Description: This late middle aged woman does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it and is in decent physical shape. Her silver hair is lengthy. Her eyes are likewise hazel. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: While she acts the brute, she is far gentler than she would appear. She is an amazing painter.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. Her parents died when she was young, and she was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Griselda grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Griselda. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: She has comitted a past crime that haunts her to this day; and retire the richest woman in the north

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 2000 sp. Star rose quartz (60 gp). Aquamarine (500 gp). Chrysoprase (60 gp).

Description: This woman is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of her veins is visible when she is not flexing. Her shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for her due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. Her red hair is matted, messy, and big. Her eyes are green and beady.

Personality: She is shy and timid. She has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. She is very protective of her business, her home, and her spouse. She is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. Her family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The mother sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. She saw this and took pride in her mother's willingness to do anything to win. Recently she has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: She feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help; and she has comitted a past crime that haunts her to this day

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This southern man wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a tan coat. His clothes are grease stained in places. He has a brown handlebar mustache and slicked back brown hair. His green eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He has two modes he varies between. On the job he is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job he is a party animal. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: He was born at the edge of vast plains. He helped his father out around the business and became quite the natural. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 6 years.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Job, Nature. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 2000 sp.

Description: He is a mite stocky and dresses in brown turtlenecks beneath a tan coat with white slacks. His long blonde hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He goes out his way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one he won't accept into his heart. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his mother.

History: Godfrey was born the youngest of three triplets. He found a children's book about a Human Paladin who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. He modeled his life after the story, seeing himself destined a hero. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother; and many gnolls want him driven away

Ideals: Optimist, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Family, Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: Chrysoberyl (130 gp). Deep blue spinel (700 gp). Black pearl (700 gp). Freshwater pearl (4 gp).