Description: This malnourished woman does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. She wears a Stetson hat to cover her moderate length red hair. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She barks her statements quickly and with little fuss. She prefers small words and is at her heart utilitarian. To her fellows she is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: She was born in the east, but her parents moved at a very young age to the north. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Knight hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by giants. Avelina was horrified and prayed that her mother was alright. However, she heard that her mother had died fighting off the giants.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by giants, and she desires to right it

Flaws: Terse. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Enemies, Immigrant. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 800 gp.

Description: She is a small woman, but exceptionally fit. She dresses like a well dressed Guard does. Her brown hair is still thick. Her half smiles and brown eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: While she acts the brute, she is far gentler than she would appear. Her philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. 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 Guard. She struck the Guard job and began her own company from there.

Motivation: Expand her business; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Athletic, Fighting, Optimist. Bonds: Job, Attractive. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 30000 cp. Banded agate (10 gp). Alexandrite (800 gp). Rock crystal (30 gp).

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates her frame. Her chestnut hair, when down, is lengthy. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. She is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: Eva hails from a village terrorized by dire rats. After coming to the age of reason, Eva took it upon herself to study the psionic arts in their entirety; because of this, she was labeled a dark omen and banished from her homeland. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: To be a Merchant again; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 4000 sp. Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1300 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1200 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1300 gp).

Description: His skin is bronze and flawless. He wears a robe, a symbol of the four houses of cards around his neck, and a sword on his belt. He is an epitome of beauty. His brown hair is lengthy. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He is irritable and easily angered. He is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use his stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. He has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. In his 14th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his father impaled in their home, and his mother beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. Recently a tribe of dire rats attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Don fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He is wracked by social anxiety; and he is terrified, and will act out of fear

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 6000 sp.