Description: This western man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep pastel leather and dull white iron scale mail. His brown fur is braided into rings. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: Drifting hails from a village terrorized by gnolls. At some point he was captured by gnolls and was tortured. After several years of this he finally managed to escape. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to gnolls demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by gnolls, and he desires to right it; and a deep hatred of gnolls

Ideals: Disciplined, Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Slave. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: This woman is very fat, and typically wears black cloth garments or leather armor. Her red crest, when down, is lengthy. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She is fixated on the number 63. She counts her steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. She seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. She has a cruel streak; something she gained from her previous mentor. She harbors resentment against her former mentor.

History: She comes from a rich northern family. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. After a long history of fighting, Surina and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it.

Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor, Rich. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 320 gp.

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. Her red hair is wavy and long. 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 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 receives visions of the future at random moments

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. As a young adult she joined a group advocating for an improvement in Elven conditions. She was granted arcane powers by her dying brother.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Ideals: Persistence, Gifted. Flaws: Insomniac, Racist. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 200 gp. Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (700 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: She typically wears white cloth garments or leather armor, and she perpetually has her halberd ready. Her hair is silver and very short. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She resents people who mock her appearance or her, so she has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. She has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: Wella hails from a village terrorized by giants. She helped her mother out around the business and became quite the natural. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Scribe for the past few years.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Enemies, Job. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 30 pp.

Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep blue leather and dull grey iron scale mail. His golden hair is smooth and relatively long. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He runs his personal life as if detached from it. He organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits he will get from it. Around other people he will do his best to conceal his emotions and appear jolly.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Dragonborn companion (his 'brother'). He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Dragonborn artifacts is his passion.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Selfish, Shy. Bonds: Mentor, Adventurer. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 100 gp.