Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she wears dark leathers with embroidery. Her red hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. She has a dull look in her brown eyes.

Personality: She considers herself a woman of culture and sophistication. She likes a good challenge to her wits. Her actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as she answers to a power that mortal women fail to acknowledge.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Her mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her mother was legitimate. After months of barely getting by, Melissa managed to ambush a major caravan with a load of valuables. Instantly wealthy, she made her way to the capital under a new identity.

Motivation: She feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Ideals: Impeccable. Bonds: Religious, Rich, Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 600 gp.

Description: This woman is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of her veins is visible when she is not flexing. Her shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for her due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. Her black hair is thinning but still full. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines brown.

Personality: She seems absolutely devoid of it. She stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. She also has developed a complete distrust of the Shoemaker profession.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Unemployed work with an outfit from a few towns over. Unemployed work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She became a Unemployed soon after.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Unemployed responsibilities is difficult; and to find somewhere to settle down

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 700 gp.

Description: This malnourished woman sports violet clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. Her white hair is still thick. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She barks her statements quickly and with little fuss. She prefers small words and is at her heart utilitarian. Emmeline is a bit of a follower. Usually she is manipulated by her brothers into helping them out, but recently she has become more of a free agent.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her mother always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. When she was little, her rather wealthy family often ventured across the desert to a summer home near a large cave. She would wander through that large cave and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and she was stranded inside. Her family spent the next few days looking for her, and could only assume she was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the desert due to the painful memories there. Emmeline took refuge in the large cave and found the beat up quarterstaff and armor she uses now. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother; and marry her brother to traveling adventurers

Flaws: Terse, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Family, Nature. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 800 gp.

Description: She wears a worn and beaten armor. She is portly but not overly obese. Her hair is golden and curly. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady violet eyes.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating she would invite many more into her home than her spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. Her philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: Alice lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. She was an apprentice working in her mother's forge. She tends to her Laborer job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and to be a farmer again

Ideals: Philantrophist, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Job. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 80 pp. Carnelian (50 gp). Black opal (900 gp). Blue sapphire (900 gp). Zircon (50 gp).