Description: Her left side is far more bruised and cut up than her other. She wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with black lining and desert motifs. She has wavy white hair. Her green eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She likes to be helpful to her clients. She likes to prescribe proper advice to her clients. 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: Joan was born into a poor family. Growing up, she dreamt of becoming a Paladin, to bring honor to her family’s name. When she came of age, she applied for a position with her town's local guard, looking to work her way up via merit and eventually become a Paladin in service of a powerful lord somewhere. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 11 years.

Motivation: Meet up once more with her childhood friend; and obtaining odd cultural human artifacts is her passion

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 700 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A thin woman, she clearly needs to put on some weight, but she still has a lot of muscle. She wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her sword with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt. Her hair is always cut to a buzz. She has several tiny emerald earrings on each ear.

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 does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of dire rats may trigger it at times.

History: She was born several months after her mother was called into army service. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She wants revenge against dire rats.

Ideals: Athletic. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Enemies, Military. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She wears bulky black painted plate armor. She carries a battered club and tarnished shield as well. Her hair is golden and curly. Her blue unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with her opinion, she thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, she can get violently argumentative. Further she is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. Cursed with lycanthropy at a very young age, Eloise has worked very hard to control her curse. She was granted martial powers by her dying brother.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by drow, and she desires to right it

Ideals: Fighting, Opinionated, Gifted. Flaws: Disease, Addict. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: This tall, slender woman wears a grey shirt, with a black mid length skirt with black tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. Her blonde hair is singed and shortened. Her brown eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes orcs are coming to abduct people. She keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to her own.

History: A powerful wizard made her what she is. She was a friend to animals and a trickster. In her defense of animals however she would do severe harm to people. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to orcs demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: A deep hatred of orcs.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Mentor, Nature. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 700 gp. Golden yellow topaz (800 gp). Deep blue spinel (800 gp).