Description: She is a pot bellied eastern woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. She has done her best to style her white hair to look like a famous performer. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: While she acts the brute, she is far gentler than she would appear. She is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: Valanthe was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her father was employed at, doing general labor. Valanthe abandoned her home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. She survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. She did whatever it took for her to survive. She has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature halberd.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends; and she has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Athletic, Fighting. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Adventurer, Poor. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 500 gp. Alexandrite (1100 gp). Alexandrite (1100 gp). Red spinel (150 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears an entirely red suit with brown socks and a vest with buckled shoes. His hair is chestnut and very short. His eyes are likewise green.

Personality: He loves justice and goodness and right action. Anyone who does not fulfill this criteria perfectly will no doubt get a lecture from him. He is the most sanctimonious self-righteous Halfling in existence. He feeds upon the attention of others.

History: A powerful wizard made him what he is. Like his father and his sister before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Guard. He's also a talented Stableman, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Justice. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor, Job, Religious. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 600 gp. Moonstone (60 gp).

Description: She is an attractive woman, lean and moderately muscular. 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 fur is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her eyes are likewise green. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: She considers herself the perfect lady. She makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. She has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: Her necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. Her father was very strict, and drilled into her lessons on being the perfect lady. After a long history of fighting, Shifting and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world.

Ideals: Impeccable, Gifted, Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 3200 gp. Blue-white diamond (3000 gp). Blue quartz (8 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (8 gp). Deep blue spinel (1400 gp). Violet garnet (1400 gp).

Description: He wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty tan coat over it. He has relatively light skin and is very physically imposing due to his abundance of muscles. His hair, while still mostly silver, has prominent grey streaks. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He is a jovial happy person, but he is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: He was raised by priests from a young age. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs.

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 400 gp. 2 Smokesticks. 1 Thunderstones.

Description: This woman is very fat, and wears tattered old clothes. She wears a small hat to cover her moderate length chestnut hair. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep blue.

Personality: A deeply religious woman she believes everything happens for a reason. She claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day she will do what she thinks is right.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. Mara was born on a far western island where she grew up under the tutelage of her mother, an expert Dilettante. She left for the west, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs; and she has a rivalry with the church that dominates her actions

Ideals: Justice, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious, Immigrant. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 100 sp. Smoky quartz (20 gp).

Description: Her skin has the orange glow of too much sun. She wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates her frame. Her white hair has been sun bleached extensively. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this northern gal figured out how to best use her charms to convince people to do what she wants. She never wears the same outfit twice, unless she absolutely has to.

History: Aline was born with her mother's beautiful face. Since her mother passed away years ago, her father had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. She has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Artistic, Justice. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 1200 gp. Golden yellow topaz (1400 gp). White pearl (130 gp). Onyx (70 gp). Alexandrite (1400 gp). Emerald (1400 gp). Bloodstone (70 gp).

Description: He wears a tight fitting brown shirt and pants. His blonde hair is cut short. His skin is flawless and his green eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He is a sleazy, sleazy guy. He has no qualms about using his powers of suggestion to get people to do what he wants. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of illithids once and for all.

History: A child with a great deal of poetry talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. He has had some formal poetry training, and achieved minor success. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Architect

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 7000 sp. Rich purple corundum (700 gp). Tourmaline (60 gp). Obsidian (9 gp). Emerald (700 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.