Description: 5'2" and muscular, this northern woman is typically in her Butcher uniform. She wears a wide-brimmed hat to cover her moderate length brown hair. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of her strength. She works very hard to maintain that gentleness. She lacks moral complications. She does what she is told to by employers but not much else. She spends her money on whatever she fancies at the time.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. In her 16th year, her parents were killed by a drow raid, leaving Mara alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by drow. Mara was horrified and prayed that her father was alright. However, she heard that her father had died fighting off the drow.

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

Ideals: Athletic, Disciplined, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Job, Enemies. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is of a modest build and height, but she carries herself more imposing than she is. She dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head. Her hair is blonde and very short. Her eyes are likewise gray. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: She is a woman who does what she needs to. She will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. Her respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to her, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, she tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in her reactions to snap at those who irritate her, Salanop is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: She was born at the edge of vast mountains. There was a wharf not far from home where she often wandered off to fish. Unlike her family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, she wanted to work in the city. She has been working here for the past few years.

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

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Nature. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: She tends to wear a brown poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt. She is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly sais and sickles. She has styled her chestnut hair well, parting it to the left. She has several tiny aquamarine earrings on each ear.

Personality: She likes to fabricate stories about her past exploits and how crazy she is, but in actuality she is rather bland. The occasional robbery is her preferred attention getting crime, but she mainly uses her means for meeting her own perverse desires.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. While she appears to be a normal Human, she's... not quite right. Perhaps she's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that she plain doesn't fit in. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: She feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help; and she is greedy

Flaws: Mundane, Insane. Bonds: Criminal record, Rich, Job. Occupation: Servant

Voice: German accent

Possessions: Jasper (70 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man prefers to wear black clothing when he does not wear armor. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. His white hair is smooth and relatively long. His eyes are likewise gold.

Personality: He is mildly Tiefling supremacist, though he does not identify as such. He cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist he will grow angry at them.

History: The child of western immigrants he idolized his mother. Through the years after Damakos was born, his mother became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the west. Damakos's mother didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

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

Flaws: Racist, Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 12000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A middle-aged man, he wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body, and is pretty ugly. His golden hair is unkempt and raggedy. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines brown.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. He lacks moral complications. He does what he is told to by employers but not much else. He spends his money on whatever he fancies at the time.

History: Born to a Glassblower, his mother struggled to pay the bills. He was an apprentice working in his mother's forge. Some 3 years later his spouse died after the birth of his son. Heartbroken, Gerbo never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his son whom he trained as his mother had trained him before.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out; and to be a glassblower again

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Job, In love, Slave. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This late middle aged woman dresses like a well dressed Priest does and is in decent physical shape. Her white hair is long and unkept. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. She does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: Born in the west her family was never financially stable. A gifted student she started as a Farmer, but she got bored and became a Priest. She has worked as a Priest like her father before her.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Job, Poor. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 140 gp. Tourmaline (150 gp).

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He wears a black broad hat and black clothes. He wears a broad hat to hide his balding. His half smiles and black eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating he would invite many more into his home than his spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. He invented a lineage for himself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: He was born at the edge of vast forest. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Dwarven companion (his 'brother'). He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and obtaining odd cultural dwarven artifacts is his passion

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Nature. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 150 gp.