Description: 3'5" and muscular, this southern woman is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of her physical features obscured. Her black hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her violet unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She hates gnolls. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. As she has aged she has sought to do reparations for her actions as a youth. She is also making sure that her compatriots who never received punishment for their crimes are brought to justice.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. A freak accident while working with her Hunter father left her crippled. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: Many gnolls want her driven away; and a deep hatred of gnolls

Ideals: Athletic, Justice. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Enemies, Criminal record. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 140 pp. Alexandrite (1400 gp). Deep blue spinel (1400 gp). Black opal (600 gp). Black pearl (1400 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A 5'3" northern man, he wears skinny pants and wears a pastel and black robe with the hood down. He has brown fur. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He has a small toy that he constantly fidgets with.

History: Born in the north to a Beggar, Ethereal learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. He helped his mother out around the business and became quite the natural. He struck the Beggar job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 8000 cp.

Description: She is scrawny and has patchy black stubble. She is wearing a long, tan, dusty cloak. She has a hunchback. Her black hair is singed and shortened. Her brown eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She is business-like. She takes instructions and follows them to the letter. Her philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: She was born several months after her father was called into army service. Her father was a soldier and died while she was still young. Meriele was left her father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. She left for the east, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother; and to reunite with her absent father

Ideals: Professionalism, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Military, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 800 sp.

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he dresses in brown turtlenecks beneath a grey coat with green slacks. His chestnut hair is lengthy. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines hazel.

Personality: He is cool and collected. He likes to make quips and puns whenever he does anything. He also makes a point to compliment his superiors and flatter them. He is a great chef.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. His parents enrolled him in a Bard school at a young age so that he could practice his necromantic talents. He was granted necromantic powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the west; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Disciplined, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Insomniac. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 200 pp. Gold music box (3000 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (100 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (100 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1200 gp). Solid gold idol (700 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (3000 gp).

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he is dressed in earthy colors with a grey and white handkerchief worn on his right side. His red hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a small hat. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. He takes great joy in being the best Dyer in town.

History: He was born into a rich family. He inherited a moderately successful company from his mother. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He left for the north, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and money/treasure

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Rich, Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 8000 cp.