Description: She has a missing left arm. She is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down. She has wavy blonde hair. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She snorts whenever she laughs or is feeling confident. 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: She was born in the south. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: Many gnolls want her driven away; and several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge

Ideals: Logical. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 600 sp. 1 Masterwork studded leather.

Description: 5'4" and lanky with angular features, she is an attractive figure. She is wearing a long, blue, dusty cloak. Her tied-back hair is golden. Her half smiles and amber eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: She is overprotective of those who hire her services. She cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist she will grow angry at them.

History: She was born in a small mountains village. Brilliant and gifted she never wanted to apply herself. She eventually got the idea of being the protector of her homeland from reading books, and has made it her duty.

Motivation: She has comitted a past crime that haunts her to this day; and she's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Guardian, Nature, Criminal record. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 800 sp. 1 Bullseye lantern.

Description: This dark-skinned male wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. His auburn hair is knotted and matted. His eyes are green and beady.

Personality: He is filled with cunning. He likes to feign weakness letting people think he is weak. He is a great chef.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Rurik was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. His parents enrolled him in a Barbarian school at a young age so that he could practice his divine talents. He was granted divine powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: He feels threatened by others; and balancing his hectic life and new mercenary responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Secretive. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 2200 gp. Peridot (70 gp). Onyx (70 gp). Red spinel (80 gp). Brown-green garnet (80 gp). Peridot (70 gp). Blue quartz (9 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: His left side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He wears a tan vest and prefers green and brown shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. His broad hat is riddled with cuts and holes. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He does not care much for physical appearances, nor does he care much for other people. He does however care about what he wants and getting it. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: He got into the Architect business at a young age. He was one of the best in his class, and was picked up by his current employer. He quickly showed his capability and was soon promoted to a head role. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by drow, and he desires to right it; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Professionalism, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Enemies. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 2600 sp. Tiger eye turquoise (12 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (12 gp).

Description: She wears a fancy blue dress, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 3'3" when asserting herself. Her chestnut hair has been sun bleached extensively. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She is quite rude, and likes to deride her opponents skill and shout insults at them. She is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: Oppah hails from a village terrorized by drow. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She has been helping groups of widows and orphans who have fled abusive spouses or lost their families to drow.

Motivation: She made a deal with a demon which lead to her current lot in life, and she's becoming increasingly nervous about it; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Enemies, Debt. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 1900 gp.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what he was had he not made sure his armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit he wears baggy blue pantaloons and a violet scarf. He keeps his brown hair in a flapper bob. His blue eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. He has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. While he appears to be a normal Elf, 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. Recently a tribe of gnolls attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Naill fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To end his boredom.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Addict, Mundane, Fearful. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 200 gp. Star rose quartz (50 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This slender man stands about 4'3". He wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. He wears his chestnut hair down. He has a dull look in his green eyes.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: He was born in the south. His parents divorced when he was young, and his father gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his father, who blamed him for driving them apart. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent father; and he doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Religious, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 100 pp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (700 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (180 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (7000 gp). Solid gold idol (800 gp). Solid gold idol (800 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (10 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.