Description: This late middle aged woman prefers to wear tan clothing when she does not wear armor and is in decent physical shape. She wears her chestnut hair up in a very large beehive style do. Her violet eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: While she acts the brute, she is far gentler than she would appear. She is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her mother and father. Her mother taught her the rudiments of the Cartwright arts, while her father instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. In her 19th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her mother impaled in their home, and her father beheaded. She saw the woman who walked out, and charged her in a blind rage. The woman easily evaded and defeated her, leaving her to live broken and terrified. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by giants, and she desires to right it; and several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Adventurer, Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 200 sp.

Description: This slender woman stands about 5'6". She very much looks the part of a Guard. Her red hair is wavy and long. Her eyes are blue.

Personality: She can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. She is obsessed with her god.

History: She was raised in a plains tribe. Her parents died when she was young, and she was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Hadwisa grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Hadwisa. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Job, Religious, Nature, Criminal record. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 500 sp.

Description: Her left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She wears brown trousers with white and yellow striped suspenders. She wears various colorful collared shirts. She has a very tight haircut. Her half smiles and brown eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: She is a sleazy, sleazy gal. She has no qualms about using her powers of suggestion to get people to do what she wants. She dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. Her biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: She was born at the edge of vast mountains. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. She now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: To protect her home; and she's looking for her big break

Ideals: Logical. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Adventurer, Guardian. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 10000 cp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: Her skin has the orange glow of too much sun. She wears light armors faded through time and improper care. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. Her eyes are blue.

Personality: She is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help her friends. She considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. She is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. 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 moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She has passion for adventuring and risk; and she desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Adventurer, Immigrant. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 600 sp.

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he wears professional attire. His hair is short and blue. He has black eyes and a green hat with a yellow feather.

Personality: A deeply religious man he believes everything happens for a reason. He is obsessed with his god.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Dwarven companion (his 'brother'). He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and sabotage a competitor

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 1200 sp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: A middle-aged woman, she dresses in brown turtlenecks beneath a blue coat with brown slacks, and is pretty ugly. She wears her brown hair up in a very large beehive style do. Her green eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She is a woman who does what she needs to. She will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. She pushes her goals aggressively. She is also a coward if confronted.

History: She was born several months after her mother was called into army service. Griselda liked to wander the woods near her home when she was young, something she still likes to do at least once a week. She never liked modest clothing or shoes, so she would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and she developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. Recently she has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: She will attempt to ambush and attack anyone she thinks she can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, she will try to sell them to her slave-trader contact; and seeks redemption

Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Criminal record, Military, Nature. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 70 gp.

Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep black leather and dull grey iron scale mail. Her chestnut hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a clover scrunchie. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She is cool and collected. She likes to make quips and puns whenever she does anything. She also makes a point to compliment her superiors and flatter them. She is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: Born to a Shoemaker, her father struggled to pay the bills. While she appears to be a normal Half-Orc, she's... not quite right. Perhaps she's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that she plain doesn't fit in. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Disciplined, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 1400 sp.

Description: This woman wears a worn and beaten armor. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized opal on her right hand. Her long auburn hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her eyes are blue and beady.

Personality: She hates Elves with a passion. As such she is filled with self loathing. When she's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, she's doing music.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered music. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She is greedy.

Ideals: Artistic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 1800 sp. 2 Holy water.

Description: 4'11" and lanky with angular features, she is an attractive figure. She is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down. She wears a top hat to hide her balding. Her half smiles and amber eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: She has schizophrenia that causes her to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. She plays an instrument quite well.

History: When she was but 3 years old her parents immigrated from the north. A few years later when the east was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She feels kind of lost in life; and she loathes her own lifestyle

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Disease, Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 200 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.