Description: An imposing woman with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic right hand, she wears many layers of old clothing at all times. With wild white hair. Her gray eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: Avice hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her painting career. She is used to getting what she wants. In part because she is a meticulous planner.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered painting. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by gnolls, and she desires to right it; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Artistic, Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Cook

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A thin woman, she clearly needs to put on some weight, but she still has a lot of muscle. She is wearing a long, brown, dusty cloak. With wild red hair. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She speaks before she thinks and is too direct. She loves her children and doesn't want them to worry about her. She loves to share her painting with anyone who is interested.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her mother always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. Being born in the north, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the north for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way west. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and an old rival family wants her found

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic. Flaws: Insomniac, Impulsive, Antagonistic. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: He wears a blue deerstalker hat and blue clothes. He has moderate length blonde hair. His brown eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. On top of that he is swayed by a pretty face, and while loyalty to his employer will always come first he doesn't like to hit women.

History: Born in the south his family was never financially stable. His parents enrolled him in a Paladin school at a young age so that he could practice his necromantic talents. He has achieved small success as a Ploughman.

Motivation: To settle down with his crush; and he doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes

Ideals: Gifted, Impeccable. Bonds: Has a crush, Adventurer, Poor, Job. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 20 pp. Smoky quartz (40 gp).

Description: This northern woman is abnormally tall. She wears a fancy white dress. Her whole body is exceptionally muscular. Her chestnut hair is wavy and long. Her green eyes peer out from beneath her broad white hat.

Personality: She is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. Joan is a bit of a follower. Usually she is manipulated by her sisters into helping them out, but recently she has become more of a free agent.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. When the war came and ruined her parents she was left adrift. She was a hard woman then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Barkeep they were divorced and she won custody of their son. She worked as a Shepherd, and she later adopted a second son.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Shepherd and was forced into it by her family; and her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Flaws: Shy, PTSD. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Family, Military. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 300 gp. Jasper (60 gp). Carnelian (60 gp).