Description: She is dressed in earthy colors with a grey and blue handkerchief worn on her right side. She carries a battered sword and tarnished shortspear as well. Her white hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. Her eyes are a pleasant green.

Personality: She cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with her opinion, she thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, she can get violently argumentative. She does not believe in violence as a means to an end. She is a dedicated Blacksmith but believes her peers are too gung-ho.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. She was taken from her home at a very young age. She has achieved small success as a Blacksmith.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and she wants to get laid

Ideals: Fighting, Opinionated, Pacifist. Bonds: Slave, Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 250 gp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. She wears bulky white painted plate armor. Her chestnut hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a Stetson hat. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She is cool and collected. She likes to make quips and puns whenever she does anything. She also makes a point to compliment her superiors and flatter them. She spends most of her days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There she gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Bookbinder arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Like her father and her sister before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Bookbinder. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and expand her business

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Rich, Job. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 8000 sp. Chrysoprase (30 gp). Emerald (800 gp). Hematite (7 gp).

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he prefers to wear tan clothing when he does not wear armor. He has shaved his head bald. His eyes are likewise hazel.

Personality: He is a man who does what he needs to. He will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. He takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. Before the accident, he was one of the most outspoken anti-Halfling activists. He was mortally wounded, saved by a kind and fast-acting Halfling doctor. He has worked as a Shoemaker like his father before him.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and a strong sense of loyalty to halfling people

Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Criminal record, Job, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 300 gp. Smoky quartz (20 gp). Sardonyx (20 gp). Malachite (12 gp).

Description: This woman stands a little under 5'11" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She wears a brown tunic with green highlights, and long grey pants that bunch up around her shoes. Her orange fur is knotted and matted. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She misses her glory days as an athlete. She does not mind her job, but it is boring in comparison. She will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. She took after her mother in leading caravans. Because they were valued, her mother taught her to defend herself. When her mother died while fighting illithids, the young Three began to lead the lost caravan. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and she desires to right it.

Ideals: Athletic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 2000 cp.

Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. She wears her brown hair up in a very large beehive style do. Her fierce brown eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: Eleanor 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 is fiercely devoted to her mother, and views her mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating her from her legal half-sister.

History: She was born into a rich family. Being born in the east, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the east for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way north. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: To unite with her sister; and her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Athletic, Extrovert, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Family, Rich. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 600 sp.

Description: He wears tattered old clothes. He carries a battered kukri and tarnished trident as well. He wears his yellow fur up. His amber eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

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 is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of him. He is by nature obliging.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. 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 has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature trident.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality; and to reunite with his old friends

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Adventurer, Nature. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is an average looking northern female in her early mid-life. She usually wears her grey robe and has her dagger always slung over her shoulder. Her hair, while still mostly golden, has prominent grey streaks. She has several tiny amethyst earrings on each ear.

Personality: She thrives on attention. She does whatever is in her power to gain the attention of whomever she deems a fit date. As long as the job gets done she does not care how it got done.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Hlin was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. Cursed with vampirism at a very young age, Hlin has worked very hard to control her curse. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She is greedy.

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Mentor. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 6000 cp. Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp).