Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. She has a long black ponytail with little hanging trinkets. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She is fixated on the number 42. 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. Her respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to her, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, she tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in her reactions to snap at those who irritate her, Avelina is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her mother and father. Her mother taught her the rudiments of the Butcher arts, while her father instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Her childhood dream was to be a Animal Trainer, but she was a colossal failure. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Justice. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 4000 sp. 1 Full Plate. 1 Chain shirt.

Description: She wears a tan vest with golden trim over her white shirt. Her brown leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and her tan boots flare out at the collars. She keeps her long white hair kept up in a rat tail. Her fierce amber eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She seems absolutely devoid of it. She stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. She keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to her own.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Juliana was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. She was one of the best in her class, and was picked up by her current employer. She quickly showed her capability and was soon promoted to a head role. She's also a talented Fletcher, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by gnolls, and she desires to right it; and a deep hatred of gnolls

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Mentor, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 4000 sp.

Description: She is a mite stocky and prefers to wear green clothing when she does not wear armor. Her auburn hair is thinning but still full. Her eyes are hazel.

Personality: She is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as she rather likes the sound of her voice. Her demeanor is somewhat feminine. The war was a terrible time for her, and Melissa does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: She was born several months after her mother was called into army service. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Regain custody of her daughter; and she feels kind of lost in life

Ideals: Optimist, Athletic. Flaws: Depressed, Ugly. Bonds: Military, Family. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 1000 sp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (400 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: A woman of a pale complexion, she wears tattered old clothes. Her red hair is smooth and relatively long. 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 is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. She passes on several rewards to people in need. She makes a point to leave places better than she found them.

History: The child of western immigrants she idolized her mother. Matilda was born on a far western mountains where she grew up under the tutelage of her mother, an expert Fortune-teller. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: To clean up the streets.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Shy. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 800 gp. Red garnet (110 gp). Bloodstone (30 gp). Moonstone (30 gp).