Description: This fat southern woman has a bulbous nose and wears long strands of aquamarine and short tan dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. Her skin is also unnaturally pale. Her hair is always cut to a buzz. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She is a Map Maker first and foremost. She believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. She has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. She has worked as a Map Maker like her mother before her.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and expand her business

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Map Maker

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

Possessions: 600 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman wears a robe, a symbol of the sun god around her neck, and a club on her belt. Her hair is blonde and curly. She has gleaming, smiling violet eyes.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Herleva will drive conversation. She is an amazing painter.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. 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. Since then, she has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Fighting, Extrovert, Gifted, Optimist. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 800 gp.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, she wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. Her hair is short and red. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: Here is a woman who knows she is the smartest in the room. She talks down to others constantly. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her mother.

History: Jacoba was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her mother was employed at, doing general labor. Her mother was very strict, and drilled into her lessons on being the perfect lady. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the west.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 200 gp. Eye agate (8 gp). Alexandrite (1500 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She is dressed in a clean white cloak covering her clean studded leather. She wears a deerstalker hat to hide her balding. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady hazel eyes.

Personality: She can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. Her home and work are filled with various knick knacks she has acquired through the years. She cares a great deal for her adopted teenage son.

History: Her psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. She was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. She has became unsatisfied with her lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality; and she wants to meet her childhood hero

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 4000 sp.