Description: She is a pot bellied southern woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty tan coat over it. She has a very tight haircut. Her eyes are likewise gray.

Personality: Her tongue was cut out and she uses sign language. She is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: Her father raised her in a mountain cabin. A freak accident while working with her Ruler mother left her crippled. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Selfish. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 100 pp. White opal (1300 gp). Aquamarine (500 gp).

Description: Runty and weak-looking, she wears yellow leather gloves, a yellow jacket, and tight pants. Her tied-back hair is red. Her brown eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk she knows how to make people feel guilty. A true patriot, Heather would do anything for her country. She is fiercely protective of her fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: Heather was born in the north. At a young age she loved to build and create. She graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. She advanced relatively quickly due to her good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She loathes her own lifestyle; and she has decided she is irredeemable

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Poor, Military. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

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

Description: He wears a tight fitting black shirt and pants, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 5'5" when asserting himself. He wears a colorful flower in his black hair. His blue eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. He never wears the same outfit twice, unless he absolutely has to.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. A gifted student he started as a Bowyer, but he got bored and became a Merchant. He became a Merchant soon after.

Motivation: To be a Bowyer again; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Job. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 800 gp. A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (80 gp).

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She wears a green vest and prefers black and tan shirts. Her boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. Her tied-back hair is auburn. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: This woman loves writing and to teach people writing more than just about anything. She is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with her old comrades. She has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: She comes from a rich southern family. Her father was a soldier and died while she was still young. Helen was left her father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. 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: Obtaining odd cultural Human artifacts is her passion; and she's looking for her big break

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Rich, Military. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 4000 sp.