Description: He wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with brown lining and desert motifs. He carries with him a set of ceremonial daggers, each one with a ruby on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. His red fur is singed and shortened. His eyes are amber.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. He is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. He likes to tell stories.

History: He got into the Butcher business at a young age. A gifted student he started as a Sailor, but he got bored and became a Butcher. He became a Butcher soon after.

Motivation: He feels kind of lost in life; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed, Fearful. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 100 gp. Deep blue spinel (1400 gp). Black pearl (1400 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1400 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking northern young adult. He is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by his earthly robes.. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. His skin is flawless and his hazel eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: Born to a Soapmaker, his mother struggled to pay the bills. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and he is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Slave, Poor. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 900 gp.

Description: She is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. She is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly swords and scythes. Her golden hair is thinning but still full. She has several tiny emerald earrings on each ear.

Personality: She is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before her hampering stammer kicks in. Energy wise she seems alert and responsive.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. In her youth she was part of a gang. She got caught, but did not rat out her comrades and served her time in prison. Being a Barkeep kept her interest for a while, but then she became depressed and bored. So she turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: She will attempt to ambush and attack anyone she thinks she can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, she will try to sell them to her slave-trader contact; and her religion dominates her actions

Ideals: Fighting, Professionalism. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Criminal record, Rich, Religious. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 70 pp.

Description: She wears a brown collared shirt and white skirt. She accessorizes with a brown scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across her shirt. She has styled her red fur well, parting it to the right. She has a dull look in her amber eyes.

Personality: She runs her personal life as if detached from it. She organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits she will get from it. She always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove her into the Mercenary business.

History: She was born in the north. In her 13th year, her parents were killed by a illithids raid, leaving Ethereal alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to illithids demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and balancing her hectic life and new mercenary responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Immigrant, Enemies, Job. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: She wears a violet vest with golden trim over her white shirt. Her brown leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and her violet boots flare out at the collars. Her chestnut hair is thinning but still full. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: Stoic and calm, she prefers to meditate than take action. Animals are drawn to her, and she is able to talk to them.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Carpenter arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She was granted necromantic powers by her dying brother.

Motivation: Regain custody of her daughter; and to reunite with her absent father

Ideals: Disciplined, Gifted. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Family. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 1000 pp. Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (170 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is a pot bellied northern woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates her frame. Her crest is cut close to her head. Her eyes are likewise gold.

Personality: She likes to be helpful to her clients. She likes to prescribe proper advice to her clients. She feeds upon the attention of others.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. A gifted student she started as a Locksmith, but she got bored and became a Soapmaker. Recently a tribe of goblins attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Akra fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and she is greedy

Ideals: Athletic, Fighting. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Rich. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 2000 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is wearing a long, pastel cloak. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. He keeps his cinnamon fur in a pixie cut. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: Cocky and sure of himself, he believes he is the best Jeweler born in the past three hundred years. He is accommodating to his spouse and as such limits his hospitality. He is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven himself a capable leader.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. He spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: Many gnolls want him driven away; and several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge

Bonds: Job, In love, Slave, Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 25000 sp.