Description: She wears just a white suit, and she perpetually has her shield ready. She has no hair. This gray eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: This woman loves poetry and to teach people poetry more than just about anything. 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 born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family She has had some formal poetry training, and achieved minor success. After months of barely getting by, Portia managed to ambush a major caravan with a load of valuables. Instantly wealthy, she made her way to the capital under a new identity.

Motivation: She will attempt to ambush and attack anyone she thinks she can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, she will try to sell them to her slave-trader contact; and money/treasure

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record, Rich. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 1400 sp.

Description: She wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. Her red hair is still thick. She has gray eyes.

Personality: She fancies herself a trickster and likes to rely on her wits to carry the day. She cares for her older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. She lacks restraint and is impulsive. She jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: She was born in the west. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Dwarves in the west were limited. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: Marry her sister to traveling adventurers; and she doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 110 gp.

Description: This woman wears a tan shirt with thin white vertical stripes and red pants. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized topaz on her left hand. She has a long golden ponytail with little hanging trinkets. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes brigands are coming to abduct people. She is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: The child of a Gardener, who enjoyed hunting, Elama was taken on many hunting expeditions. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by brigands, and she desires to right it; and revenge

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Enemies, Nature. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 70 gp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: Her left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with her rolled up shirt sleeves this gives her a very relaxed look. Her hair is long and golden with streaks of chestnut, and is pulled back with small yellow clips. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

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. She has a habit of throwing herself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Miller. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Miller.

Motivation: Expand her business; and she wants to meet her childhood hero

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Military, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Miller

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 1000 cp. Sardonyx (50 gp).

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body. Her blonde hair is still thick. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

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

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, she was no stranger to responsibility. As a young adult she joined a group advocating for an improvement in Half-Orc conditions. She left for the west, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions; and halfling compassion

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Secretive, Racist. Bonds: Immigrant, Religious. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 4000 cp. 1 Darkwood Shield.

Description: This woman is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down. She is muscular with a powerful set of arms. Her hair is white and curly. Her eyes are likewise white.

Personality: She is envious of other's things. She hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that she so desires. She always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove her into the Baker business.

History: She was born into a rich family. In her 12th year, her parents were killed by a dire rats raid, leaving Jezebeth alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: She would like to get married and retire; and she wants to get laid

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Greedy. Bonds: Rich, Enemies, Has a crush. Occupation: Baker

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 1800 sp.

Description: This southern woman is abnormally tall. She dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. Her whole body is exceptionally muscular. Her moppish white hair is in a traditional bowl cut. Her violet eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: Her tongue was cut out and she uses sign language. She is a thrill seeker, she laughs at people and throws down challenges. She is highly competitive and combative.

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. Over the years she perfected her riding and shooting skills. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Halfling artifacts is her passion.

Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Adventurer, Nature. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 30 gp.

Description: She likes to wear ponchos typically of a light tan in addition to tight pants, and she perpetually has her longsword ready. She sports black long hair. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. She has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: The child of a Banker, who enjoyed hunting, Salanop was taken on many hunting expeditions. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. Recently a tribe of drow attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Salanop fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the south.

Ideals: Fighting, Justice, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Nature. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 320 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She has a large red mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into her white robe. Her head has been shaved. Her eyes are likewise green.

Personality: She seems absolutely devoid of it. She stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. She has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a woman enough she will sell her own mother. Money is her most trusted friend.

History: Trym was raised in a hard working conservative environment. She inherited a moderately successful company from her mother. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich, Job. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 380 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.