Description: She is a pot bellied southern woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with her rolled up shirt sleeves this gives her a very relaxed look. She wears her blonde hair down. She tend to wears goggles to shield her eyes.

Personality: She resents people who mock her appearance or her, so she has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. She pushes her goals aggressively. She is also a coward if confronted.

History: Gifted from a young age, Matilda studied abroad. Her family was turned out during the war. She and her family wandered south to less war torn lands. She was granted necromantic powers by her dying sister.

Motivation: To end her boredom; and she feels threatened by others

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful, PTSD, Mundane. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 30000 cp. 1 Full Plate. 1 Masterwork Light wooden shield. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she wears well tailored gowns and hats with beautiful decoration. She is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. Her tied-back hair is blonde. She has gleaming, smiling hazel eyes.

Personality: She cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with her opinion, she thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, she can get violently argumentative. She plays an instrument quite well.

History: Griselda lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Her homeland was ravaged by war and she spent much of her life rebuilding it. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother.

Ideals: Opinionated, Artistic. Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: This slender woman stands about 5'8". She wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty green coat over it. Her blonde hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her gray eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes brigands are coming to abduct people. She is cautious and jumpy. She reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: The child of eastern immigrants she idolized her mother. Her mother was a soldier and died while she was still young. Herleva was left her mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to brigands demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge; and many brigands want her driven away

Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Enemies, Immigrant, Military. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 700 gp.

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She wears tattered old clothes. Her long auburn hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her hazel eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She likes to be helpful to her clients. She likes to prescribe proper advice to her clients. 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 on a small isolated farm. She was an apprentice working in her mother's forge. After a long history of fighting, Jacoba and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: To be a Mercenary again.

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Job, Nature. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 100 gp.