Description: She is typically in her Bather uniform. Her attire stands in sharp contrast to her monstrous two handed axe, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a cross on it. Her golden hair is cut short. Her amber eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She barks her statements quickly and with little fuss. She prefers small words and is at her heart utilitarian. Her home and work are filled with various knick knacks she has acquired through the years. She cares a great deal for her adopted teenage son.

History: Avice hails from a village terrorized by dire rats. A gifted student she started as a Guard, but she got bored and became a Bather. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent father; and she wants revenge against dire rats

Flaws: Addict, Terse. Bonds: Job, Family, Enemies. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 120 gp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs. She is bald on top and has large red tufts of hair around her ears. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

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. She also is a firm believer in the womanly ideal.

History: She comes from a rich eastern family. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: Marry her brother to traveling adventurers.

Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Antagonistic, Impulsive. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 80 gp. 1 Silk rope.

Description: This slender woman stands about 5'0". She is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. She has auburn hair. Her amber eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She is fixated on the number 1. 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. A fanatic, her devotion to her small selection of gods is unquestionable. She claims to be doing their will and will base all her actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. Like her mother and her sister before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Barrister. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Fighting, Logical. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Religious, Job, In love. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 100 sp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: She is a physically imposing light-skinned woman. She wears light armors faded through time and improper care. Her hair is white and very short. This blue eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. She is obsessed with her god.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. In her 18th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her father impaled in their home, and her mother beheaded. She saw the woman who walked out, and charged her in a blind rage. The woman easily evaded and defeated her, leaving her to live broken and terrified. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions; and she is greedy

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Religious, Rich. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 150 gp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. His white crest is unkempt and raggedy. His eyes are red.

Personality: He runs his personal life as if detached from it. He organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits he will get from it. He has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: A child with a great deal of dancing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Shepherd hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He is wracked by social anxiety; and he feels threatened by others

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Selfish, Fearful. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 3000 cp. Red spinel (50 gp). 1 Masterwork manacles.

Description: She is renowned for her bright black dresses and hats. Her copper crest, when down, is lengthy. Her red eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: She considers herself a woman of culture and sophistication. She likes a good challenge to her wits. As long as the job gets done she does not care how it got done.

History: Kadana was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Like her mother and her brother before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Cartwright. She left for the west, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge; and a deep hatred of orcs

Ideals: Impeccable, Professionalism. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 600 sp.

Description: She is a physically imposing light-skinned woman. She wears skinny pants and wears a white and green robe with the hood down. She keeps her chestnut hair in a pixie cut. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She is envious of other's things. She hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that she so desires. She loves being with her children and actually smiles when they are around. She would do anything for them. She dislikes her ex a great deal.

History: She was born in the east, but her parents moved at a very young age to the west. In her 18th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her mother impaled in their home, and her father beheaded. She saw the woman who walked out, and charged her in a blind rage. The woman easily evaded and defeated her, leaving her to live broken and terrified. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Roofer and was forced into it by her family.

Flaws: Greedy, Fearful. Bonds: Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 3000 cp.

Description: This slender man stands about 6'8". He typically wears pastel cloth garments or leather armor. He wears his orange fur down. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady yellow eyes.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes giants are coming to abduct people. He has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a man enough he will sell his own mother. Money is his most trusted friend.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and a deep hatred of giants

Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Enemies, Rich, Religious. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: She wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body. She has relatively dark skin and is very physically imposing due to her abundance of muscles. She wears a small hat to cover her moderate length golden hair. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She is quiet and unassuming. She ignores others and carries on with her job unassumingly. Her job bores her to no end. She has decided to make it more interesting.

History: She was born in the east, but her parents moved at a very young age to the north. She was an apprentice working in her father's forge. She has dedicated herself to building a better world.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Bonds: Attractive, Job, Adventurer, Criminal record, Immigrant. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 600 sp.