Description: She wears rags and sports a simple walking cane, and carries greataxes. She has dyed her greying brass crest a little too much giving a sharp brass color. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She barks her statements quickly and with little fuss. She prefers small words and is at her heart utilitarian. On top of that she is swayed by a pretty face, and while loyalty to her employer will always come first she doesn't like to hit women.

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. Recently a tribe of drow attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Hethress fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She wants to meet her childhood hero; and she would like to get married and retire

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Insomniac, Terse. Bonds: Poor, Has a crush, Adventurer. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 1500 sp. 1 Tanglefoot bags.

Description: This man wears silk and lounges about seductively, and sports empty pouches on his belt. With bright brown hair and a scraggly beard. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are hazel.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. He always admired arcane-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: Marry his brother to traveling adventurers; and meet up once more with his childhood friend

Ideals: Gifted, Logical, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 200 gp. Eye agate (15 gp). 1 Breastplate.

Description: She wears suspenders and brown workpants. Her shirt is white, and she wears a heavy brown leather apron most of the time, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 5'6" when asserting herself. Her head has been shaved. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She likes to fabricate stories about her past exploits and how crazy she is, but in actuality she is rather bland. As long as the job gets done she does not care how it got done.

History: Born in the west her family was never financially stable. A gifted student she started as a Brewer, but she got bored and became a Butcher. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 6 years.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job.

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 800 gp. Gold music box (3000 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (80 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (700 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1000 gp).

Description: 4'1" and lanky with angular features, she is an attractive figure. She wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. She keeps her long chestnut hair kept up in a rat tail. Her eyes are violet.

Personality: While she acts the brute, she is far gentler than she would appear. She pushes her goals aggressively. She is also a coward if confronted.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. 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. Unlike her family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, she wanted to work in the city. She has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and she feels threatened by others

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Fearful, Mundane. Bonds: Poor, Attractive. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 140 gp.

Description: He is a physically imposing dark-skinned man. He is renowned for his bright black suits and hats. His brown hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. His gray unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. He claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day he will do what he thinks is right.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. Odorr liked to wander the woods near his home when he was young, something he still likes to do at least once a week. He never liked modest clothing or shoes, so he would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and he developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. He became a Crown-heir soon after.

Motivation: Halfling compassion; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Opinionated, Justice. Flaws: Disease, Racist. Bonds: Nature, Job. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 12000 sp.

Description: He tends to wear a large grey jacket. He carries with him a set of morningstars, each one with a amber on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. His black hair is thinning but still full. His eyes are likewise green. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. Percival is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his sisters into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. His childhood dream was to be a Architect, but he was a colossal failure. Recently the stress of being a Knight has made it difficult for him to sleep.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and to unite with his sister

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 800 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She wears a green small hat and green clothes. She has styled her brass crest well, parting it to the right. Her skin is flawless and her red eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: She is filled with cunning. She likes to feign weakness letting people think she is weak. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: Born in the south her family was never financially stable. Surina was born on a far southern plains where she grew up under the tutelage of her mother, an expert Tailor. She guards a vault combo very seriously as well as the key needed to open it.

Motivation: Many illithids want her driven away.

Ideals: Athletic, Joker. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: Tiger eye turquoise (8 gp).