Description: She is lean but muscular and has a large brown mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into her white robe. Her black hair is singed and shortened. Her gray eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She is highly sensitive about her name. She loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. She is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in her opinion.

History: Jarana was raised in a hard working conservative environment. 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 then took over the family business and is one of the better Slave Trader for hire.

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

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Ugly, Addict, Sensitive. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Full Plate. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Chain shirt. 1 Banded mail.

Description: She wears bulky green painted plate armor. Her attire stands in sharp contrast to her ceremonial dagger, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a card on it. Her red hair is heavily combed to the left. Her black eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She is curt in most of her responses. She prefers to keep her word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. She is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: When she was but 5 years old her parents immigrated from the north. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Tieflings in the north were limited. She hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: She is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy, Insomniac. Bonds: Immigrant, Slave. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 20 gp. 1 Masterwork Heavy steel shield.

Description: A 5'7" northern man, he wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a brown coat. His white hair is unkempt and raggedy. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady hazel eyes.

Personality: Robert is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of dire rats may trigger it at times.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Priest hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by dire rats. Robert was horrified and prayed that his mother was alright. However, he heard that his mother had died fighting off the dire rats.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud.

Flaws: Ugly, Depressed, Disease. Bonds: Poor, Enemies. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 100 gp. Black opal (800 gp).

Description: Her left side is far more bruised and cut up than her other. She dresses like a well dressed Beggar does. Her red hair is matted, messy, and big. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with writing. She constantly tries to fill her life with writing. She is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. She haggles over everything, upselling her goods and buying cheap. She is persistent in everything.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, she was no stranger to responsibility. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered writing. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Beggar for the past few years.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions.

Ideals: Artistic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Religious. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: Obsidian (7 gp). Chalcedony (60 gp). 1 Half-Plate.

Description: He dresses well, wearing green shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. He carries with him a set of flails, each one with a amber on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. He wears a colorful flower in his black crest. His gold eyes peer out from beneath his feathered green hat.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. He has a cruel streak; something he gained from his previous mentor. He harbors resentment against his former mentor.

History: Born in the west to a Butcher, Torinn learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Butcher for the past few years.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor, Job. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 1000 gp. Fiery yellow corundum (900 gp). Bloodstone (30 gp). Azurite (6 gp). Blue sapphire (900 gp). Deep blue spinel (200 gp). Moss agate (6 gp). Emerald (900 gp). Hematite (6 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He typically wears blue cloth garments or leather armor. He keeps his auburn hair in a pixie cut. His violet unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He hates gnolls. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: The child of northern immigrants he idolized his mother. Orryn was born on a far northern mountains where he grew up under the tutelage of his mother, an expert Guard. He left for the north, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and to prove his worth to the world

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Disease, Impulsive. Bonds: Enemies, Immigrant. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment, and he perpetually has his halberd ready. He wears a colorful flower in his silver hair. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. He is kind towards other men and children and will generally offer men help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to him.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and retire the richest man in the east

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Fighting, Philantrophist. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 100 gp. Bloodstone (80 gp).