Description: She typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep blue leather and dull black iron scale mail. She is portly but not overly obese. Her feathered hat is riddled with cuts and holes. Her gray eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She runs her personal life as if detached from it. She organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits she will get from it. She loves teas. She is very sensitive about her face. To blow off anger she lifts weights and to control her otherwise explosive temper she works out a lot.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. 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. 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. Jacoba fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

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

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Selfish. Bonds: Immigrant, Military. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 2000 sp.

Description: The dark-skinned woman stands 4'11" and wears a tan cloak and cross-gartered red stockings. Her white hair is braided into rings. She has brown eyes.

Personality: She believes there is no problem she cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. She has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Eloise was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. She helped her father out around the business and became quite the natural. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 9 years.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor, Job, Rich. Occupation: Healer

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 5000 sp.

Description: She is dressed in an above average manner. She cuts an attractive figure and her suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. Her golden hair has been sun bleached extensively. Her gray eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic woman, Helen's first love is herself. Her second love is also herself. She pushes her goals aggressively. She is also a coward if confronted.

History: Helen lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Since her mother passed away years ago, her father had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: She feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world; and an old rival family wants her found

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 600 gp. Carnelian (30 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (6 gp). Rich purple corundum (700 gp).

Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She is wearing a tight green one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. Her silver hair has been sun bleached extensively. She has amber eyes.

Personality: She likes to be helpful to her clients. She likes to prescribe proper advice to her clients. She tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: Ermina lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Her father disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her father, she was betrayed dozens of times. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: Expand her business.

Ideals: Athletic, Optimist. Bonds: Job, Family, Slave. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 600 gp. Carnelian (70 gp). Lapis lazuli (13 gp). Onyx (70 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.