Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. Her auburn hair is still thick. She has brown eyes and a green hat with a brown feather.

Personality: Emmeline is depressed about a lot of things. She tends to be a nihilist. She has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: She was born in the east. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her mother gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her mother, who blamed her for driving them apart. She left for the east, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well; and marry her sister to traveling adventurers

Flaws: Depressed, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 40000 cp. Brown-green garnet (160 gp). Sardonyx (70 gp).

Description: This woman is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized ruby on her left hand. Her golden hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. She keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to her own.

History: Her martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. She hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and she is greedy

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Insomniac, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 6000 sp. 1 Masterwork Heavy steel shield.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, she has the majority of her body covered in plate. Her long chestnut hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines green.

Personality: She goes out her way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one she won't accept into her heart. She believes the world needs to unite to get rid of illithids once and for all.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to illithids demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Revenge; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Enemies. Occupation: Server

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 600 gp.

Description: This younger middle-aged woman tends to wear a green poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt, and a wedding ring on her left hand. Her silver hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. She has gleaming, smiling brown eyes.

Personality: She is curt in most of her responses. She prefers to keep her word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. She has a habit of throwing herself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: Helen was born the youngest of three triplets. In her 14th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her mother impaled in their home, and her father beheaded. She saw the woman who walked out, and charged her in a blind rage. The woman easily evaded and defeated her, leaving her to live broken and terrified. She has since married many spouses, only to have them die. She claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: She is terrified, and will act out of fear; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Flaws: Shy, Impulsive, Fearful. Bonds: In love, Family. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.