Description: This malnourished woman wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath her coat. Her black hair is knotted and matted. Her eyes are likewise brown.

Personality: She is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends she is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy herself. Her job bores her to no end. She has decided to make it more interesting.

History: Helja hails from a village terrorized by dire rats. In her youth she was part of a gang. She got caught, but did not rat out her comrades and served her time in prison. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by dire rats. Helja was horrified and prayed that her father was alright. However, she heard that her father had died fighting off the dire rats.

Motivation: She wants revenge against dire rats; and to reunite with her old friends

Ideals: Joker. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer, Criminal record, Enemies. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 6000 cp. 4 Holy water.

Description: She wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. Her skin is fair and her fingers are delicate and long. Her hair is golden and curly. This blue eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She swings through moods quickly. One moment she is cool and collected, the next she is carried away by passions. She is accommodating to her spouse and as such limits her hospitality. She is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven herself a capable leader.

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. From there she went from mercenary job to mercenary job. She is searching for what she claims is her rightful reward.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Half-Orc artifacts is her passion; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Passionate. Bonds: In love, Military, Adventurer. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 800 sp.

Description: This woman stands a little under 5'0" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She wears a black cloak and cross-gartered yellow stockings. Her golden hair is lengthy. Her fierce hazel eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: Fistula is depressed about a lot of things. She tends to be a nihilist. She does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. 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's also a talented Engraver, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Optimist. Flaws: Depressed, Insomniac. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 400 gp. Deep blue spinel (900 gp). Citrine (60 gp). Rose (60 gp). 1 Half-Plate. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: This woman is renowned for her bright brown dresses and hats. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized topaz on her right hand. She wears her silver hair down. She has several tiny topaz earrings on each ear.

Personality: She likes to be helpful to her clients. She likes to prescribe proper advice to her clients. She is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her mother always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. A gifted student she started as a Roofer, but she got bored and became a Engraver. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Engraver responsibilities is difficult.

Flaws: Selfish, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 200 sp.

Description: She is scrawny and has patchy red stubble. She wears a brown costume with the symbols of the sun god on her torso. She has a hunchback. She keeps her red hair in a pixie cut. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady green eyes.

Personality: She does not care much for physical appearances, nor does she care much for other people. She does however care about what she wants and getting it. She is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. She haggles over everything, upselling her goods and buying cheap. She is persistent in everything.

History: Herleva was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her mother was employed at, doing general labor. Her first spouse was a Performer, they had one son, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her sons to still be retired.

Motivation: She feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world; and nothing but the best is good enough for her

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Family. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 190 gp.

Description: She is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of her physical features obscured. She is physically well-built. She wears a feathered hat to hide her balding. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She has a good heart but also a terrible temper. She will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. She loves her children and doesn't want them to worry about her. She loves to share her writing with anyone who is interested.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. She graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. She advanced relatively quickly due to her good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To unite with her sister; and regain custody of her daughter

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic, Ugly. Bonds: Family, Military. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 40 gp.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what she was had she not made sure her armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit she wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. Her long golden hair reaches down to her waist. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She snorts whenever she laughs or is feeling confident. She is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with her old comrades. She has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: Sarah 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. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Tiefling companion (her 'brother'). She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: She wants to meet her childhood hero; and retire the richest woman in the south

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Adventurer, Poor. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This woman is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of her veins is visible when she is not flexing. Her shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for her due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. Her black hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic woman, Eloise's first love is herself. Her second love is also herself. She has all her life been fascinated with dancing.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. Her mother was very strict, and drilled into her lessons on being the perfect lady. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Impeccable, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 140 gp.

Description: She stands about 3'0" and wears a tattered pair of loose white pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. Her right hand appears badly burned and disfigured. Her blonde hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. She has gleaming, smiling brown eyes.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with singing. She constantly tries to fill her life with singing. Flattery will make her almost putty in your hands.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. She graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. She advanced relatively quickly due to her good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. She has never given up on her singing dream.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and she wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Poor, Military. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 2000 cp. 1 Banded mail.