Description: Her right side is far more bruised and cut up than her other. She is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down. She wears a small hat to hide her balding. Her eyes are violet and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: Her tongue was cut out and she uses sign language. A true patriot, Matilda would do anything for her country. She is fiercely protective of her fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her mother always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. 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. After a long history of fighting, Matilda and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and balancing her hectic life and new map maker responsibilities is difficult

Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Antagonistic. Bonds: Military, Mentor. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: Carnelian (60 gp). Deep blue spinel (500 gp). Aquamarine (500 gp). Blue star sapphire (1600 gp). Jet (80 gp). Violet garnet (500 gp). Bloodstone (60 gp). Sardonyx (60 gp). Chalcedony (60 gp).

Description: She is a mite stocky and wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath her coat. She has chestnut hair. Her black eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: In the realm of puns, she cannot help herself. She feels obliged to make them. She loves her children and doesn't want them to worry about her. She loves to share her music with anyone who is interested.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. She helped her father out around the business and became quite the natural. She tends to her Courier job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother.

Ideals: Joker, Artistic. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Family, Job. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 6000 gp. Finely wrought small gold bracelet (20 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1200 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1100 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (180 gp). Solid gold idol (1200 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Jeweled anklet (2000 gp). Gold music box (2000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1200 gp). Solid gold idol (1200 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (6000 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (180 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This late middle aged woman wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle and is in decent physical shape. Her long black hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. This violet eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: Her voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl she speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of her tone. She always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove her into the Mercenary business.

History: She comes from a rich southern family. She always admired martial-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Persistence, Gifted. Flaws: Cynical. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 5000 gp. Smoky quartz (80 gp). Red garnet (120 gp). Black opal (1500 gp). Carnelian (80 gp). Rock crystal (80 gp). Banded agate (14 gp). Violet garnet (300 gp). Deep green spinel (120 gp). Peridot (80 gp). Violet garnet (300 gp). Aquamarine (300 gp). Red garnet (120 gp).

Description: She does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. She carries with her a set of crossbows, each one with a ruby on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. She wears her golden hair up. Her eyes are green and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She will rave to anyone who will listen. She is harsh and unforgiving.

History: Born in the east her family was never financially stable. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

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

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Insane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Religious. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 10000 gp. Banded agate (12 gp). Rock crystal (50 gp). Star rose quartz (50 gp). Deep blue spinel (200 gp). Moss agate (12 gp).

Description: She is in excellent shape and wears suspenders and white workpants. Her shirt is brown, and she wears a heavy white leather apron most of the time. Her brown hair is matted, messy, and big. Her gray eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: Quiet and reserved she prefers to listen than to talk. She will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. She is harsh and unforgiving.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her father always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. Through the years after Portia was born, her father became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the east. Portia's father didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. She's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Addict, Shy, Antagonistic. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs. She wears a deerstalker hat to hide her balding. Her red eyes are slightly larger than normal.

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 refers to her adoptive father for almost all things she is unsure about, which are numerous. She is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: When she was but 7 years old her parents immigrated from the east. Her father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She became a Bounty Hunter soon after.

Motivation: To protect her home; and money/treasure

Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Rich, Family, Immigrant, Job, Guardian. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 600 pp. Lapis lazuli (6 gp). Jacinth (4000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A moderately attractive woman, she wears a robe, a symbol of magic around her neck, and a mace on her belt. Her hair, while still mostly silver, has prominent grey streaks. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She will rave to anyone who will listen. To her fellows she 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: Jelenneth lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. At a young age her father died while driving off some brigands. Her mother being the stubborn sort decided to stay and helped train her in mace use. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Baker they were divorced and she won custody of their son. She worked as a Scribe, and she later adopted a second son.

Motivation: Many brigands want her driven away.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Family. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 6000 gp. Jeweled electrum ring (5000 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (140 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (5000 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1900 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1800 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (500 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (500 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (5000 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (140 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1900 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.