Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She wears grey trousers with white and blue striped suspenders. She wears various colorful collared shirts. She sports a flattop hair cut. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She seems absolutely devoid of it. She stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. The war was a terrible time for her, and Ella does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. Unlike her family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, she wanted to work in the city. She has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: To end her boredom.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Mundane, Depressed. Bonds: Poor, Military. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 60 gp. Freshwater pearl (16 gp).

Description: She is wearing a long, black cloak. Her silver hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. She has black eyes.

Personality: She is highly sensitive about her name. She loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. She works hard and plays hard.

History: Born in the south to a Carpenter, Bryseis learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. She was an apprentice working in her father's forge. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: To unite with her brother; and wants to open a new tavern

Flaws: Sensitive, Hedonist. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: This late middle aged man prefers to wear grey pants and tee shirts and is in decent physical shape. His brown hair is smooth and relatively long. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. He has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: A child with a great deal of writing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a son. He has never given up on his writing dream.

Motivation: He is terrified, and will act out of fear; and he is wracked by social anxiety

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: In love. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 700 sp.

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs. Her white hair is matted, messy, and big. She has amber eyes.

Personality: Here is a woman who knows she is the smartest in the room. She talks down to others constantly. She claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day she will do what she thinks is right.

History: She was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for her. It may also be what makes her so good at details. She inherited a moderately successful company from her mother. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: She is greedy.

Ideals: Impeccable, Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 80 pp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He is a mite stocky and wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His crest is bronze and curly. His eyes are gold and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Mehen isn't afraid of most anything. He has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Dragonborn unity. He plays an instrument quite well.

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He has never given up on his writing dream.

Motivation: He doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Impeccable, Artistic. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 180 gp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.