Description: A 5'1" northern woman, she is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. She has a long white ponytail with little hanging trinkets. Her green eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks her mind. She dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. Her biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the north. Her first spouse was a Butcher, they had one son, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for her; and she feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Logical, Impeccable. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Family. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 6000 sp. Amethyst (140 gp). Blue quartz (12 gp).

Description: With pastel face paint in a stripe pattern across her face, she is dressed in earthy colors with a pastel and red handkerchief worn on her right side. Her white hair, when down, is lengthy. She has a dull look in her amber eyes.

Personality: She's a bit of a prankster. She knows she is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. The war was a terrible time for her, and Mary does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: Trained by her mother for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. Ostracized due to the arcane powers of her oldest sister, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Humans became a terror of the countryside. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

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

Ideals: Joker, Gifted. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Military, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 200 gp. Brown-green garnet (80 gp). Black opal (1100 gp). Deep green spinel (80 gp).

Description: This eastern woman likes to wear black tank tops with brown skirt. Her clothes are grease stained in places. She wears her silver hair up in a very large beehive style do. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are hazel.

Personality: She never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. She never wears the same outfit twice, unless she absolutely has to.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Healer hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She left for the east, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: Wants her loneliness to end; and she made a deal with a demon which lead to her current lot in life, and she's becoming increasingly nervous about it

Ideals: Optimist, Artistic. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Mentor. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: Black pearl (1400 gp). Zircon (50 gp). Alexandrite (1400 gp). Onyx (50 gp).

Description: This fat eastern woman has a bulbous nose and usually wears her violet robe and has her quarterstaff always slung over her shoulder. Her skin is also unnaturally pale. She wears her auburn hair up. Her blue eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She is curt in most of her responses. She prefers to keep her word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. She is accommodating to her spouse and as such limits her hospitality. She is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven herself a capable leader.

History: The child of a Tanner, who enjoyed hunting, Helen was taken on many hunting expeditions. At a young age both her parents were killed in an accident. Her uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took her in and had her trained in basic self defense. Some 9 years later her spouse died after the birth of her son. Heartbroken, Helen never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her son whom she trained as her mother had trained her before.

Motivation: She is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and she feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: In love, Nature, Criminal record. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 200 gp. Silver comb with moonstones (400 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (400 gp).