Description: She wears a brown vest with golden trim over her white shirt. Her yellow leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and her brown boots flare out at the collars. She is physically well-built. She wears a top hat to hide her balding. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She's a bit of a prankster. She knows she is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. She is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: Beast hails from a village terrorized by gnolls. As a young adult she joined a group advocating for an improvement in Tabaxi conditions. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to gnolls demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge; and elven compassion

Ideals: Joker, Logical. Flaws: Insane, Racist. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: Sard (50 gp).

Description: Her left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She wears a black costume with the symbols of the four houses of cards on her torso. Her white hair is cut short. She is baby faced.

Personality: She fancies herself a trickster and likes to rely on her wits to carry the day. She cares for her older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. She constantly seizes attention wherever she goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. She likes to think of herself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: Ovak lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Layabout. In the meantime she has taken over work as a Layabout and occasionally as a mercenary.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and doesn't want to be a layabout and was forced into it by her family

Ideals: Impeccable. Bonds: Family, Job, Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright brown and pastel, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems, and carries daggers. He wears a broad hat to cover his moderate length auburn hair. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: Prone to second guessing himself, he comes off as nervous. Around other people he will do his best to conceal his emotions and appear jolly.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Rich, Slave, Mentor. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 400 sp.

Description: 6'4" and lanky with angular features, she is an attractive figure. She wears green robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally she wears more armor. She prefers to carry a spear, but if one is not available she will default to her ceremonial dagger. Her crest is red and curly. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She has schizophrenia that causes her to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. Surina 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: Heir to a fortune, her parents put a great deal of effort into curing her disease. Being born in the east, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the east for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way south. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: She is greedy; and regain custody of her son

Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Rich. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 160 gp.