Description: She dresses in brown turtlenecks beneath a blue coat with black slacks. She has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. Her fur is lavender and curly. Her copper eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Shivering isn't afraid of most anything. She has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Tabaxi unity. As she has aged she has sought to do reparations for her actions as a youth. She is also making sure that her compatriots who never received punishment for their crimes are brought to justice.

History: The child of northern immigrants she idolized her mother. In her 20th 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. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: A rival would like her out of the picture; and nothing but the best is good enough for her

Ideals: Impeccable, Justice. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Criminal record, Immigrant. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 500 gp. Jet (80 gp). Aquamarine (800 gp). Freshwater pearl (15 gp). Amethyst (80 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She tends to wear a large white jacket, and she perpetually has her bastard sword ready. Her hair is short and red. Her eyes are gray and catlike.

Personality: Here is a woman who knows she is the smartest in the room. She talks down to others constantly. She is underhanded and not above using her wealth and body to get others to do her bidding.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Her father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She got away from her former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

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

Ideals: Fighting, Impeccable. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 400 pp. Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (150 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (600 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is in excellent shape and is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. She has a long red ponytail with little hanging trinkets. Her eyes are amber.

Personality: She is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks her mind. She refers to her adoptive mother for almost all things she is unsure about, which are numerous. She is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: She was born in the west, but her parents moved at a very young age to the east. Her parents enrolled her in a Warrior school at a young age so that she could practice her druidic talents. She left for the west, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent mother; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 1200 sp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He prefers to wear green clothing when he does not wear armor. His bronze crest is heavily combed to the left. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes brigands are coming to abduct people. When he's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, he's doing painting.

History: Valorean was born with his father's beautiful face. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Masseuse work with an outfit from a few towns over. Masseuse work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: He doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes; and a deep hatred of brigands

Ideals: Artistic, Impeccable. Bonds: Enemies, Attractive, Job. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: Black star sapphire (600 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (14 gp). Eye agate (14 gp). Coral (130 gp). Blue sapphire (600 gp). Aquamarine (400 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Carpenter. He sports a flattop hair cut. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his father.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. His psionic abilities were realized during a raid on his village. He was granted psionic powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: Marry his brother to traveling adventurers; and to unite with his brother

Ideals: Passionate, Entrepeneur, Gifted. Bonds: Mentor, Family. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is an average looking northern male in his early mid-life. He typically wears white cloth garments or leather armor. His black hair is still thick. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady brown eyes.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Ozyman was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. Ostracized due to the martial powers of his oldest sister, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Halflings became a terror of the countryside. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: He is terrified, and will act out of fear; and he is wracked by social anxiety

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful, Disease. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty green coat over it. His scarlet crest is heavily combed to the right. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He acts crazy and hedonistic. He is accommodating to his spouse and as such limits his hospitality. He is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven himself a capable leader.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. He was taken from his home at a very young age. He has since married many spouses, only to have them die. He claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the east; and he made a deal with a demon which lead to his current lot in life, and he's becoming increasingly nervous about it

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: In love, Slave. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 6000 gp. Fire opal (1400 gp). Black opal (1400 gp). Moss agate (11 gp). Freshwater pearl (11 gp). Bloodstone (70 gp). Blue quartz (11 gp). Red-brown spinel (120 gp). Jasper (70 gp). Alexandrite (800 gp). Carnelian (70 gp). Jade (120 gp). Rock crystal (70 gp). Brown-green garnet (120 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.