Description: This fat southern woman has a bulbous nose and wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her dagger with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt. Her skin is also unnaturally pale. Her brown hair is wavy and long. Her eyes are a pleasant violet.

Personality: She is unhospitable to her core. Her small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. She is skeptical of what others tell her and is slow to trust.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Helen was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. Being born in the south, 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 south 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 north. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her sons to still be retired.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Dilettante and was forced into it by her family; and find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Shy. Bonds: Mentor, Family. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Can't modulate volume

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

Description: He wears a worn and beaten armor. His silver hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a top hat. He has amber eyes and a violet hat with a white feather.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. He is very protective of his business, his home, and his spouse. He is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: His druidic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. In his youth he was part of a gang. He got caught, but did not rat out his comrades and served his time in prison. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Bonds: Criminal record, Family, Job. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 40000 cp. Alexandrite (300 gp). Blue sapphire (600 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. His top hat is riddled with cuts and holes. He has a dull look in his blue eyes.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his mother.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Entrepeneur, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 200 gp. Sardonyx (70 gp). Citrine (70 gp).

Description: A 6'0" western woman, she wears silk and lounges about seductively. Her long black hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her green eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She trusts no one. She is not readily capable for forgiveness and her ire never leaves her. She does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for her. She lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: She was born in the west. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Human companion (her 'brother'). She has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature glaive.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and she's looking for her big break

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 20000 cp. Blue quartz (10 gp). Rhodochrosite (10 gp). Chrysoprase (20 gp). 1 Half-Plate. 1 Full Plate. 1 Full Plate. 1 Breastplate.