Description: An older woman who is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of her physical features obscured, she is not a threatening figure. Her golden hair is unkempt and raggedy. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Helja isn't afraid of most anything. She has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Dwarven unity. She uses divination through singing.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. Brilliant and gifted she never wanted to apply herself. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes; and she is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out

Ideals: Impeccable, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Slave. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: Aquamarine (400 gp). 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: This malnourished woman is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Body Guard. Her orange fur has been sun bleached extensively. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: Kite hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her dancing career. A true patriot, Kite would do anything for her country. She is fiercely protective of her fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: She was born in a small island village. Since her father passed away years ago, her mother 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 bought a whip and has really upped her game hunting, due to her understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: To end her boredom; and she seems to be bored by most things

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Poor, Military, Nature, Attractive. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 3000 cp. A roughly beaten golden orb (130 gp).

Description: 4'8" and muscular, this eastern woman wears a simple green robe with blue stripes complete with hood. She wears her brown hair down. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She thrives on attention. She does whatever is in her power to gain the attention of whomever she deems a fit date. She enjoys reading and quiet.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Athletic, Logical. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Slave. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 6000 cp.

Description: She wears a violet shirt with thin green vertical stripes and black pants. She has relatively dark skin and is very physically imposing due to her abundance of muscles. Her red hair is matted, messy, and big. Her eyes are violet and catlike.

Personality: She does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. She takes great pride in her work and is very well organized. Her planner is full of calendar events.

History: She was born in a small desert village. Her mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her mother was legitimate. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and balancing her hectic life and new scribe responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Nature, Religious. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: An older woman who wears a tan tunic with white highlights, and long green pants that bunch up around her shoes, she is not a threatening figure. Her moppish white hair is in a traditional bowl cut. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She is fixated on the number 98. She counts her steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. She seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. She would rather hide behind her crafts than deal with other people.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. She has had some formal writing training, and achieved minor success. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Ploughman for hire.

Motivation: Expand her business.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Insane, Shy, Mundane. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A stocky lighter skinned woman, she wears a white shirt, with a red mid length skirt with red tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. She wears her silver hair up. Her amber unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She is a melancholic, but persistent worker. She resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. She also has developed a complete distrust of the Ploughman profession.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. As a young adult she joined a group advocating for an improvement in Halfling conditions. She left for the north, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: She loathes her own lifestyle; and tabaxi compassion

Flaws: Disease, Depressed, Racist. Bonds: Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 160 gp.

Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She wears a black tunic with violet highlights, and long brown pants that bunch up around her shoes. She wears a deerstalker hat to cover her moderate length dark red hair. She has several tiny amethyst earrings on each ear.

Personality: She is unhospitable to her core. Her small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. 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: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Sorath was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered singing. Some 6 years later her spouse died after the birth of her daughter. Heartbroken, Sorath never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her daughter whom she trained as her father had trained her before.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, In love, Mentor, Adventurer. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 6000 cp.

Description: This woman stands a little under 4'11" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. Her blue hair is heavily combed to the left. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of her strength. She works very hard to maintain that gentleness. On top of that she is swayed by a pretty face, and while loyalty to her employer will always come first she doesn't like to hit women.

History: Born to a Brewer, her mother struggled to pay the bills. Her childhood dream was to be a Brewer, but she was a colossal failure. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Tailor for the past few years.

Motivation: Meet up once more with her childhood friend; and to reunite with her old friends

Ideals: Disciplined. Bonds: Has a crush, Adventurer, Poor, Job. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 400 gp. Sardonyx (60 gp). Bloodstone (60 gp).

Description: He wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame. He is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly hand crossbows and shortbows. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He is filled with cunning. He likes to feign weakness letting people think he is weak. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. A freak accident while working with his Beggar father left him crippled. 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; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Secretive, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Military. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 60 gp. Red spinel (70 gp). 1 Half-Plate.