Description: She is a small woman, but exceptionally fit. She wears bulky tan painted plate armor. Her blonde hair, when down, is lengthy. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She likes to make people angry or surprised. She is an amazing painter.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her mother always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her mother gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her mother, who blamed her for driving them apart. She has never given up on her music dream.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and she desires to right it

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted, Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Banded mail. 1 Masterwork studded leather.

Description: He wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized red coat. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. His hair is always cut to a buzz. His fierce violet eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: Born in the north to a Cartwright, Osco learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. His first spouse was a Barber, they had one daughter, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. He became a Cartwright soon after.

Motivation: He wants revenge against illithids; and doesn't want to be a cartwright and was forced into it by his family

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Job, Family, Enemies. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 1000 gp.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She wears just a black suit. She has wavy silver hair. She is baby faced.

Personality: She acts crazy and hedonistic. She is a great chef.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. After coming to the age of reason, Shax took it upon herself to study the druidic arts in their entirety; because of this, she was labeled a dark omen and banished from her homeland. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Halfling artifacts is her passion; and to be a gardener again

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Military, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 600 gp. Star ruby (1600 gp). Zircon (60 gp). Coral (90 gp). Azurite (9 gp). Red garnet (90 gp).

Description: With grey face paint in a stripe pattern across her face, she wears bulky violet painted plate armor. She has styled her chestnut hair well, parting it to the right. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: Phann is depressed about a lot of things. She tends to be a nihilist. Further she is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. 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 Navigator. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She uses money and sex appeal to get what she needs.

Flaws: Depressed, Addict. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Job. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 60 gp.

Description: The woman speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. She seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if she got out from a pool a few moments ago. She wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath her coat. Her head has been shaved. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep gray.

Personality: She can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. She has all her life been fascinated with writing.

History: A powerful wizard made her what she is. Brilliant and gifted she never wanted to apply herself. She left for the south, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: She doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes.

Ideals: Gifted, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Mentor. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 9000 cp.

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing blue cape and mantle trimmed with soft green waves gently in the breeze. Her blonde hair is thinning but still full. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her green eyes.

Personality: She fancies herself a trickster and likes to rely on her wits to carry the day. She cares for her older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. She pushes her goals aggressively. She is also a coward if confronted.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. Her father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She has been saving her money to try and buy her sister's freedom.

Motivation: She is terrified, and will act out of fear; and she is greedy

Flaws: Fearful, Mundane. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Family. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 220 gp.

Description: He likes to wear ponchos typically of a light grey in addition to tight pants, and he perpetually has his pickaxe ready. With bright black hair and a scraggly beard. His eyes are gray and beady.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. He has a habit of throwing himself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. A freak accident while working with his Banker father left him crippled. He's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and to prove his worth to the world

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Addict, Impulsive, Disease, Insomniac. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 30 pp. Rhodochrosite (6 gp).

Description: This northern man is abnormally tall. He wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. He wears his white fur down. His eyes are green and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: Cocky and sure of himself, he believes he is the best Herbalist born in the past three hundred years. He is very protective of his business, his home, and his spouse. He is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. Like his father and his sister before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Herbalist. He would ruin relationships and cause injury. He was reprimanded several times before being given his current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: He loathes his own lifestyle; and he is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions

Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Immigrant, Job, Criminal record, Religious. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 4000 sp. Violet garnet (1000 gp). Jade (60 gp).

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty pastel coat over it. He wears a broad hat to cover his moderate length white fur. He is baby faced.

Personality: He is a jovial happy person, but he is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. Despite his manner, he is extremely passionate and proud of his job, and he prides himself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: He was born in the north, but his parents moved at a very young age to the south. He was an apprentice working in his mother's forge. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 7 years.

Motivation: To be a Scribe again.

Ideals: Optimist, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 600 gp.