Description: She wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty black coat over it. She carries with her a set of hand crossbows, each one with a topaz on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. She has chestnut hair. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She is intelligent and cunning, but she will too often allow her rage to get the better of her. She will lose her cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. Her actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as she answers to a power that mortal women fail to acknowledge.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her mother always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She wears a robe, a symbol of the four houses of cards around her neck, and a crossbow on her belt. Her tied-back hair is golden. Her eyes are likewise violet.

Personality: She believes there is no problem she cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. The occasional robbery is her preferred attention getting crime, but she mainly uses her means for meeting her own perverse desires.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. Her mother was a mechanic, and taught her how to fix just about anything. As of late she has set up a hidden staging nest where she ambushes people she hires for escort.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Fighting, Persistence. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: Jade (80 gp). Jasper (70 gp). White opal (1500 gp). Violet garnet (900 gp).

Description: A middle-aged man, he wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with small hat, and is pretty ugly. He sports a flattop hair cut. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. His mother took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He seems to be bored by most things; and he is content

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Mundane. Bonds: Rich, Nature. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 200 gp. Carnelian (70 gp). Deep blue spinel (1500 gp). Hematite (9 gp). Malachite (9 gp).

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she is well dressed, constantly wearing a violet suit, brown shirt, and tan tie. She has dyed her greying black hair a little too much giving a sharp black color. This hazel eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food she seems plenty friendly. She passes on several rewards to people in need. She makes a point to leave places better than she found them.

History: She is a Slaad in disguise. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: She has passion for adventuring and risk.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Minor magic item.