Description: An older woman who is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by her earthly robes., she is not a threatening figure. Her blonde hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: Volen wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Barbarian, so she tries to act the part. She does a good job, for the most part... She is fiercely devoted to her father, and views her father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating her from her legal half-sister.

History: Born to a Blacksmith, her father struggled to pay the bills. Since her father passed away years ago, her mother had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. Recently a tribe of illithids attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Volen fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found.

Ideals: Disciplined, Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Poor. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking northern young adult. She dresses in blue turtlenecks beneath a green coat with white slacks. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. Her white hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a small hat. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She is highly sensitive about her name. She loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. Nissa is a bit of a follower. Usually she is manipulated by her brothers into helping them out, but recently she has become more of a free agent.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Nissa grew up listening to her mother's many stories. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage.

Flaws: Sensitive, Ugly. Bonds: Slave, Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Masterwork Musical instrument. 1 Healer’s kit.

Description: He wears a green shirt with thin white vertical stripes and brown pants, and he perpetually has his nunchaku ready. His crest is cut close to his head. His fierce red eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He is witty, but his monotone delivery comes off as unnerving He is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: Norkruuth was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his father was employed at, doing general labor. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Ideals: Fighting, Joker. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Poor, Religious. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: This woman stands a little under 6'5" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She is typically in her Adventurer uniform. Her blue crest is long and unkept. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She is enamored with her job. She loves it. She likes the challenge and she likes helping those less fortunate than her. She is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of her. She is by nature obliging.

History: She was born in the south, but her parents moved at a very young age to the north. When she was little, her rather wealthy family often ventured across the island to a summer home near a ruined castle. She would wander through that ruined castle and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and she was stranded inside. Her family spent the next few days looking for her, and could only assume she was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the island due to the painful memories there. Thava took refuge in the ruined castle and found the beat up club and armor she uses now. She struck the Adventurer job and began her own company from there.

Motivation: Expand her business; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Nature. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 2300 sp. Malachite (9 gp). Deep green spinel (80 gp). Lapis lazuli (9 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He wears a worn and beaten armor. He is physically well-built. His scarlet crest is lengthy. His gold eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: He was born in the north, but his parents moved at a very young age to the east. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by gnolls. Pandjed was horrified and prayed that his mother was alright. However, he heard that his mother had died fighting off the gnolls.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north; and someone believes him a fraud

Ideals: Professionalism, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Server

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 190 pp. Golden pearl (120 gp). Iolite (80 gp).