Description: This eastern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She wears bulky grey painted plate armor. She wears a top hat to cover her moderate length white hair. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines blue.

Personality: Quiet and reserved she prefers to listen than to talk. She will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. Flattery will make her almost putty in your hands.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when dire rats swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: She wants revenge against dire rats; and many dire rats want her driven away

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Selfish. Bonds: Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 80 pp. Chrysoberyl (160 gp). Sard (40 gp). Deep blue spinel (900 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with her rolled up shirt sleeves this gives her a very relaxed look. She is physically well-built. Her golden hair is wavy and long. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Sarah embodies much of what other species detest in the Humans. She is a great chef.

History: Her martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. At a young age both her parents were killed in an accident. Her uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took her in and had her trained in basic self defense. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 14 years.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and she will attempt to ambush and attack anyone she thinks she can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. if successful, she will try to sell them to her slave-trader contact

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic, Mundane. Bonds: Criminal record, Job. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 700 gp. Aquamarine (1400 gp).

Description: She wears dark leathers with embroidery, and she perpetually has her pickaxe ready. Her long chestnut hair reaches down to her waist. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her blue eyes.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Elizabeth isn't afraid of most anything. She has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Human unity. She is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Elizabeth was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. Since her father passed away years ago, her mother had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. She became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: She feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world.

Ideals: Fighting, Impeccable. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 800 gp. Smoky quartz (60 gp). White pearl (90 gp). Black star sapphire (700 gp). Blue quartz (5 gp).

Description: She is an attractive woman, lean and moderately muscular. She wears suspenders and white workpants. Her shirt is tan, and she wears a heavy white leather apron most of the time. She has auburn hair. Her gray eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She seems absolutely devoid of it. She stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. Around other people she will do her best to conceal her emotions and appear jolly.

History: Gifted from a young age, Hadwisa studied abroad. Brilliant and gifted she never wanted to apply herself. She was granted martial powers by her dying sister.

Motivation: She loathes her own lifestyle; and to find somewhere to settle down

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Mundane, Shy, Depressed. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: Moonstone (70 gp). Golden yellow topaz (400 gp).