Description: A plain young-adult woman, she wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. Her blonde hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her hazel eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: Katherine speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. She is clearly well-traveled and educated. She is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: She was born at the edge of vast island. Over the years she perfected her riding and shooting skills. She's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Seamstress and was forced into it by her family; and marry her sister to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Poor, Military, Nature, Family. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 130 gp.

Description: This woman is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of her veins is visible when she is not flexing. Her shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for her due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. Her crest is bronze, silky, and of moderate length. Her eyes are likewise red.

Personality: She is a melancholic, but persistent worker. She resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. She is underhanded and not above using her wealth and body to get others to do her bidding.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. Since her mother passed away years ago, her father had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. Recently a tribe of brigands attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Pogranix fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She feels kind of lost in life; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 4000 gp.

Description: She is wearing a tight green one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. Her attire stands in sharp contrast to her quarterstaff, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a clover on it. Her blue hair has been sun bleached extensively. Her silver eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She has a good heart but also a terrible temper. She will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. She passes on several rewards to people in need. She makes a point to leave places better than she found them.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. 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: An old rival family wants her found; and wants to raise her children well

Ideals: Philantrophist, Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

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

Description: He is in excellent shape and tends to wear a brown poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. He has moderate length red hair. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Whurbin embodies much of what other species detest in the Dwarves. He pushes his goals aggressively. He is also a coward if confronted.

History: Whurbin was born into a poor family. Growing up, he dreamt of becoming a Rogue, to bring honor to his family’s name. When he came of age, he applied for a position with his town's local guard, looking to work his way up via merit and eventually become a Rogue in service of a powerful lord somewhere. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Halfling companion (his 'brother'). After a long history of fighting, Whurbin and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Miller

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: She appears as an extremely gaunt Human, and stands approximately 5'3". She wears a brown tunic with white highlights, and long tan pants that bunch up around her shoes, and her gloved hand is found clutching a warhammer. Her tied-back hair is chestnut. Her ears are large.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes gnolls are coming to abduct people. Avice enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: She was born in the north. Her parents were killed by gnolls in a raid when she was still a young child. The gnolls captured her, and made her a slave and general play-thing. She was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to her deformed appearance. Some 4 years later her spouse died after the birth of her son. Heartbroken, Avice never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her son whom she trained as her father had trained her before.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and she wants revenge against gnolls

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Enemies, Immigrant, In love. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 370 pp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 5'10" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She wears a black shirt with thin brown vertical stripes and pastel pants. She wears a colorful flower in her silver hair. Her brown eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Nogu isn't afraid of most anything. She has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Half-Orc unity. She is cautious and jumpy. She reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. Her mother was a soldier and died while she was still young. Nogu was left her mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. She tends to her Bookbinder job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Job. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 7000 sp.

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. Her white hair is unkempt and raggedy. Her blue eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. She is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. 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 Animal Trainer. She tends to her Animal Trainer job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Lazy. Bonds: Immigrant, Poor, Job. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 400 gp. Red-brown spinel (120 gp). Golden yellow topaz (600 gp). Hematite (12 gp). Chrysoberyl (120 gp).