Description: She wears tattered old clothes. She carries with her a set of sais, each one with a jet on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. She is bald on top and has large white tufts of hair around her ears. Her eyes are likewise gray. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She will rave to anyone who will listen. 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: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Mason arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. While she appears to be a normal Human, she's... not quite right. Perhaps she's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that she plain doesn't fit in. 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: Money/treasure; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Fighting, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 500 gp. Alexandrite (600 gp). Rock crystal (20 gp). Blue star sapphire (500 gp). Red spinel (120 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Standing 5'8", this woman wears a grey coat over a red low-cut shirt, and a feathered hat upon her head. Her silver hair, when down, is lengthy. Her gray eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic woman, Oriel's first love is herself. Her second love is also herself. She does not believe in violence as a means to an end. She is a dedicated Detective but believes her peers are too gung-ho.

History: When she was but 8 years old her parents immigrated from the north. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Human companion (her 'brother'). She has became unsatisfied with her lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the north; and she has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Impeccable, Pacifist, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 3000 sp.

Description: A 5'4" southern woman, she wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. Her long red hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: Calm and collected, she is a well trained Ploughman. She has a cruel streak; something she gained from her previous mentor. She harbors resentment against her former mentor.

History: Agnes was raised in a hard working conservative environment. 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 Ploughman. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Expand her business.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Mentor. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: Aquamarine (1500 gp). Eye agate (15 gp).

Description: This northern woman is abnormally tall. She likes to wear ponchos typically of a light brown in addition to tight pants. Her whole body is exceptionally muscular. She has shaved her head bald. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, she has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. She has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. 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 is searching for what she claims is her rightful reward.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Immigrant, Slave, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 100 gp.