Description: This fat northern woman has a bulbous nose and wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally she sports a violet coat. Her skin is also unnaturally pale. Her top hat is riddled with cuts and holes. Her eyes are hazel and beady.

Personality: She is overprotective of those who hire her services. A true patriot, Mella would do anything for her country. She is fiercely protective of her fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her mother always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. 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. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and retire the richest woman in the north

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Guardian, Military. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She wears a worn and beaten armor. She is portly but not overly obese. Her hair is black, silky, and of moderate length. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the south. 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: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. 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. She has since married many spouses, only to have them die. She claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and her religion dominates her actions

Ideals: Pacifist. Bonds: Attractive, In love, Religious, Criminal record. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 1500 sp. 8 Acid flasks.

Description: She is in excellent shape and wears a fine chain shirt which she covers with blue colored cloaks and clothing. She has wavy black hair. She is baby faced.

Personality: She has two modes she varies between. On the job she is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job she is a party animal. As she has aged she has sought to do reparations for her actions as a youth. She is also making sure that her compatriots who never received punishment for their crimes are brought to justice.

History: She was born into a rich family. She worked as a nervous Miller and found it very stressful. Recently she has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: She has decided she is irredeemable; and she is greedy

Ideals: Athletic, Justice. Bonds: Job, Criminal record, Rich. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: She wears a worn and beaten armor. She carries with her a set of shields, each one with a sapphire on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. Her brass crest is lengthy. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She speaks before she thinks and is too direct. Synthrin enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Synthrin lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Her mother disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her mother, she was betrayed dozens of times. By chance she met her sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent mother; and find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Impulsive, Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 110 gp.

Description: He is in excellent shape and wears a grey costume with the symbols of magic on his torso. His broad hat is riddled with cuts and holes. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep brown.

Personality: He is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 10000 cp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: She does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. Her skin is fair and her fingers are delicate and long. She sports a flattop hair cut. Her violet eyes peer out from beneath her small tan hat.

Personality: She will rave to anyone who will listen. She can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. She has had some formal painting training, and achieved minor success. She was granted necromantic powers by her dying brother.

Motivation: Wants a kiss; and she would like to get married and retire

Ideals: Gifted, Artistic. Flaws: Insane, Ugly. Bonds: Has a crush. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: Obsidian (8 gp). Jasper (20 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She wears long strands of aquamarine and short tan dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. Her hair, while still mostly golden, has prominent grey streaks. Her gray eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She acts crazy and hedonistic. She is fiercely devoted to her father, and views her father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating her from her legal half-brother.

History: Jarsali was born in the south. At a young age she loved to build and create. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered poetry. 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: Regain custody of her daughter.

Ideals: Persistence, Artistic. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 200 gp. Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (600 gp).

Description: He is lean but muscular and wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. His black hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He is a very philanthropic person; he spends his free time working at various soup kitchens. He is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: His divine talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. He would ruin relationships and cause injury. He was reprimanded several times before being given his current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: He has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Bonds: Religious, Criminal record. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 500 sp.

Description: Her skin has the orange glow of too much sun. She wears a violet armored body suit, with a simple white line shooting up and back down. Her hair is red and very short. Her violet eyes peer out from beneath her broad violet hat.

Personality: Anne hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her writing career. She also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Anne grew up listening to her mother's many stories. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. She became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: She wants to get laid.

Ideals: Artistic, Logical. Bonds: Has a crush, Adventurer. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 7000 cp.