Description: She is a husky woman, who wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized brown coat. She has no hair. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She is unhospitable to her core. Her small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. To her fellows she is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: A powerful brothel owner made her what she is. In her 10th year, her parents were killed by a giants raid, leaving Joan alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. After a long history of fighting, Joan and her spouse have recently divorced.

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

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Enemies, Mentor. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 30000 cp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: The woman speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. She seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if she got out from a pool a few moments ago. She tends to wear a large tan jacket. Her white hair is lengthy. Her half smiles and gray eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: She acts crazy and hedonistic. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Margery grew up listening to her father's many stories. Her father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She has dedicated herself to building a better world.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break; and to reunite with her old friends

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Immigrant, Attractive, Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 400 gp. Star rose quartz (70 gp). Star ruby (400 gp).

Description: This woman stands a little under 5'1" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She is well dressed, constantly wearing a blue suit, pastel shirt, and blue tie. Her hair is brown and very short. Her half smiles and gray eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: She has schizophrenia that causes her to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. She can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: A child with a great deal of poetry talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. She couldn't stand her childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with her mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: Marry her brother to traveling adventurers.

Ideals: Gifted, Artistic. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: Violet garnet (900 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This younger middle-aged woman wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty black coat over it, and a wedding ring on her left hand. Her golden hair has been sun bleached extensively. Her eyes are gray and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. To her fellows she is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. 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. Some 4 years later her spouse died after the birth of her daughter. Heartbroken, Aline never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her daughter whom she trained as her mother had trained her before.

Motivation: She wants revenge against giants; and revenge

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: In love, Enemies, Military. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 100 pp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.