Description: A woman of a pale complexion, she wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty green coat over it. She sports a flattop hair cut. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She goes out her way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one she won't accept into her heart. She will do just about anything if she becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this she is easily convinced.

History: Manea lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. By chance she met her brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: She wants to meet her childhood hero; and she's looking for her big break

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Has a crush, Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 3000 gp. Old masterpiece painting (800 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (500 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (800 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She appears as an extremely gaunt Half-Orc, and stands approximately 4'7". She dresses in black turtlenecks beneath a blue coat with brown slacks, and her gloved hand is found clutching a bow. Her hair is blonde and curly. Her eyes are blue and beady.

Personality: Her tongue was cut out and she uses sign language. She enjoys reading and quiet.

History: Born in the south to a Beggar, Reeza learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. Being born in the south, 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 south 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 became a Beggar soon after.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Beggar responsibilities is difficult.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 900 gp.

Description: She wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty violet coat over it. Her hair is brown and curly. Her eyes are gray and beady.

Personality: She seems absolutely devoid of it. She stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. She is accommodating to her spouse and as such limits her hospitality. She is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven herself a capable leader.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. Aside from being a slave or a gladiator, there isn't much legitimate work for Half-Elves in Geva's homeland. Geva decided to take the middle way and become a bodyguard. 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: She is content.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: In love, Immigrant. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: He wears a worn and beaten armor. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his falchion, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a dagger on it. He sports a flattop hair cut. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

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 all his life been fascinated with singing.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. He worked as a nervous Slave Trader and found it very stressful. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Slave Trader for the past few years.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Optimist, Artistic. Flaws: Insane, Disease. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 2600 sp.

Description: This younger middle-aged man wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized grey coat, and a wedding ring on his left hand. His red hair and beard is wavy and long. His eyes are blue and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He is extraordinarily eccentric. He would rather hide behind his crafts than deal with other people.

History: A child with a great deal of painting talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. While he appears to be a normal Human, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. Some 5 years later his spouse died after the birth of his daughter. Heartbroken, Bernard never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his daughter whom he trained as his mother had trained him before.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Insane, Shy. Bonds: In love. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 140 gp.

Description: A woman with a warm, jovial air about her, she is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright black and grey, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. She has done her best to style her chestnut hair to look like a famous performer. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: Pyra 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 will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: She was born into a rich family. She married young, but lost her spouse to dire rats. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge; and a deep hatred of dire rats

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Impulsive, Depressed. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 1200 gp. Violet garnet (900 gp).

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his dagger with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. His white hair is braided into rings. His eyes are likewise amber.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with writing. He constantly tries to fill his life with writing. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the north. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He has never given up on his writing dream.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Map Maker and was forced into it by his family; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Artistic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Poor, Family. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 1400 gp.