Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she wears just a tan suit. She has a very tight haircut. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines green.

Personality: She misses her glory days as an athlete. She does not mind her job, but it is boring in comparison. She is a bit of a macho woman and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: Trained by her mother for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She bought a axe and has really upped her game hunting, due to her understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Ideals: Athletic, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Nature, Military. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 7000 gp. Blue star sapphire (1500 gp). Peridot (70 gp). Onyx (70 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1100 gp). Brown-green garnet (70 gp). Onyx (70 gp). Lapis lazuli (9 gp). Malachite (9 gp). Rock crystal (70 gp). Aquamarine (1100 gp). Zircon (70 gp). Black pearl (1100 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This western woman wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with white lining and desert motifs. Her clothes are grease stained in places. She sports a flattop hair cut. Her green eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. Despite her manner, she is extremely passionate and proud of her job, and she prides herself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. She was one of the best in her class, and was picked up by her current employer. She quickly showed her capability and was soon promoted to a head role. She struck the Sage job and began her own company from there.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Sage responsibilities is difficult; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 700 pp.

Description: This southern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. She sports a flattop crest cut. She has gleaming, smiling red eyes.

Personality: She misses her glory days as an athlete. She does not mind her job, but it is boring in comparison. 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: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. A gifted student she started as a Healer, but she got bored and became a Guard. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Guard for the past few years.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and to be a healer again

Ideals: Athletic, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 7000 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (400 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (900 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.

Description: Her skin has the orange glow of too much sun. She wears many layers of old clothing at all times. She has a very tight haircut. Her eyes are a pleasant violet.

Personality: She considers herself a woman of culture and sophistication. She likes a good challenge to her wits. She also is a firm believer in the womanly ideal.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Ellyjoybell was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. She found a children's book about a Gnome Druid who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. She modeled her life after the story, seeing herself destined a hero. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality; and she doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Poor, Mentor, Adventurer. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 2000 gp. Blue quartz (4 gp). Golden yellow topaz (400 gp). Amber (130 gp). Smoky quartz (80 gp). Silver pearl (130 gp). Freshwater pearl (4 gp). Rhodochrosite (4 gp). Black star sapphire (800 gp). Blue quartz (4 gp). Hematite (4 gp). Red garnet (130 gp). Blue star sapphire (800 gp). Chrysoberyl (130 gp). Brown-green garnet (130 gp).

Description: 6'9" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. His black hair is knotted and matted. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. He never wears the same outfit twice, unless he absolutely has to.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. Since his mother passed away years ago, his father had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Insomniac, Sensitive, Mundane. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 1100 pp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (700 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (50 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (800 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1800 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (50 gp). Gold and ruby ring (2000 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1800 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (50 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (700 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (50 gp). A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (30 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1800 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (50 gp). Gold music box (1000 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (30 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright yellow and pastel, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Anne embodies much of what other species detest in the Half-Elves. 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: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. While studying, she fell in love. They married and had a daughter. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Marshal for hire.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the west; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, In love, Job. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 900 pp. Old masterpiece painting (1200 gp). Jeweled anklet (3000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1800 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1800 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (40 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1200 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (100 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (80 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (80 gp). Gold music box (3000 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.

Description: She stands about 4'9" and likes to wear pastel tank tops with brown skirt. Her right leg appears badly burned and disfigured. Her long orange fur is drawn into a two foot long braid. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She is irritable and easily angered. She is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use her stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. 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: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when gnolls swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her mother gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her mother, who blamed her for driving them apart. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found; and she is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Family, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: Blue quartz (7 gp). Banded agate (7 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.