Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. She sports silver long hair. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. Nalaed is a bit of a follower. Usually she is manipulated by her sisters into helping them out, but recently she has become more of a free agent.

History: She got into the Knight business at a young age. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and expand her business

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Job. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 1400 sp. 1 Chain shirt.

Description: This woman wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her greataxe with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt, and sports empty pouches on her belt. With bright brown hair. Her eyes are a pleasant hazel.

Personality: She is enamored with her job. She loves it. She likes the challenge and she likes helping those less fortunate than her. She is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. She likes to tell stories.

History: When she was but 5 years old her parents immigrated from the east. Ella 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. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 3 years.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion; and she feels threatened by others

Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Nature, Family. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This dark-skinned female wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. She is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. Her hair is silver, silky, and of moderate length. Her violet eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She snorts whenever she laughs or is feeling confident. Susannah enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. 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 set out to sabotage the competition.

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

Flaws: Hedonist, Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 600 sp.

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He wears silk and lounges about seductively. His hair is long and blonde with streaks of white, and is pulled back with small brown clips. His beard is white, braided, and well cared for. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He trusts no one. He is not readily capable for forgiveness and his ire never leaves him. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: Born in the north his family was never financially stable. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. He bought a bastard sword and has really upped his game hunting, due to his understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north; and seeks redemption

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Nature. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: He wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. He carries a battered dagger and tarnished longsword as well. He wears his red hair up. His fierce blue eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: Heian wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Sorcerer, so he tries to act the part. He does a good job, for the most part... Energy wise he seems alert and responsive.

History: Gifted from a young age, Heian studied abroad. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. Recently a tribe of orcs attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Heian fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Fighting, Disciplined, Professionalism, Gifted, Logical. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 100 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She wears a white vest with golden trim over her white shirt. Her tan leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and her white boots flare out at the collars. Her hair is silver and curly. Her eyes are gray.

Personality: She goes out her way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one she won't accept into her heart. 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: She was born on a small isolated farm. She was taken from her home at a very young age. Recently a tribe of dire rats attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Rose fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Optimist, Fighting. Bonds: Immigrant, Nature, Slave. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 60 gp.

Description: She wears a suit in poor condition. It has not been laundered in sometime and has been worn in activities one would not normally wear a suit during. She wears her brown hair up. Her green eyes peer out from beneath her feathered black hat.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with poetry. She constantly tries to fill her life with poetry. The war was a terrible time for her, and Arha does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. She has had some formal poetry training, and achieved minor success. She has never given up on her poetry dream.

Motivation: Meet up once more with her childhood friend.

Ideals: Artistic, Fighting. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Adventurer, Military. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A moderately attractive woman, she wears a black wide-brimmed hat and black clothes. Her white hair is lengthy. Her fierce white eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. She is used to getting what she wants. In part because she is a meticulous planner.

History: She was born into a rich family. At a young age both her parents were killed in an accident. Her uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took her in and had her trained in basic self defense. Recently she has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Mercenary responsibilities is difficult; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Criminal record, Job. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 180 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: She wears a simple blue robe with tan stripes complete with hood, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 5'2" when asserting herself. Her hair is short and chestnut. She is baby faced.

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 has a cruel streak; something she gained from her previous mentor. She harbors resentment against her former mentor.

History: Heir to a fortune, her parents put a great deal of effort into curing her disease. Through the years after Jelenneth was born, her mother became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the west. Jelenneth's mother didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. After a long history of fighting, Jelenneth and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and she has money and likes to spend it

Flaws: Insomniac, Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Mentor, Rich. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: Blue quartz (11 gp).