Description: She is lean but muscular and is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. Her hair is blonde and curly. Her fierce violet eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She's a bit of a prankster. She knows she is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. She is kind towards other women and children and will generally offer women help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to her.

History: Willow lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. 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 now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and doesn't want to be a shipwright and was forced into it by her family

Ideals: Joker, Philantrophist. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Family, Rich. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 1900 sp.

Description: She wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty brown coat over it, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 4'2" when asserting herself. Her hair is always cut to a buzz. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines violet.

Personality: A deeply religious woman she believes everything happens for a reason. She never wears the same outfit twice, unless she absolutely has to.

History: She was born in the east, but her parents moved at a very young age to the north. She was taken from her home at a very young age. She has never given up on her writing dream.

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

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious, Immigrant, Slave. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 1 Masterwork studded leather.

Description: She is in excellent shape and is wearing a long, black, dusty cloak. She sports a flattop hair cut. Her eyes are silver and beady.

Personality: She is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. 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: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Kasdeya was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Athletic, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Rich, Mentor. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 160 gp.

Description: She is a mite stocky and tends to wear a brown poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt. Her long red hair reaches down to her waist. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her gray eyes.

Personality: She barks her statements quickly and with little fuss. She prefers small words and is at her heart utilitarian. She is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. She was an apprentice working in her father's forge. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Locksmith.

Motivation: Expand her business.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Terse. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 90 gp. Malachite (9 gp). Black pearl (400 gp). 1 Masterwork Musical instrument.

Description: This slender woman stands about 2'8". She is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. Her hair, while still mostly white, has prominent grey streaks. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She is a jovial happy person, but she is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. She does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for her. She lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. She helped her mother out around the business and became quite the natural. She would ruin relationships and cause injury. She was reprimanded several times before being given her current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: Expand her business.

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 240 gp. A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (90 gp).

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his flail with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. He keeps his long golden hair kept up in a rat tail. His amber eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. The war was a terrible time for him, and Kilvar does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: Kilvar was born in the north. At a young age he loved to build and create. His childhood dream was to be a Bricklayer, but he was a colossal failure. He has achieved small success as a Spice Merchant.

Motivation: He is content; and to find somewhere to settle down

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Mundane, Depressed. Bonds: Military, Job. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 600 sp.

Description: He dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner, and he perpetually has his lance ready. His black hair is smooth and relatively long. His brown eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. He receives visions of the future at random moments

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. He helped his mother out around the business and became quite the natural. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Glassblower.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle, and she perpetually has her falchion ready. She has no hair. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She is a very philanthropic person; she spends her free time working at various soup kitchens. When she's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, she's doing dancing.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. 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 used her abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and money/treasure

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs. Her blonde hair has been sun bleached extensively. Her green eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Millicent embodies much of what other species detest in the Half-Elves. She is underhanded and not above using her wealth and body to get others to do her bidding.

History: Millicent was born with her mother's beautiful face. Her mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature hammer.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break; and wants to raise her children well

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Attractive, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: Amber (120 gp). Jet (120 gp). Chrysoberyl (120 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.