Description: She is scrawny and has patchy chestnut stubble. She wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. She has a hunchback. Her chestnut hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her fierce green eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. She is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: She was born several months after her father was called into army service. She graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. She advanced relatively quickly due to her good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. She spent several years traveling with her friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and obtaining odd cultural elven artifacts is her passion

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Adventurer, Military. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 390 gp. Obsidian (13 gp).

Description: The dark-skinned man stands 4'0" and is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Courier. His golden hair is still thick. His eyes are likewise gray. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He considers himself the perfect gentleman. He makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. He also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Duergath grew up listening to his mother's many stories. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a son. He has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Architect. He hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: A deep hatred of orcs; and wants his loneliness to end

Ideals: Impeccable. Bonds: Attractive, Has a crush, Adventurer, In love, Enemies. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 1300 sp.

Description: This fat eastern woman has a bulbous nose and is wearing a long, violet cloak. Her skin is also unnaturally pale. Her long red hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She is a melancholic, but persistent worker. She resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. She uses divination through singing.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. 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 Cook. She struck the Cook job and began her own company from there.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed, Mundane. Bonds: Job, Religious. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 47000 sp. Solid gold idol (500 gp). 2 Alchemist’s fire.

Description: An imposing woman with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic right hand, she tends to wear a large pastel jacket. Her fur is beige and very short. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are yellow.

Personality: She is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of her strength. She works very hard to maintain that gentleness. She misses her home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: Her mother raised her in a mountain cabin. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Tabaxis in the east were limited. She has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister; and wants to raise her children well

Ideals: Disciplined, Justice. Bonds: Immigrant, Nature, Family. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 20 pp. Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp).

Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her quarterstaff with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt. Her hair is dark red and curly. Her silver eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: Cocky and sure of herself, she believes she is the best Bookbinder born in the past three hundred years. Her respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to her, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, she tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in her reactions to snap at those who irritate her, Vapula is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: She was born in a small forest village. Her childhood dream was to be a Cartwright, but she was a colossal failure. She's also a talented Cartwright, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Marry her sister to traveling adventurers; and to reunite with her absent mother

Ideals: Justice. Bonds: Job, Nature, Family. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 100 gp.