Description: This woman wears suspenders and tan workpants. Her shirt is brown, and she wears a heavy tan leather apron most of the time, and sports empty pouches on her belt. Her brown hair is still thick. Her gray eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She resents people who mock her appearance or her, so she has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. Ella enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. Her homeland was ravaged by war and she spent much of her life rebuilding it. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: To prove her worth to the world; and she will attempt to ambush and attack anyone she thinks she can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. if successful, she will try to sell them to her slave-trader contact

Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist, PTSD, Shy, Impulsive. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 200 gp. Jasper (40 gp). Sard (40 gp). Star ruby (1600 gp). Peridot (40 gp).

Description: She is a pot bellied northern woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She wears a robe, a symbol of the four houses of cards around her neck, and a shield on her belt. Her brown hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. She has gleaming, smiling brown eyes.

Personality: She tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. When she's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, she's doing singing.

History: She was born in the north. Aside from being a slave or a gladiator, there isn't much legitimate work for Humans in Giselle's homeland. Giselle decided to take the middle way and become a bodyguard. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and she's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She dresses in blue turtlenecks beneath a brown coat with green slacks. She carries with her a set of spears, each one with a amber on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. Her hair is red and very short. Her half smiles and amber eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: She is fixated on the number 56. She counts her steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. She seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. She is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. She likes to tell stories.

History: Her druidic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. She always admired druidic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. Recently a tribe of gnolls attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Ahlyssa fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and she feels threatened by others

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Insane, Fearful. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 100 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (300 gp).

Description: A 5'0" southern woman, she is dressed in earthy colors with a violet and yellow handkerchief worn on her left side. She has a long brown ponytail with little hanging trinkets. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with painting. She constantly tries to fill her life with painting. She is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes her no end of embarrassment.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. Her father was a soldier and died while she was still young. Sarah was left her father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. She eventually got the idea of being the protector of her homeland from reading books, and has made it her duty.

Motivation: To protect her home; and to prove her worth to the world

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Forgetful, Impulsive. Bonds: Military, Guardian. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 300 gp.