Description: She is in excellent shape and wears grey painted combat armor at almost all times. With bright chestnut hair. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She is irritable and easily angered. She is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use her stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. She is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes her no end of embarrassment.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Bolhild grew up listening to her mother's many stories. 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. 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: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic, Forgetful. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 500 sp. 3 Antitoxin.

Description: This northern man wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. His clothes are grease stained in places. His blonde hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His hazel eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He is witty, but his monotone delivery comes off as unnerving He is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. Because his mother participated in the massacre of their homeland, giants burned their ranch to the ground and forced them out. He was preparing to flee to the north, but the outbreak of war prevented him and his father from journeying north to reunite his family. He left for the north, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: A deep hatred of giants; and several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge

Ideals: Joker. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Military, Mentor, Enemies. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 400 pp. Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1300 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (70 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Her left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She wears a tan armored body suit, with a simple violet line shooting up and back down. Her blonde hair is smooth and relatively long. Her gray eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She seems absolutely devoid of it. She stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: She was born several months after her father was called into army service. After coming to the age of reason, Shava took it upon herself to study the necromantic arts in their entirety; because of this, she was labeled a dark omen and banished from her homeland. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the east; and to end her boredom

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Gifted. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 100 gp. Rock crystal (70 gp). Freshwater pearl (6 gp). Black pearl (700 gp).

Description: She wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body, and carries maces. Her dark red hair is matted, messy, and big. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep gold.

Personality: Akta is a sociable creature first and foremost. She loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. She can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. The war was a terrible time for her, and Akta does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. When Akta reached her early adolescence her Tiefling father passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, she decided to travel. Her rounds led her into the Army with a few individuals who would become her life-long companions. Recently a tribe of drow attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Akta fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She loathes her own lifestyle.

Ideals: Fighting, Extrovert. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 900 gp.

Description: She is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. With bright golden hair. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep brown.

Personality: Calm and collected, she is a well trained Animal Trainer. Further she is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Tomph grew up listening to her mother's many stories. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 5 years.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends; and she wants to meet her childhood hero

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 90000 cp. Deep green spinel (110 gp). Violet garnet (400 gp). Aquamarine (400 gp).

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He prefers to wear flannel. His chestnut hair is smooth and relatively long. His eyes are likewise brown.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when gnolls swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. His father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his father was legitimate. He used his abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by gnolls, and he desires to right it; and revenge

Ideals: Athletic, Disciplined, Professionalism. Bonds: Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Mortician

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

Possessions: 140 gp. 2 Acid flasks.

Description: Her left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She has the majority of her body covered in plate. Her silver hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a wide-brimmed hat. Her gray eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. She enjoys reading and quiet.

History: Adelaide was born in the north. At a young age she loved to build and create. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. She found several beat up suits of armor and, cannibalizing spare parts, she put together a working one.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Spice Merchant responsibilities is difficult.

Ideals: Logical, Persistence. Flaws: Shy. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 100 sp. Smoky quartz (70 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: Standing 6'10", this man wears skinny pants and wears a white and red robe with the hood down. His silver hair is long and unkept. His brown eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He is mildly Half-Orc supremacist, though he does not identify as such. When he's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, he's doing painting.

History: Trained by his mother for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. His druidic abilities were realized during a raid on his village. He was granted druidic powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Human people; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 380 pp. Jet (120 gp). Silver pearl (120 gp). Black star sapphire (1100 gp). Carnelian (60 gp). Moonstone (60 gp). Jade (120 gp). Deep blue spinel (700 gp). Sard (60 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He sports tan clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. He is portly but not overly obese. He sports a long silver beard, and similarly colored long hair. He has amber eyes.

Personality: He loves justice and goodness and right action. Anyone who does not fulfill this criteria perfectly will no doubt get a lecture from him. He is the most sanctimonious self-righteous Gnome in existence. He takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: He was born into a rich family. Frouse was a troubled youth. He spent his days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent his evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Frouse decided he wanted neither the life of his mother nor that of the evil petty criminals he associated with. During his early adolescence, he took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact.

Ideals: Justice. Bonds: Job, Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Everburning torch.