Description: This southern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She wears a violet vest and prefers tan and violet shirts. Her boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. She has done her best to style her red hair to look like a famous performer. Her eyes are likewise violet.

Personality: Her voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl she speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of her tone. She does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of drow may trigger it at times.

History: Born in the south to a Laborer, Ahlyssa learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. 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's also a talented Barkeep, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: She wants revenge against drow; and a deep hatred of drow

Flaws: Ugly, Cynical. Bonds: Enemies, Job, Mentor. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 160 pp. Golden circlet with four aquamarines (5000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (300 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1900 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (100 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (900 gp).

Description: His skin is bronze and flawless. He is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. He is an epitome of beauty. His long chestnut hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His gray eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. The war was a terrible time for him, and Tim does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: He is greedy.

Flaws: Depressed, Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Rich. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 60 gp.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he wears many layers of old clothing at all times. He has no hair. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Erias embodies much of what other species detest in the Dwarves. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his father.

History: Erias hails from a village terrorized by gnolls. Erias was born on a far eastern desert where he grew up under the tutelage of his father, an expert Mercenary. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He wants revenge against gnolls; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by gnolls, and he desires to right it

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Enemies, Immigrant. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 200 pp. Old masterpiece painting (1100 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman is very fat, and wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. She usually doesn't wear a shirt. Her tied-back hair is brown. Her fierce amber eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. 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: The child of northern immigrants she idolized her mother. Her mother was very strict, and drilled into her lessons on being the perfect lady. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs; and she feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Justice, Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Immigrant, Religious. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 140 gp.

Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she wears skinny pants and wears a white and green robe with the hood down. She sports blonde long hair. Her brown eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. She has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. 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 Butcher. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: She feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world; and to reunite with her absent father

Ideals: Impeccable. Bonds: Job, Rich, Nature, Family. Occupation: Butcher

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

Possessions: 2000 gp. Solid gold idol (500 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1100 gp). A small bag of saffron. (100 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1500 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (100 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (90 gp).