Description: This tall, slender woman prefers to wear flannel. Her white hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. Her eyes are hazel and catlike.

Personality: Her tongue was cut out and she uses sign language. She is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Jacoba was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. During her travels, Jacoba and her party rested in a cavern that was (unknown to them) infused with powerful dark magic. Upon awakening, Jacoba discovered the rest of her party dead, transformed into horrible, mindless undead versions of their former selves. Jacoba fled the cavern, stopping for breath at a small pool, and only then realizing her own horrible transformation.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Military, Mentor, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 100 pp. 1 Breastplate. 1 Masterwork Heavy wooden shield. 1 Banded mail. 1 Full Plate.

Description: A woman of a pale complexion, she has the majority of her body covered in plate. She is bald on top and has large white tufts of hair around her ears. 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 goes out her way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one she won't accept into her heart. She is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: Rosamund lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Lazy. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: The dark-skinned woman stands 5'7" and tends to wear a large green jacket. Her black hair, when down, is lengthy. This blue eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She is irascible and easily irritated. She loves her children and doesn't want them to worry about her. She loves to share her music with anyone who is interested.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. Brilliant and gifted she never wanted to apply herself. She has never given up on her music dream.

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

Ideals: Artistic, Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 800 gp.

Description: A stocky lighter skinned woman, she tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with her rolled up shirt sleeves this gives her a very relaxed look. Her brown hair is heavily combed to the right. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: Prone to second guessing herself, she comes off as nervous. She is kind towards other women and children and will generally offer women help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to her.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. Brilliant and gifted she never wanted to apply herself. Unlike her family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, she wanted to work in the city. She has been working here for the past few years.

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: Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: Shy, Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Minor magic item.