Description: This fat western woman has a bulbous nose and tends to wear a large grey jacket. Her skin is also unnaturally pale. Her hair, while still mostly black, has prominent grey streaks. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She will rave to anyone who will listen. Helja enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Dwarven companion (her 'brother'). She became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: Many brigands want her driven away; and she wants to meet her childhood hero

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Hedonist. Bonds: Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 110 gp.

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She wears silk and lounges about seductively. She has red hair. Her fierce blue eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She is irascible and easily irritated. She believes the world needs to unite to get rid of giants once and for all.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her mother and father. Her mother taught her the rudiments of the Dyer arts, while her father instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Her parents enrolled her in a Sorcerer school at a young age so that she could practice her druidic talents. She was granted druidic powers by her dying sister.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by giants, and she desires to right it; and many giants want her driven away

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Rich. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 4000 cp. 1 Silk rope.

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She wears violet painted combat armor at almost all times. Her long white hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her eyes are brown and she is always smoking a pipe.

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. To her fellows she is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. Because her mother participated in the massacre of their homeland, goblins burned their ranch to the ground and forced them out. She was preparing to flee to the south, but the outbreak of war prevented her and her father from journeying south to reunite her family. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by goblins. Bethrynna was horrified and prayed that her father was alright. However, she heard that her father had died fighting off the goblins.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud; and a deep hatred of goblins

Ideals: Joker. Bonds: Immigrant, Enemies, Religious. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 300 sp.

Description: Standing 5'3", this man wears baggy blue pantaloons and a black scarf. His head has been shaved. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: His father raised him in a mountain cabin. Cursed with vampirism at a very young age, Ivellios has worked very hard to control his curse. He was granted psionic powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: He is terrified, and will act out of fear; and he feels threatened by others

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful, Disease. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 150 gp. Pink pearl (80 gp).

Description: Her right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She wears a pastel coat over a tan low-cut shirt, and a deerstalker hat upon her head. Her cinnamon fur is smooth and relatively long. She is baby faced.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her mother.

History: She was raised in a desert tribe. She was an apprentice working in her mother's forge. Since then, she has sought to make the best of life.

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

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Optimist. Bonds: Job, Nature, Family. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 20 gp.

Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates her frame. Her auburn hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk she knows how to make people feel guilty. She is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: Sannl was born with her father's beautiful face. Through the years after Sannl was born, her father became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the west. Sannl's father didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions; and she feels kind of lost in life

Ideals: Gifted, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Depressed, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Religious. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 380 gp.

Description: She is a small woman, but exceptionally fit. She wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty black coat over it. She has no hair. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: The woman has a huge range of feeling. She will range from being happy and joking with the occasional self put down to crying stating how she will be a better person from this day on. She can't help but pocket interesting objects she comes across

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. 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. She hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and she is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Emotional. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 3000 cp. 2 Alchemist’s fire.

Description: She is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. She carries a battered longsword and tarnished nunchaku as well. Her silver hair is matted, messy, and big. Her eyes are likewise amber. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She is happy with her job as a Servant. She turns her eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. She loves teas. She is very sensitive about her face. To blow off anger she lifts weights and to control her otherwise explosive temper she works out a lot.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. 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. Recently a tribe of gnolls attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Cora fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the south; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Fighting, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Military. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 250 gp.

Description: She very much looks the part of a Herbalist, and she perpetually has her falchion ready. She has brown hair. She has gleaming, smiling white eyes.

Personality: She is envious of other's things. She hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that she so desires. She does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for her. She lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: Born in the east to a Herbalist, Ishte learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. At a young age she wooed the heart of her future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: To be a Bowyer again; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Greedy. Bonds: Job, Rich, In love. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 4000 cp.