Description: She dresses in grey turtlenecks beneath a blue coat with white slacks. She cuts an attractive figure and her suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. Her hair is cut close to her head. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Mardred isn't afraid of most anything. She has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Dwarven unity. Energy wise she seems alert and responsive.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She got away from her former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: She feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world; and nothing but the best is good enough for her

Ideals: Impeccable, Professionalism. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 1600 sp.

Description: With yellow face paint in a stripe pattern across her face, she wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. She has done her best to style her brown hair to look like a famous performer. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She has always had a great fascination with Tabaxi culture. The occasional robbery is her preferred attention getting crime, but she mainly uses her means for meeting her own perverse desires.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. She became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. Being a Armorer 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: A rival would like her out of the picture.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Criminal record, Poor. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 700 sp.

Description: He tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. His golden hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He takes great joy in being the best Blacksmith in town.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. A few years later when the north was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: To be a Fortune-teller again; and money/treasure

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: She has the majority of her body covered in plate. She has relatively light skin and is very physically imposing due to her abundance of muscles. She keeps her black hair in a pixie cut. She tend to wears goggles to shield her 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. More though she will beg to come along on any journeys. She will attempt to stowaway on any ship she can in the hopes that it will get her further away.

History: Oda was born into a poor family. Growing up, she dreamt of becoming a Commoner, to bring honor to her family’s name. When she came of age, she applied for a position with her town's local guard, looking to work her way up via merit and eventually become a Commoner in service of a powerful lord somewhere. Her first spouse was a Soapmaker, they had one son, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her sons to still be retired.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break.

Bonds: Family, Slave, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Server

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 60 pp. Malachite (15 gp).

Description: She is a pot bellied southern woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep tan leather and dull black iron scale mail. Her brown hair is lengthy. Her eyes are blue and catlike.

Personality: While she acts the brute, she is far gentler than she would appear. She is stubborn though. She always likes to keep a trick up her sleeve. She likes to fight dirty and will kick and punch below the belt if she feels she even has a chance of losing.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her father always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. She became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. Some 10 years later her spouse died after the birth of her son. Heartbroken, Nissa never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her son whom she trained as her father had trained her before.

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 she's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Athletic, Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Criminal record, In love. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 50 pp. 3 Holy water.

Description: This late middle aged man wears dull violet sweaters, loose white pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed quarterstaff, just in case and is in decent physical shape. His white hair is braided into rings. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends he is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy himself. He plays an instrument quite well.

History: He got into the Roofer business at a young age. Theobald was born on a far northern plains where he grew up under the tutelage of his mother, an expert Roofer. He became a Roofer soon after.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job.

Ideals: Joker, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 100 pp. Violet garnet (1100 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (14 gp). Deep green spinel (120 gp). Azurite (14 gp). Hematite (14 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1100 gp). Sardonyx (60 gp). Tourmaline (120 gp).

Description: A moderately attractive man, he does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. His long blonde hair reaches down to his waist. His gray eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He loves being with his children and actually smiles when they are around. He would do anything for them. He dislikes his ex a great deal.

History: Gifted from a young age, Howard studied abroad. He was one of the best in his class, and was picked up by his current employer. He quickly showed his capability and was soon promoted to a head role. He was granted necromantic powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Job. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 1400 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, she is dressed in earthy colors with a blue and black handkerchief worn on her left side. Her brown hair is thinning but still full. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. When she's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, she's doing singing.

History: She was born in a small plains village. She has had some formal singing training, and achieved minor success. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Justice, Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 20 pp.

Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She wears a blue vest and prefers violet and black shirts. Her boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. Her black hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. Her amber eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: Zanna hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her writing career. She is kind towards other women and children and will generally offer women help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to her.

History: A child with a great deal of writing talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic, Philantrophist, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 12000 sp.