Description: 4'8" and muscular, this northern woman tends to wear a green poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt. She wears her blue hair up. She has a dull look in her red eyes.

Personality: She is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. She spends most of her days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There she gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when dire rats swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and her religion dominates her actions

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Adventurer, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 700 pp. Fire opal (1200 gp). Jet (100 gp). Bloodstone (50 gp). Black pearl (1500 gp). Hematite (14 gp). Black pearl (1500 gp). Chrysoberyl (100 gp). Red spinel (100 gp). Moonstone (50 gp). Alexandrite (1500 gp). Onyx (50 gp). Chalcedony (50 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (14 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (14 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: 6'3" and muscular, this eastern woman wears dark leathers with embroidery. She wears a broad hat to cover her moderate length brown hair. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She acts crazy and hedonistic. She constantly seizes attention wherever she goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. She likes to think of herself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: Markosian was born with her father's beautiful face. When the war came and ruined her parents she was left adrift. She was a hard woman then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. When she grew older, she became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. She began work as a mercenary for hire. She would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and she doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes

Ideals: Athletic, Impeccable. Flaws: Hedonist, PTSD. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 250 gp.

Description: This man stands a little under 5'8" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. He carries his fan with him everywhere and carries himself as the perfect gentleman. He has shaved his head bald. His green eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. He has a small toy that he constantly fidgets with.

History: He was born in the west. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Bowyer for hire.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job.

Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Rich, Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 600 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is a mite stocky and wears a brown shirt with thin yellow vertical stripes and pastel pants. Her white fur is singed and shortened. Her amber eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She is overprotective of those who hire her services. She claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day she will do what she thinks is right.

History: Great was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Like her mother and her sister before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Layabout. She has achieved small success as a Layabout.

Motivation: To be a Glassblower again.

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Guardian, Job. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 500 sp.

Description: A pudgy man standing about 4'11" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. He wears his auburn hair up. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. He has a small toy that he constantly fidgets with.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Eiravel grew up listening to his mother's many stories. A serious injury left his mother unemployed and in need of constant care. His family became saddled with debt trying to care for his infirm mother. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: He would like to get married and retire; and he has a crush on the local cook

Flaws: Depressed, Addict. Bonds: Adventurer, Debt, Has a crush. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 70 gp. 1 Everburning torch.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She wears a simple violet robe with white stripes complete with hood. Her long black hair reaches down to her waist. Her violet eyes are slightly larger than normal.

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. Her temper goes off on the smallest of things. She tends to lash out at those around her.

History: Gifted from a young age, Thiala studied abroad. She was an apprentice working in her mother's forge. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and a deep hatred of drow

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Selfish, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Enemies. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 37000 sp.

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep violet leather and dull blue iron scale mail. His hair is always cut to a buzz. His half smiles and green eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He has two modes he varies between. On the job he is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job he is a party animal. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of gnolls once and for all.

History: He comes from a rich southern family. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Bookbinder. He has achieved small success as a Bookbinder.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge

Ideals: Athletic. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Enemies, Rich. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 1000 gp. Pink pearl (130 gp). Star rose quartz (50 gp). Zircon (50 gp). Aquamarine (1500 gp). Jasper (50 gp). Star rose quartz (50 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: With tan face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. His auburn hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. His green unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. Any perceived weakness will be pressed and exploited. He is seen as merciless and passionate.

History: Trained by his father for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. At a young age both his parents were killed in an accident. His uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took him in and had him trained in basic self defense. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture; and he is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Criminal record, Military. Occupation: Server

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 4000 sp. Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1100 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1300 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This late middle aged woman tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with her rolled up shirt sleeves this gives her a very relaxed look and is in decent physical shape. She has moderate length gray fur. Her eyes are copper and catlike.

Personality: She does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. She is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. She found a children's book about a Tabaxi Adept who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. She modeled her life after the story, seeing herself destined a hero. She has became unsatisfied with her lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and obtaining odd cultural tiefling artifacts is her passion

Ideals: Justice. Bonds: Adventurer, Military. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 44000 sp.