Description: 6'4" and muscular, this eastern woman wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty black coat over it. Her green crest is singed and shortened. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She is overprotective of those who hire her services. She misses her home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Thava was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Dragonborns in the east were limited. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To protect her home.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Guardian, Immigrant, Mentor. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 700 gp. Old masterpiece painting (1800 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy white stubble. He wears dull grey sweaters, loose white pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed greatsword, just in case. He has a hunchback. He has dyed his greying white hair a little too much giving a sharp white color. His brown eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Gardain will drive conversation. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Gardain is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. Being born in the west, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the west for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way south. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Regain custody of his son; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother

Ideals: Extrovert, Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 170 gp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: This woman is very fat, and wears an entirely tan suit with white socks and a vest with buckled shoes. She wears her blonde hair down. Her eyes are likewise hazel.

Personality: Stoic and calm, she prefers to meditate than take action. She is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: She was raised by priests from a young age. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions.

Ideals: Disciplined, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: She is scrawny and has patchy black stubble. She wears dull red sweaters, loose pastel pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath her sweater she keeps a concealed shortbow, just in case. She has a hunchback. Her black hair is long and unkept. Her eyes are a pleasant brown.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the north. She is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. She couldn't stand her childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with her mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Pacifist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Mentor. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 50000 cp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Mortician. She carries with her a set of maces on her belt, each one with a amethyst on the hilt. Her golden hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep hazel.

Personality: She is a very philanthropic person; she spends her free time working at various soup kitchens. She always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove her into the Mortician business.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion; and expand her business

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist, Persistence, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Family, Job. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 36000 sp. Malachite (10 gp).