Description: 4'11" and muscular, this southern woman wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized green coat. Her hair is always cut to a buzz. Her eyes are green and beady.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, she has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. 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 was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. Recently a tribe of illithids attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Avelina fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

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

Ideals: Athletic, Disciplined, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 800 gp.

Description: She is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright grey and brown, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. She carries with her a set of monstrous two handed axes, each one with a amber on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. Her black hair is long and unkept. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady violet eyes.

Personality: She swings through moods quickly. One moment she is cool and collected, the next she is carried away by passions. She has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. 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: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Fighting, Passionate. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Nature. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 800 gp. Violet garnet (1000 gp).

Description: A middle-aged woman, she wears a simple brown robe with blue stripes complete with hood, and is pretty ugly. Her silver hair, when down, is lengthy. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

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 works hard and plays hard.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. 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 wants revenge against gnolls.

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist, Disease. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 400 gp. Jade (60 gp). Chrysoprase (50 gp). Red spinel (60 gp).

Description: Her skin is bronze and flawless. She wears professional attire. She is an epitome of beauty. She wears her black hair down. Her eyes are violet.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Yvonne will drive conversation. As long as the job gets done she does not care how it got done.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when gnolls swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. In her journeys she found a malevolent artifact. She wishes to return this artifact and its corrupting influence back to where it came.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge; and many gnolls want her driven away

Ideals: Extrovert, Professionalism. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 100 gp. Red-brown spinel (50 gp). Azurite (16 gp). Aquamarine (300 gp). Moss agate (16 gp).