Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she is dressed in earthy colors with a black and pastel handkerchief worn on her left side. Her rusty crest is greasy and uncared for. Her eyes are red and beady.

Personality: She likes to be helpful to her clients. She likes to prescribe proper advice to her clients. She never wears the same outfit twice, unless she absolutely has to.

History: She was born several months after her father was called into army service. Her parents died when she was young, and she was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Akra 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 Akra. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 15 years.

Motivation: She feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Military, Criminal record. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 40 gp.

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. She has styled her golden hair well, parting it to the left. Her gray eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: Stoic and calm, she prefers to meditate than take action. She uses her nature as a weapon; she likes to lead opponents to think her in distress.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and she has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Disciplined, Logical. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 140 gp. 1 Thunderstones.

Description: This slender woman stands about 3'0". She wears a white shirt with thin brown vertical stripes and pastel pants. She has a very tight haircut. Her eyes are gray and catlike.

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 is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: Born in the south her family was never financially stable. Since her mother passed away years ago, her father had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to giants demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: She is content; and to find somewhere to settle down

Flaws: Selfish, Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Enemies. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 90 pp.

Description: 3'10" and lanky with angular features, she is an attractive figure. She very much looks the part of a Seamstress. Her hair is chestnut and very short. She has green eyes.

Personality: She is shy and timid. She has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. A true patriot, Bardryn would do anything for her country. She is fiercely protective of her fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: The child of northern immigrants she idolized her mother. She worked as a nervous Seamstress and found it very stressful. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: To be a Tailor again; and balancing her hectic life and new seamstress responsibilities is difficult

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Job, Attractive, Military, Immigrant. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 1800 sp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He wears a tight fitting grey shirt and pants. His silver hair is thinning but still full. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady brown eyes.

Personality: He trusts no one. He is not readily capable for forgiveness and his ire never leaves him. He is a thrill seeker, he laughs at people and throws down challenges. He is highly competitive and combative.

History: He was born into a rich family. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Human companion (his 'brother'). He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She typically wears grey cloth garments or leather armor. She cuts an attractive figure and her suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. Her hair is cut close to her head. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She thrives on attention. She does whatever is in her power to gain the attention of whomever she deems a fit date. She is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of her. She is by nature obliging.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the west; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 600 sp.

Description: A 4'11" southern woman, she wears a fine chain shirt which she covers with blue colored cloaks and clothing. Her brown hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. She has a tattooed face.

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 able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: Her psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Adventurer. She tends to her Adventurer job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Adventurer responsibilities is difficult; and many dire rats want her driven away

Ideals: Disciplined, Gifted. Bonds: Job, Enemies. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 100 sp. Carnelian (80 gp).

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She wears a grey armored body suit, with a simple pastel line shooting up and back down. Her black hair has been sun bleached extensively. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady amber eyes.

Personality: She will rave to anyone who will listen. She has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: She comes from a rich southern family. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She is greedy; and she feels threatened by others

Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Fearful. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Performer

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 200 sp. Zircon (40 gp).

Description: She stands about 5'0" and wears grey robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally she wears more armor. She prefers to carry a sword, but if one is not available she will default to her sickle. Her right hand appears badly burned and disfigured. Her chestnut hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. Her gray eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: In the realm of puns, she cannot help herself. She feels obliged to make them. She is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. She found a children's book about a Human Sorcerer 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 spent several years traveling with her friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: She is greedy; and she wants to meet her childhood hero

Ideals: Joker. Bonds: Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 30 gp. Tiger eye turquoise (9 gp).