Description: This slender woman stands about 3'10". She wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. She usually doesn't wear a shirt. Her hair is cut close to her head. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady amber eyes.

Personality: Helja hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her writing career. She loves teas. She is very sensitive about her face. To blow off anger she lifts weights and to control her otherwise explosive temper she works out a lot.

History: Born to a Farmer, her father struggled to pay the bills. There was a wharf not far from home where she often wandered off to fish. Recently a tribe of gnolls attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Helja fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for her; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Artistic, Fighting, Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Nature. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 900 pp. Coral (90 gp). Pink pearl (90 gp). Jet (90 gp). Rich purple corundum (400 gp). Emerald (400 gp). White pearl (90 gp). Red-brown spinel (90 gp). Aquamarine (1500 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: She appears as an extremely gaunt Dwarf, and stands approximately 3'9". She wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty brown coat over it, and her gloved hand is found clutching a rapier. She has shaved her head bald. She has several tiny opal earrings on each ear.

Personality: Prone to second guessing herself, she comes off as nervous. She has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a woman enough she will sell her own mother. Money is her most trusted friend.

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 struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: She is greedy; and money/treasure

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 1000 pp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (800 gp). A pair of blacksmith’s puzzle; each has a pair of interlocked iron designs that users try to take apart and put back together (70 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1100 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (3000 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (180 gp). Jeweled gold crown (3000 gp).

Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she dresses in green turtlenecks beneath a tan coat with white slacks. Her blue hair is matted, messy, and big. Her eyes are silver and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She is a jovial happy person, but she is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. She moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep her interest for a month it is impressive.

History: She comes from a rich eastern family. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Optimist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 500 pp. Blue quartz (15 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (15 gp). Hematite (15 gp). Moss agate (15 gp). Rock crystal (30 gp). Sard (30 gp). Hematite (15 gp).

Description: A moderately attractive woman, she wears baggy red pantaloons and a white scarf. She has golden hair. Her fierce amber eyes like to dwell on things.

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. She invented a lineage for herself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Elven companion (her 'brother'). She has became unsatisfied with her lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Elven artifacts is her passion; and to reunite with her old friends

Ideals: Philantrophist. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 6000 gp. Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1400 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (800 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (600 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (30 gp). Old masterpiece painting (600 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (800 gp). Solid gold idol (500 gp). Solid gold idol (500 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (30 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (30 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (20 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (3000 gp).

Description: This slender woman stands about 4'2". She wears just a grey suit. Her golden hair is matted, messy, and big. Her eyes are likewise hazel.

Personality: She is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. She has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a woman enough she will sell her own mother. Money is her most trusted friend.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Through the years after Marastyr was born, her father became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the north. Marastyr's father didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. Recently a tribe of gnolls attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Marastyr fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 7000 gp. Blue sapphire (1500 gp). Golden yellow topaz (500 gp). Moss agate (12 gp). Blue diamond (5000 gp). Lapis lazuli (12 gp). Pink diamond (5000 gp). Red garnet (40 gp). Lapis lazuli (12 gp). Rose (50 gp). Chalcedony (50 gp). Aquamarine (500 gp). Golden pearl (40 gp). Jet (40 gp). Blue quartz (12 gp). Malachite (12 gp). Moss agate (12 gp). Chrysoberyl (40 gp). Azurite (12 gp). Sardonyx (50 gp). Moss agate (12 gp). Black pearl (500 gp). Obsidian (12 gp). Amethyst (40 gp).

Description: A middle-aged woman, she wears a pastel shirt with thin grey vertical stripes and black pants, and is pretty ugly. She wears a broad hat to cover her moderate length lavender fur. She tend to wears goggles to shield her eyes.

Personality: She believes there is no problem she cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: Three 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. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. One night she noticed a nearby shooting star which she hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. She has done her darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the west; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Persistence, Entrepeneur, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 1800 pp. Violet garnet (200 gp). Alexandrite (200 gp). Moonstone (70 gp). Amber (140 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his rapier, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a cross on it. His silver hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. He lacks moral complications. He does what he is told to by employers but not much else. He spends his money on whatever he fancies at the time.

History: Born in the west his family was never financially stable. Ostracized due to the arcane powers of his oldest sister, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Tieflings became a terror of the countryside. He struck the Tanner job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: Marry his sister to traveling adventurers; and to unite with his sister

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Poor, Family. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 11000 gp. A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (50 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (800 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2300 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (6000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (50 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1600 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (800 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (50 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1600 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (50 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2300 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (40 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (50 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (50 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1600 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (800 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (6000 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (50 gp). 1 Medium magic item.