Description: She wears a brown cloak and cross-gartered black stockings. Her attire stands in sharp contrast to her hammer, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a card on it. Her long brown hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her eyes are likewise brown. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: Quiet and reserved she prefers to listen than to talk. She will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. Her respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to her, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, she tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in her reactions to snap at those who irritate her, Ida is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: She was raised in a plains tribe. Being born in the north, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the north for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way west. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion; and to reunite with her absent father

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Nature, Family. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 200 gp. Peridot (40 gp). Obsidian (13 gp). Jade (70 gp). Azurite (13 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: An older woman who dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head, she is not a threatening figure. She has shaved her head bald. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady brown eyes.

Personality: She runs her personal life as if detached from it. She organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits she will get from it. 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: She comes from a rich eastern family. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. One night she noticed a nearby shooting star which she hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. She has done her darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Selfish. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This western woman wears a brown vest and prefers white and blue shirts. Her boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. Her clothes are grease stained in places. Her silver hair has been sun bleached extensively. Her eyes are likewise blue.

Personality: Quiet and reserved she prefers to listen than to talk. She will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. She does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. Eva was born on a far western plains where she grew up under the tutelage of her father, an expert Slave Trader. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break; and she is wracked by social anxiety

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 700 gp. Black pearl (1100 gp).

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he wears a tattered pair of loose tan pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. He has a white handlebar mustache and slicked back white hair. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He is extraordinarily eccentric. He is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with his old comrades. He has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: He was raised in a island tribe. He was a friend to animals and a trickster. In his defense of animals however he would do severe harm to people. He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark.

Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer, Nature. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 300 gp.