Description: She typically wears green cloth garments or leather armor. She carries with her a set of greatswords, each one with a ruby on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. Her chestnut hair is well kept. Her half smiles and blue eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: She runs her personal life as if detached from it. She organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits she will get from it. She is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: Joan lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Being born in the north, 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 north 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 south. By chance she met her sister recently and the two have been together since.

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

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Selfish, Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 800 gp.

Description: She is a mite stocky and dresses like a well dressed Body Guard does. Her long black hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: Katherine is depressed about a lot of things. She tends to be a nihilist. She disdains her fellow northerners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: Heir to a fortune, her parents put a great deal of effort into curing her disease. She inherited a moderately successful company from her mother. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and she loathes her own lifestyle

Flaws: Depressed, Disease. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 100 gp. Black pearl (1200 gp).

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. She has done her best to style her golden hair to look like a famous performer. Her green eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before her hampering stammer kicks in. She is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories she has discovered

History: She was born at the edge of vast plains. Over the years she perfected her riding and shooting skills. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 4 years.

Motivation: She has comitted a past crime that haunts her to this day; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Nature, Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 200 gp. Zircon (80 gp). Black pearl (1400 gp). Rock crystal (80 gp).

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She wears baggy red pantaloons and a white scarf. Her moppish brown hair is in a traditional bowl cut. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the south. Energy wise she seems alert and responsive.

History: Ermina was born in the south. At a young age she loved to build and create. Her mother was a soldier and died while she was still young. Ermina was left her mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. She tends to her Carter job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Pacifist, Professionalism, Persistence. Bonds: Immigrant, Military. Occupation: Carter

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 10000 cp. 1 Minor magic item.