Description: She sports brown clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. She has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. Her fur is yellow and very short. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: Shifting speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. She is clearly well-traveled and educated. She has a habit of throwing herself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: The child of northern immigrants she idolized her mother. Being born in the north, 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 north 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 east. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: A deep hatred of gnolls; and marry her brother to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Immigrant, Family, Enemies. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 60 pp. Tiger eye turquoise (7 gp). Moss agate (7 gp). Golden yellow topaz (600 gp). Moonstone (60 gp). Jade (150 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: 3'1" and muscular, this southern man wears a white vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His red leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his white boots flare out at the collars. His red hair is lengthy. His blue eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this southern guy figured out how to best use his charms to convince people to do what he wants. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Professionalism, Fighting. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 1500 gp. Golden circlet with four aquamarines (3000 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1500 gp). Gold music box (4000 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1500 gp).

Description: A middle-aged woman, she wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath her coat, and is pretty ugly. Her long white crest is drawn into a two foot long braid. She has a dull look in her red eyes.

Personality: She loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. She tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: She was born in a small forest village. When the war came and ruined her parents she was left adrift. She was a hard woman then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. In her journeys she found a malevolent artifact. She wishes to return this artifact and its corrupting influence back to where it came.

Motivation: Wants her loneliness to end.

Ideals: Opinionated, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, PTSD. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 2300 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 6'3" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. She carries her fan with her everywhere and carries herself as the perfect lady. She has dyed her greying purple hair a little too much giving a sharp purple color. She is baby faced.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. She lacks restraint and is impulsive. She jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. A gifted student she started as a Mason, but she got bored and became a Mortician. She has dedicated herself to building a better village for her children.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and balancing her hectic life and new mortician responsibilities is difficult

Flaws: Impulsive, Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 500 gp.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He wears grey trousers with brown and violet striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts. His hair is cut close to his head. His eyes are gray and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. He has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: Gifted from a young age, Alberich studied abroad. He graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. He advanced relatively quickly due to his good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He is wracked by social anxiety.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Fearful, Ugly. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 270 gp.

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. His moppish auburn hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: Korfel speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. When he's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, he's doing dancing.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. 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 has never given up on his dancing dream.

Motivation: He feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world; and he doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes

Ideals: Impeccable, Artistic. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Mentor. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 1000 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she wears a red tunic with violet highlights, and long brown pants that bunch up around her shoes. Her black hair is heavily combed to the left. Her hazel eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. She would rather hide behind her crafts than deal with other people.

History: A child with a great deal of singing talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. In her 13th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her mother impaled in their home, and her father beheaded. She saw the woman who walked out, and charged her in a blind rage. The woman easily evaded and defeated her, leaving her to live broken and terrified. Recently she has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and she is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Gifted, Artistic, Athletic. Flaws: Shy, Fearful. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 4000 sp. Rock crystal (50 gp). Obsidian (5 gp). Azurite (5 gp).