Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Gardener. He wears his red crest down. He has several tiny emerald earrings on each ear.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. He has all his life been fascinated with poetry.

History: Heskan hails from a village terrorized by drow. A gifted student he started as a Barber, but he got bored and became a Gardener. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and a deep hatred of drow

Ideals: Athletic, Disciplined, Artistic. Bonds: Rich, Enemies, Job. Occupation: Gardener

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

Possessions: Star rose quartz (20 gp).

Description: She is a husky woman, who is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright white and black, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. She has done her best to style her white hair to look like a famous performer. Her eyes are brown and catlike.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes orcs are coming to abduct people. She refers to her adoptive mother 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: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage.

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Rich, Enemies, Family, Job. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 1600 gp. Zircon (40 gp). Lapis lazuli (7 gp). Malachite (7 gp). Rich purple corundum (1000 gp). Tourmaline (80 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: An older woman who prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. She carries her fan with her everywhere and carries herself as the perfect lady, she is not a threatening figure. She keeps her long blonde hair kept up in a rat tail. She tend to wears goggles to shield her eyes.

Personality: She does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. She does not believe in violence as a means to an end. She is a dedicated Sellsword but believes her peers are too gung-ho.

History: Born in the west to a Sellsword, Helja learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. Her father was very strict, and drilled into her lessons on being the perfect lady. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: She feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world.

Ideals: Justice, Pacifist, Impeccable. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 2000 cp. 2 Tanglefoot bags.

Description: This woman wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath her coat. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized opal on her left hand. Her blue hair is singed and shortened. Her fierce white eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. She passes on several rewards to people in need. She makes a point to leave places better than she found them.

History: Heir to a fortune, her parents put a great deal of effort into curing her disease. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: She is greedy.

Ideals: Opinionated, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 600 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This northern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. Her hair is short and silver. Her eyes are likewise gray. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She misses her glory days as an athlete. She does not mind her job, but it is boring in comparison. She is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. She haggles over everything, upselling her goods and buying cheap. She is persistent in everything.

History: Bree hails from a village terrorized by dire rats. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: A deep hatred of dire rats; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Athletic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Adventurer. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: A woman of a pale complexion, she wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body. She sports blonde long hair. Her eyes are likewise amber. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: She has always had a great fascination with Tabaxi culture. She is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: She was born several months after her mother was called into army service. She was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform She was granted psionic powers by her dying sister.

Motivation: She is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out; and a strong sense of loyalty to tabaxi people

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Slave. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 320 gp.

Description: This younger middle-aged woman wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath her coat, and a wedding ring on her left hand. She has wavy beige fur. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She is happy with her job as a Mayor. She turns her eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. She is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: A child with a great deal of poetry talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Mayor work with an outfit from a few towns over. Mayor work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She has worked as a Mayor like her mother before her.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love.

Ideals: Gifted, Artistic. Bonds: In love, Job. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 900 gp. Banded agate (8 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.