Description: This light-skinned female wears a robe, a symbol of the four houses of cards around her neck, and a dagger on her belt. She is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. Her hair is blonde and very short. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep violet.

Personality: Verna is a sociable creature first and foremost. She loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. She can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. She dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. Her biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Verna was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. When Verna reached her early adolescence her Halfling father passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, she decided to travel. Her rounds led her into the Army with a few individuals who would become her life-long companions. 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. Verna fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Fighting, Extrovert, Logical. Bonds: Mentor, Military. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 20 gp.

Description: This woman is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of her veins is visible when she is not flexing. Her shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for her due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. Her chestnut hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. Her eyes are a pleasant hazel.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with poetry. She constantly tries to fill her life with poetry. A true patriot, Greeba would do anything for her country. She is fiercely protective of her fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. She was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform 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. Greeba fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Artistic. Bonds: Military, Slave. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 600 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This slender man stands about 5'3". He wears silk and lounges about seductively. His white hair is lengthy. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. He is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with his big mouthed big gutted partner. His partner is his best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. He passes on several rewards to people in need. He makes a point to leave places better than he found them.

History: He was born into a rich family. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and to reunite with his old friends

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 900 gp.

Description: 4'11" and lanky with angular features, she is an attractive figure. She wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. Her hair is cut close to her head. Her white unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She can speak with the recently deceased. She uses divination through singing.

History: Her necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the east; and she is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs

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

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 1300 gp. A pair of blacksmith’s puzzle; each has a pair of interlocked iron designs that users try to take apart and put back together (90 gp). Solid gold idol (1000 gp).

Description: This petite short woman is perpetually holding a sweet of some kind. She is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright tan and green, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems, marred by sweets. Her black hair is well kept. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines green.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Chaedi will drive conversation. She does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Tanner for the past few years.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends; and she wants to meet her childhood hero

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Religious, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 600 sp. 1 Breastplate. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: He is a pot bellied eastern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He wears dark leathers with embroidery. He has styled his chestnut hair well, parting it to the right. His violet eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help his friends. He considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. He has a habit of throwing himself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: He was born in a small plains village. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out; and to prove his worth to the world

Ideals: Athletic, Optimist. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Nature, Slave. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Rhymes sentences (sorry)

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Antitoxin.

Description: His right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing grey cape and mantle trimmed with soft brown waves gently in the breeze. He keeps his chestnut hair in a pixie cut. His ears are large.

Personality: He is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, he's a very lovable idiot. Tordek 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 to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. A freak accident while working with his Tailor mother left him crippled. By chance he met his sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and to reunite with his absent mother

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 390 gp.