Description: Standing 5'1", this woman is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are hazel.

Personality: She is intelligent and cunning, but she will too often allow her rage to get the better of her. She will lose her cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. Helen is a bit of a follower. Usually she is manipulated by her sisters into helping them out, but recently she has become more of a free agent.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. 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. After a long history of fighting, Helen and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Mentor, Job. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 700 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is scrawny and has patchy red stubble. She wears black painted combat armor at almost all times. She has a hunchback. Her red hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. Her eyes are likewise violet.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, she has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. As long as the job gets done she does not care how it got done.

History: She was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family In her youth she was part of a gang. She got caught, but did not rat out her comrades and served her time in prison. Being a Sage kept her interest for a while, but then she became depressed and bored. So she turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and a rival would like her out of the picture

Ideals: Disciplined, Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 10000 cp. Chalcedony (80 gp). Black star sapphire (1300 gp). Smoky quartz (80 gp). Deep blue spinel (1600 gp). 1 Backpack. 1 Climber’s kit.

Description: He is a mite stocky and wears a tight fitting tan shirt and pants. His hair is always cut to a buzz. He has several tiny opal earrings on each ear.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. He spends most of his days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There he gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: He was born in a small mountains village. His father disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his father, he was betrayed dozens of times. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: To unite with his brother.

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Nature, Family. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 600 gp.

Description: This younger middle-aged woman wears an entirely brown suit with blue socks and a vest with buckled shoes, and a wedding ring on her left hand. Her hair is silver and curly. Her brown eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She is shy and timid. She has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. She has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. She always admired arcane-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and to end her boredom

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy, Mundane. Bonds: In love, Rich. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 100 gp. Black opal (400 gp). Banded agate (13 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.