Description: This late middle aged woman typically wears black cloth garments or leather armor and is in decent physical shape. Her hair is long and golden with streaks of chestnut, and is pulled back with small black clips. This brown eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. She is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of her. She is by nature obliging.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Assassin work with an outfit from a few towns over. Assassin work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found; and she is content

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Shy, Mundane. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 100 gp. Onyx (80 gp). Deep blue spinel (300 gp). Alexandrite (300 gp).

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by her earthly robes.. Her auburn hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a dagger scrunchie. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She has two modes she varies between. On the job she is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job she is a party animal. 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: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. Her father disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her father, she was betrayed dozens of times. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her sons to still be retired.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found; and find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Job, Family. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 800 gp. Malachite (8 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic right hand, he wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). He wears a feathered hat to cover his moderate length chestnut hair. His eyes are gray and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He likes to make people angry or surprised. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: Shane was born in the east. At a young age he loved to build and create. He has had some formal poetry training, and achieved minor success. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Persistence, Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic, Hedonist. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: Amethyst (60 gp). Deep blue spinel (700 gp). Obsidian (15 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears a green vest and prefers black and grey shirts. Her boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. She is portly but not overly obese. Her red hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. Her eyes are likewise violet.

Personality: She is witty, but her monotone delivery comes off as unnerving She misses her home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: Born to a Courier, her mother struggled to pay the bills. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Engraver work with an outfit from a few towns over. Engraver work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She's also a talented Courier, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg.

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Poor, Job. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 5000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.