Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. Her blonde hair is well kept. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: Ahlyssa wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Paladin, so she tries to act the part. She does a good job, for the most part... She is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. Her mother was a soldier and died while she was still young. Ahlyssa was left her mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. Recently a tribe of giants attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Ahlyssa 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 to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Disciplined, Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Military. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 800 gp.

Description: This woman is wearing a long, brown cloak. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized opal on her left hand. Her blonde hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Junk Dealer who has hired her part-time. She cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist she will grow angry at them.

History: She was born several months after her father was called into army service. She was taken from her home at a very young age. She has recently attracted an admirer that believes she's playing hard to get.

Motivation: She is greedy; and a strong sense of loyalty to human people

Flaws: Antagonistic, Racist. Bonds: Rich, Has a crush, Military, Slave. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 400 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (100 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (800 gp).

Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. His black hair and beard is wavy and long. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. He is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: He comes from a rich western family. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and he uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs

Ideals: Professionalism, Logical. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Rich, Attractive. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 300 gp. Sardonyx (40 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized black coat. He has shaved his head bald. His ears are large.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. He has a habit of throwing himself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: Trey lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Being born in the south, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the south for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way west. By chance he met his sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world; and marry his sister to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 100 pp.