Description: She wears just a black suit. She carries with her a set of shortspears on her belt, each one with a amethyst on the hilt. Her hair is always cut to a buzz. Her ears are large.

Personality: She is curt in most of her responses. She prefers to keep her word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. She lacks moral complications. She does what she is told to by employers but not much else. She spends her money on whatever she fancies at the time.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Vorka was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: Expand her business; and balancing her hectic life and new ruler responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Job, Mentor. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 10 pp.

Description: This slender woman stands about 6'2". She wears silk and lounges about seductively. Her rusty crest is braided into rings. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: While she acts the brute, she is far gentler than she would appear. She is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. She likes to tell stories.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. A freak accident while working with her Fortune-teller father left her crippled. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Fortune-teller they were divorced and she won custody of their daughter. She worked as a Tailor, and she later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found; and to unite with her sister

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Fearful, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 120 gp. Malachite (9 gp).

Description: An older woman who wears a grey armored body suit, with a simple blue line shooting up and back down, she is not a threatening figure. Her hair is white, silky, and of moderate length. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. She is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with her big mouthed big gutted partner. Her partner is her best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. She is cautious and jumpy. She reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: Ella was born with her mother's beautiful face. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. Lacking all sense, she decided to go on an adventure. She picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break; and she wants to meet her childhood hero

Flaws: Insane, Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: She prefers to wear blue clothing when she does not wear armor. Her tied-back hair is golden. Her gray eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with painting. She constantly tries to fill her life with painting. She also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: She got into the Animal Trainer business at a young age. Her mother was a mechanic, and taught her how to fix just about anything. She has recently attracted an admirer that believes she's playing hard to get.

Motivation: She would like to get married and retire.

Ideals: Artistic, Persistence. Bonds: Has a crush, Job. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 4000 cp. 1 Darkwood Buckler.

Description: This late middle aged woman typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep white leather and dull blue iron scale mail and is in decent physical shape. She has done her best to style her chestnut hair to look like a famous performer. Her blue eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: Calm and collected, she is a well trained Farmer. She dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. Her biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: Merla lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. She has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature whip.

Motivation: Regain custody of her son; and she loathes her own lifestyle

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Job, Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 700 sp.

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 dresses well, wearing pastel shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. Her lavender fur is still thick. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep green.

Personality: She is business-like. She takes instructions and follows them to the letter. She is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes her no end of embarrassment.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. 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 gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Merchant. She hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: She has decided she is irredeemable; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Professionalism, Fighting. Flaws: Forgetful. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: Onyx (60 gp).

Description: She appears as an extremely gaunt Gnome, and stands approximately 3'4". She wears well tailored gowns and hats with beautiful decoration. She is almost always dressed for an outing in high society, and her gloved hand is found clutching a mace. She is bald on top and has large auburn tufts of hair around her ears. Her eyes are a pleasant brown.

Personality: She never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. She can't help but pocket interesting objects she comes across

History: Gifted from a young age, Donella studied abroad. After coming to the age of reason, Donella took it upon herself to study the divine arts in their entirety; because of this, she was labeled a dark omen and banished from her homeland. She used her abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and she is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 80 pp.

Description: A 2'9" western woman, she dresses like a well dressed Seamstress does. Her brown hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. Her blue eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Eran embodies much of what other species detest in the Halflings. 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: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. She worked as a nervous Seamstress and found it very stressful. She became a Seamstress soon after.

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

Flaws: Addict, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Immigrant. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 5000 cp.

Description: 4'7" and muscular, this eastern woman is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of her physical features obscured. She wears her white hair up in a very large beehive style do. She has a tattooed face.

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 lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. A freak accident while working with her Marshal father left her crippled. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs; and she has a rivalry with the church that dominates her actions

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Selfish, Disease. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 20 pp. Coral (120 gp).