Description: She is a pot bellied western woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing black cape and mantle trimmed with soft grey waves gently in the breeze. Her hair is short and brown. Her eyes are amber and catlike.

Personality: Quiet and reserved she prefers to listen than to talk. She will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. She lacks restraint and is impulsive. She jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: She got into the Guard business at a young age. Her mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She has worked as a Guard like her mother before her.

Motivation: To be a Spice Merchant again; and she is greedy

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Shy, Impulsive. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 200 gp. Red spinel (90 gp). Chrysoprase (50 gp). Jet (90 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: An older woman who dresses well, wearing black shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time, she is not a threatening figure. She has slicked back golden hair. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are amber.

Personality: She is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. She is skeptical of what others tell her and is slow to trust.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Emma grew up listening to her father's many stories. From there she went from mercenary job to mercenary job. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: She feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help; and marry her brother to traveling adventurers

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Family, Criminal record. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 5000 sp.

Description: Standing 5'7", this woman wears an entirely pastel suit with blue socks and a vest with buckled shoes. Her head has been shaved. Her gray eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She goes out her way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one she won't accept into her heart. 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 daughter.

History: She comes from a rich northern family. Cursed with vampirism at a very young age, Anne has worked very hard to control her curse. 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: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Family, Rich. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 800 gp.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, she wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally she sports a white coat. She wears her black hair up. Her brown eyes peer out from beneath her wide-brimmed white hat.

Personality: She believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. She plays an instrument quite well.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her father always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. Over the years she perfected her riding and shooting skills. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Nature. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 400 gp. Fiery yellow corundum (1100 gp). Zircon (30 gp). 1 Minor magic item.