Description: She is scrawny and has patchy brown stubble. She typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep tan leather and dull white iron scale mail. She has a hunchback. Her brown hair, when down, is lengthy. Her amber eyes peer out from beneath her small tan hat.

Personality: Cocky and sure of herself, she believes she is the best Animal Trainer born in the past three hundred years. She is cautious and jumpy. She reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: A powerful brothel owner made her what she is. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Animal Trainer for the past few years.

Motivation: She is wracked by social anxiety; and expand her business

Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Job, Mentor, Rich. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman wears well tailored gowns and hats with beautiful decoration. She is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. She is bald on top and has large brown tufts of hair around her ears. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady gray eyes.

Personality: She is highly sensitive about her name. She loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. She loves her children and doesn't want them to worry about her. She loves to share her painting with anyone who is interested.

History: She was born into a rich family. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She has never given up on her painting dream.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Sensitive. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Climber’s kit.

Description: This petite short woman is perpetually holding a beer of some kind. She wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle, marred by beers. She has done her best to style her white hair to look like a famous performer. Her blue eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She is curt in most of her responses. She prefers to keep her word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. She is a thrill seeker, she laughs at people and throws down challenges. She is highly competitive and combative.

History: Her druidic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. She found a children's book about a Halfling Expert who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. She modeled her life after the story, seeing herself destined a hero. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 500 gp. Carnelian (30 gp). Alexandrite (1300 gp). Emerald (700 gp). Iolite (30 gp).

Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She wears long strands of jet and short red dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. Her auburn hair, when down, is lengthy. Her brown eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She hates gnolls. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She disdains her fellow northerners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Andry was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. Her childhood dream was to be a Carter, but she was a colossal failure. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by gnolls, and she desires to right it; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Bonds: Rich, Enemies, Immigrant, Mentor, Job. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 800 gp. Clear bright green emerald (2000 gp). Eye agate (4 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (4 gp). Alexandrite (1000 gp).

Description: A moderately attractive man, he sports brown clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. His fur is white and very short. He is baby faced.

Personality: He exudes charisma. He is a tour de force of persuasion. He is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: He comes from a rich southern family. He has had some formal poetry training, and achieved minor success. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Rich. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 200 gp. Freshwater pearl (5 gp). Azurite (5 gp). Golden yellow topaz (900 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.