Description: This northern woman is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. Her clothes are grease stained in places. Her long red hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She is highly sensitive about her name. She loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. She refers to her adoptive mother 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 at the edge of vast mountains. There was a wharf not far from home where she often wandered off to fish. By chance she met her brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well.

Flaws: Sensitive. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Family, Nature. Occupation: Baker

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 100 gp. Black pearl (300 gp). Rhodochrosite (14 gp). Black star sapphire (400 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. She wears a wide-brimmed hat to hide her balding. She is baby faced.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic woman, Avice's first love is herself. Her second love is also herself. Avice 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: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, she was no stranger to responsibility. Her first spouse was a Barrister, they had one son, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To protect her home; and an old rival family wants her found

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Religious, Guardian. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: Black opal (1200 gp). Pink pearl (90 gp). Bloodstone (60 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: 5'6" and muscular, this western woman is wearing a long, yellow cloak. She keeps her golden hair in a flapper bob. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her green eyes.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, she has a hard time making friends. She is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in her opinion.

History: Ahlyssa was born with her mother's beautiful face. She helped her mother out around the business and became quite the natural. After a long history of fighting, Ahlyssa and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Athletic, Opinionated. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Slave. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 30 pp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: With tan face paint in a stripe pattern across her face, she wears a fancy yellow dress. Her hair is short and chestnut. This amber eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

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. She is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Egelina grew up listening to her mother's many stories. Her homeland was ravaged by war and she spent much of her life rebuilding it. She was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of philosophers.

Motivation: She wants to meet her childhood hero; and she has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Persistence, Logical. Flaws: PTSD, Secretive. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item.