Description: She very much looks the part of a Blacksmith, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 3'4" when asserting herself. With bright white hair. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She thrives on attention. She does whatever is in her power to gain the attention of whomever she deems a fit date. She is used to getting what she wants. In part because she is a meticulous planner.

History: She was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for her. It may also be what makes her so good at details. She was one of the best in her class, and was picked up by her current employer. She quickly showed her capability and was soon promoted to a head role. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Blacksmith for the past few years.

Motivation: Expand her business; and balancing her hectic life and new blacksmith responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Job, Attractive. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 200 sp.

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He dresses in tan turtlenecks beneath a black coat with tan slacks. His blonde hair is matted, messy, and big. His violet eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes gnolls are coming to abduct people. He has a small toy that he constantly fidgets with.

History: Born in the south to a Stylist, Alston learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Poor, Enemies, Job. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 35000 sp. 1 Chain shirt.

Description: This northern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. He wears his blue hair up. His ears are large.

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. On top of that he is swayed by a pretty face, and while loyalty to his employer will always come first he doesn't like to hit women.

History: Valafar hails from a village terrorized by illithids. In his 15th year, his parents were killed by a illithids raid, leaving Valafar alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to illithids demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: He wants to get laid.

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Has a crush, Enemies. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

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

Description: She has a large blue mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into her grey robe. She has relatively light skin and is very physically imposing due to her abundance of muscles. Her blonde hair is cut short. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are violet.

Personality: She likes to brag about her accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. She would rather hide behind her crafts than deal with other people.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Blacksmith. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Blacksmith responsibilities is difficult; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Passionate, Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 2700 gp. Zircon (30 gp). Star rose quartz (30 gp). Banded agate (5 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (5 gp). Silver pearl (80 gp). White pearl (80 gp). Sard (30 gp). Deep blue spinel (1500 gp). Sard (30 gp).

Description: This woman is very fat, and wears white painted combat armor at almost all times. Her hair is golden and very short. Her violet eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She is witty, but her monotone delivery comes off as unnerving 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: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. Rose was a troubled youth. She spent her days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent her evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Rose decided she wanted neither the life of her father nor that of the evil petty criminals she associated with. During her early adolescence, she took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. She used her abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: She feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help; and she has comitted a past crime that haunts her to this day

Ideals: Joker, Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 35000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This malnourished man does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. His yellow fur is kept up in a ponytail inside a feathered hat. His half smiles and green eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: Born in the south his family was never financially stable. A serious injury left his mother unemployed and in need of constant care. His family became saddled with debt trying to care for his infirm mother. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Job, Debt. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 100 gp. Pink pearl (60 gp). Iolite (80 gp). Banded agate (15 gp). Alexandrite (800 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man stands a little under 6'7" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. He keeps his long scarlet crest kept up in a rat tail. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep gold.

Personality: He will rave to anyone who will listen. He does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for him. He lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: Gifted from a young age, Arjhan studied abroad. His psionic abilities were realized during a raid on his village. He's also a talented Marshal, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Many dire rats want him driven away; and money/treasure

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Rich, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 1 Disguise kit. 1 Masterwork Musical instrument.