest woman in the west

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Professionalism. Flaws: Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Slave. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 900 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A 4'7" southern woman, she likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. Her golden hair is cut short. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines brown.

Personality: A deeply religious woman she believes everything happens for a reason. She is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Herleva grew up listening to her mother's many stories. She was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. She left for the south, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs; and to reunite with her old friends

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious, Adventurer, Immigrant. Occupation: Weaver

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

Possessions: 1 Crowbar. 1 Simple lock. 1 Healer’s kit.

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he wears a violet vest and prefers grey and brown shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. His hair is chestnut and curly. His hazel eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. To his fellows he is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. As a young child he wandered into the woods despite his father's warnings against it. Afterwards he claimed he had encountered brigands who tried to eat his hand. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to brigands demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: He wants revenge against brigands.

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Enemies, Military. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 170 pp.

Description: She wears a robe, a symbol of the four houses of cards around her neck, and a spear on her belt. Her auburn hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a broad hat. Her gray eyes peer out from beneath her broad tan hat.

Personality: She seems absolutely devoid of it. She stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. She is fiercely devoted to her mother, and views her mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating her from her legal half-brother.

History: She was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. Her first spouse was a Bricklayer, they had one daughter, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Bricklayer they were divorced and she won custody of their daughter. She worked as a Shepherd, and she later adopted a second daughter.

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

Ideals: Fighting, Logical. Flaws: Mundane, Insane. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 150 gp. Tiger eye turquoise (15 gp).

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman wears a worn and beaten armor. Her red hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. Her brown eyes peer out from beneath her wide-brimmed white hat.

Personality: Cocky and sure of herself, she believes she is the best Mortician born in the past three hundred years. She also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: She was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for her. It may also be what makes her so good at details. Like her mother and her sister before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Mortician. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 14 years.

Motivation: Wants a kiss; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 210 gp.

Description: A woman with a warm, jovial air about her, she wears a tan vest with golden trim over her white shirt. Her grey leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and her tan boots flare out at the collars. Her brown hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. Her violet eyes peer out from beneath her feathered tan hat.

Personality: She is irascible and easily irritated. She feeds upon the attention of others.

History: Her psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions; and she is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Religious. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 400 gp. Star rose quartz (40 gp). 1 Half-Plate. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: 5'4" and muscular, this southern woman is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing pastel cape and mantle trimmed with soft brown waves gently in the breeze. Her gray fur is heavily combed to the right. Her green eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating she would invite many more into her home than her spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. Her brief stint in the army gave her the idea she was invincible and that she is the toughest woman alive.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. Her mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her mother was legitimate. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and she has a rivalry with the church that dominates her actions

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist. Bonds: Rich, Military, Religious. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: His skin is bronze and flawless. He prefers to wear violet clothing when he does not wear armor. He is an epitome of beauty. He has a very tight haircut. His half smiles and brown eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. He invented a lineage for himself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Bowyer arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

Motivation: He is greedy; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Disciplined, Optimist. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Rich, Family. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. His blonde hair is unkempt and raggedy. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He is irritable and easily angered. He is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use his stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. He is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the south. His parents divorced when he was young, and his mother gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his mother, who blamed him for driving them apart. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Fighting, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Sage

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 500 gp. Jet (120 gp). 1 Minor magic item.