Description: She is an attractive woman, lean and moderately muscular. She is renowned for her bright black dresses and hats. She has done her best to style her blue hair to look like a famous performer. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: Shax is depressed about a lot of things. She tends to be a nihilist. She is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of her. She is by nature obliging.

History: Shax was born in the south. At a young age she loved to build and create. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Dragonborn companion (her 'brother'). She is searching for what she claims is her rightful reward.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Dragonborn artifacts is her passion; and an old rival family wants her found

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Depressed, Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 400 gp. Sardonyx (20 gp). Obsidian (4 gp). Deep green spinel (90 gp). Rose (20 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what she was had she not made sure her armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit she wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. Her gray fur is matted, messy, and big. Her hazel unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: Here is a woman who knows she is the smartest in the room. She talks down to others constantly. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: She doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes; and nothing but the best is good enough for her

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 2300 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (110 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Solid gold idol (900 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. He has a long auburn beard with little hanging trinkets. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: Bolg wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Warrior, so he tries to act the part. He does a good job, for the most part... He is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Disciplined, Logical. Flaws: Insane. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 200 gp. 3 Tanglefoot bags. 5 Acid flasks. 4 Holy water.

Description: This tall, slender man prefers to wear brown clothing when he does not wear armor. His fur is yellow and curly. He has amber eyes and a brown hat with a grey feather.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. Lone enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: A powerful necromancer made him what he is. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: He will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Mentor, Religious, Criminal record. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 600 gp.

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. Her blonde hair is cut short. Her eyes are likewise hazel.

Personality: Ahlyssa is depressed about a lot of things. She tends to be a nihilist. She is stubborn though. She always likes to keep a trick up her sleeve. She likes to fight dirty and will kick and punch below the belt if she feels she even has a chance of losing.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her father always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: She possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and she is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Depressed, Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Criminal record, Rich. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 100 sp. Jet (140 gp).

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head. Her white hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. She has a dull look in her blue eyes.

Personality: Nogu speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. She is clearly well-traveled and educated. She is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: The child of a Bather, who enjoyed hunting, Nogu was taken on many hunting expeditions. Nogu liked to wander the woods near her home when she was young, something she still likes to do at least once a week. She never liked modest clothing or shoes, so she would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and she developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She is wracked by social anxiety; and nothing but the best is good enough for her

Ideals: Impeccable, Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 2000 sp.

Description: He prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs, and he perpetually has his shortspear ready. His hair is short and blonde. His amber eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. He has had some formal writing training, and achieved minor success. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Fighting, Disciplined, Artistic. Flaws: Insomniac, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 100 gp.