Description: An imposing woman with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic right hand, she is dressed in earthy colors with a red and blue handkerchief worn on her right side. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her eyes are violet.

Personality: While she is on the job, she is grim and serious. She understands how dangerous the world is and the need to stay safe. She works hard and plays hard.

History: Her father raised her in a mountain cabin. Ahlyssa was a troubled youth. She spent her days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent her evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Ahlyssa decided she wanted neither the life of her mother nor that of the evil petty criminals she associated with. During her early adolescence, she took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. She has been saving her money to try and buy her sister's freedom.

Motivation: She is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Criminal record, Nature, Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 1 Darkwood Shield. 1 Banded mail. 1 Darkwood Shield.

Description: An imposing woman with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic right leg, she wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. She usually doesn't wear a shirt. She wears her auburn hair up. Her eyes are gray.

Personality: She is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. She is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with her old comrades. She has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. Lacking all sense, she decided to go on an adventure. She picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends; and she feels kind of lost in life

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Shy, Disease, Depressed. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 4000 sp.

Description: This northern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a green coat. He wears his white hair up in a very large beehive style do. His eyes are likewise gray.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He has a habit of throwing himself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He was granted arcane powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Gifted, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive, Antagonistic. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 4000 sp.

Description: This woman wears well tailored gowns and hats with beautiful decoration. She is almost always dressed for an outing in high society, and sports empty pouches on her belt. She sports a flattop hair cut. Her eyes are gray and catlike.

Personality: She is highly sensitive about her name. She loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. She has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: Her mother raised her in a mountain cabin. She graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. She advanced relatively quickly due to her good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Flaws: Sensitive, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Nature, Military. Occupation: Cook

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 500 gp. Brown-green garnet (150 gp). Rich purple corundum (600 gp). Carnelian (50 gp). Lapis lazuli (11 gp).