Description: This late middle aged woman wears grey trousers with white and yellow striped suspenders. She wears various colorful collared shirts and is in decent physical shape. She keeps her brown hair in a pixie cut. Her eyes are violet and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends she is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy herself. She plays an instrument quite well.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. 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 Blacksmith. She has achieved small success as a Blacksmith.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break; and to be a body guard again

Ideals: Joker, Artistic. Bonds: Religious, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (100 gp).

Description: A plain young-adult man, he has a large black mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his white robe. His blue hair is still thick. His half smiles and black eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: Ahrim is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. On top of that he is swayed by a pretty face, and while loyalty to his employer will always come first he doesn't like to hit women.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk; and he desires power and/or immortality

Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Has a crush, Adventurer, Immigrant. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 1300 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This western woman is abnormally tall. She is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down. Her whole body is exceptionally muscular. Her crest is rusty and very short. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk she knows how to make people feel guilty. She enjoys reading and quiet.

History: When she was but 3 years old her parents immigrated from the west. She moved out north to avoid the crime she committed. By chance she met her sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Immigrant, Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 300 gp. Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1800 gp). A small bag of saffron. (40 gp).

Description: This woman is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of her veins is visible when she is not flexing. Her shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for her due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. Her auburn hair is unkempt and raggedy. Her green eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She hates Dwarves with a passion. As such she is filled with self loathing. She constantly seizes attention wherever she goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. She likes to think of herself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: Born to a Armorer, her father struggled to pay the bills. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Fortune-teller hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. Recently a tribe of dire rats attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Tordrid fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world; and tiefling compassion

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 1 Banded mail.

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she is wearing a long, white, dusty cloak. She sports brown long hair. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic woman, Arha's first love is herself. Her second love is also herself. She refers to her adoptive father for almost all things she is unsure about, which are numerous. She is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: When she was but 4 years old her parents immigrated from the west. Because her father participated in the massacre of their homeland, gnolls burned their ranch to the ground and forced them out. She was preparing to flee to the west, but the outbreak of war prevented her and her mother from journeying west to reunite her family. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to gnolls demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for her; and she feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Impeccable. Bonds: Family, Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: Peridot (70 gp). Black pearl (1300 gp).