Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she wears bulky brown painted plate armor. Her moppish golden hair is in a traditional bowl cut. Her skin is flawless and her green eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: She hates dire rats. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She has a small toy that she constantly fidgets with.

History: Helen was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Her parents enrolled her in a Sorcerer school at a young age so that she could practice her divine talents. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Crown-heir.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Job. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: This woman stands a little under 4'7" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She has the majority of her body covered in plate. Her lavender fur is kept up in a ponytail inside a broad hat. Her blue eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She believes there is no problem she cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. She has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: She was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family Her family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The father sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. She saw this and took pride in her father's willingness to do anything to win. She's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 140 gp. Chalcedony (70 gp).

Description: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, she is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. Her blue crest is still thick. She is baby faced.

Personality: She is irritable and easily angered. She is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use her stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. She is very protective of her business, her home, and her spouse. She is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her father always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. Because her father participated in the massacre of their homeland, dire rats burned their ranch to the ground and forced them out. She was preparing to flee to the north, but the outbreak of war prevented her and her mother from journeying north to reunite her family. She left for the north, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud; and revenge

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking western young adult. She is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing brown cape and mantle trimmed with soft grey waves gently in the breeze. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. Her auburn hair is heavily combed to the right. Her eyes are blue.

Personality: She is enamored with her job. She loves it. She likes the challenge and she likes helping those less fortunate than her. She disdains her fellow westerners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. Aside from being a slave or a gladiator, there isn't much legitimate work for Dwarves in Riswynn's homeland. Riswynn decided to take the middle way and become a bodyguard. She has worked as a Beggar like her mother before her.

Motivation: Expand her business; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Rich, Slave, Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 4000 cp.

Description: A stocky lighter skinned woman, she very much looks the part of a Body Guard. She has slicked back auburn hair. Her eyes are likewise gray. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. She has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: She was born in the north, but her parents moved at a very young age to the south. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Half-Elves in the north were limited. She struck the Body Guard job and began her own company from there.

Motivation: She feels threatened by others.

Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Job, Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 20 gp. Jade (60 gp). 1 Darkwood Buckler.

Description: She wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. She keeps her blonde hair in a flapper bob. Her amber eyes peer out from beneath her wide-brimmed blue hat.

Personality: She can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. She is very protective of her business, her home, and her spouse. She is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: Lia hails from a village terrorized by giants. Her mother took her hunting and taught her how to get in the mind of other creatures. She has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: She wants revenge against giants; and she is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Bonds: Criminal record, Enemies, Nature. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 50 gp. Deep blue spinel (200 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she has the majority of her body covered in plate. Her hair is auburn and very short. Her eyes are a pleasant hazel.

Personality: She tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. Despite her manner, she is extremely passionate and proud of her job, and she prides herself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Human companion (her 'brother'). She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Expand her business.

Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 700 sp. Chalcedony (20 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: She is lean but muscular and wears black painted combat armor at almost all times. She has white hair. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: Her voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl she speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of her tone. She will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: Born to a Unemployed, her mother struggled to pay the bills. Her homeland was ravaged by war and she spent much of her life rebuilding it. She became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: To prove her worth to the world; and she seems to be bored by most things

Flaws: Cynical, Impulsive, PTSD. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 8000 cp. 1 Good lock. 1 Superior lock.

Description: He is an average looking northern male in his early mid-life. He wears a brown feathered hat and brown clothes. His brown hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His eyes are likewise amber. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. He cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the north. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Brewer work with an outfit from a few towns over. Brewer work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He has worked as a Brewer like his mother before him.

Motivation: He made a deal with a demon which lead to his current lot in life, and he's becoming increasingly nervous about it; and expand his business

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Job, Debt. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 140 gp. 1 Banded mail.