Description: An older woman who wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge, she is not a threatening figure. She keeps her long golden hair kept up in a rat tail. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the north. She is fiercely devoted to her mother, and views her mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating her from her legal half-brother.

History: Cecily lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. There was a wharf not far from home where she often wandered off to fish. She is searching for what she claims is her rightful reward.

Motivation: She is terrified, and will act out of fear; and she desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Family, Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 500 gp. Amber (50 gp). Fire opal (600 gp). Rose (40 gp). 1 Chain shirt. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Breastplate.

Description: She wears a black cloak and cross-gartered brown stockings. She has a very tight haircut. Her eyes are likewise violet. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She fancies herself a trickster and likes to rely on her wits to carry the day. She cares for her older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. Around other people she will do her best to conceal her emotions and appear jolly.

History: Helen was born the youngest of three triplets. Aside from being a slave or a gladiator, there isn't much legitimate work for Humans in Helen's homeland. Helen decided to take the middle way and become a bodyguard. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Dilettante

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

Possessions: 600 gp. An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (110 gp).

Description: She wears a green tunic with red highlights, and long yellow pants that bunch up around her shoes. Her golden hair is braided into rings. Her half smiles and amber eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: She likes to fabricate stories about her past exploits and how crazy she is, but in actuality she is rather bland. She refers to her adoptive father for almost all things she is unsure about, which are numerous. She is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. A freak accident while working with her Masseuse father left her crippled. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: To pay off her debts; and to find somewhere to settle down

Flaws: Mundane, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Job, Debt. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 3000 sp.

Description: This exceptionally lanky man wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. He has blonde hair. His eyes are likewise blue. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. He cares deeply for his spouse and does his best to make sure his guests look presentable.

History: Guy was born with his mother's beautiful face. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Engraver hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. Some 8 years later his spouse died after the birth of his daughter. Heartbroken, Guy never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his daughter whom he trained as his mother had trained him before.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Ideals: Philantrophist, Optimist. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, In love. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 40000 cp. An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (110 gp). Solid gold idol (1100 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.