Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with her rolled up shirt sleeves this gives her a very relaxed look. Her silver hair is singed and shortened. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

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 loves her children and doesn't want them to worry about her. She loves to share her painting with anyone who is interested.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Pyra grew up listening to her father's many stories. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her father gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her father, who blamed her for driving them apart. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage.

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 300 sp. A silver and pearl hairclip (70 gp).

Description: She wears light armors faded through time and improper care. She carries with her a set of monstrous two handed axes on her belt, each one with a opal on the hilt. Her chestnut hair is long and unkept. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: Her voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl she speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of her tone. She is obsessed with her god.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. 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. Nyx fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Cynical. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 200 gp. Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (500 gp).

Description: This malnourished woman wears a tattered pair of loose black pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. She keeps her rusty crest in a flapper bob. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. She will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. She cares deeply for her spouse and does her best to make sure her guests look presentable.

History: Vezera was raised in a hard working conservative environment. 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 Knight. She's also a talented Sculptor, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Poor, Job, In love. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: This tall, slender man tends to wear a pastel poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. He has gray fur. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his painting with anyone who is interested.

History: Nimble hails from a village terrorized by gnolls. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic, Ugly. Bonds: Family, Enemies. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a pot bellied southern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He typically wears tan cloth garments or leather armor. His long brown hair reaches down to his waist. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He hates illithids. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: Erky hails from a village terrorized by illithids. Ostracized due to the psionic powers of his oldest brother, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Gnomes became a terror of the countryside. He has never given up on his music dream.

Motivation: He's in love; and many illithids want him driven away

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted, Artistic. Bonds: Enemies, Has a crush. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 26000 cp. Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (700 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (40 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1100 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. With bright blonde hair and a scraggly beard. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. He is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. 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. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Military. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: She wears bulky brown painted plate armor. She is physically well-built. Her red hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a rose scrunchie. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, she has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. She is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: She comes from a rich southern family. A freak accident while working with her Barkeep mother left her crippled. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Dilettante and was forced into it by her family; and money/treasure

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Selfish, Disease. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: Banded agate (7 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (7 gp). Moss agate (7 gp). Black star sapphire (1500 gp). Iolite (50 gp). Pink pearl (70 gp). Red-brown spinel (70 gp).