Description: She is a small woman, but exceptionally fit. She is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing red cape and mantle trimmed with soft yellow waves gently in the breeze. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her fierce green eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. She has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her mother and father. Her mother taught her the rudiments of the Shepherd arts, while her father instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She is wracked by social anxiety.

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist. Flaws: Fearful, Disease. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Shepherd

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

Possessions: 140 gp.

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she is typically in her Bather uniform. She has a long silver ponytail with little hanging trinkets. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She does not care much for physical appearances, nor does she care much for other people. She does however care about what she wants and getting it. She keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to her own.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. When Adelaide reached her early adolescence her Human mother 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. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

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

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Job, Military. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 2600 gp. Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (300 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (300 gp). Old masterpiece painting (800 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (800 gp).

Description: With pastel face paint in a stripe pattern across her face, she wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with deerstalker hat. She has styled her chestnut hair well, parting it to the right. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: Mardnab speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. She is clearly well-traveled and educated. She moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep her interest for a month it is impressive.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. Her father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion; and wants to raise her children well

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 390 pp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man stands a little under 3'3" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He is wearing a tight blue one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. His hair is red and curly. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He does not care much for physical appearances, nor does he care much for other people. He does however care about what he wants and getting it. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. As a young adult he joined a group advocating for an improvement in Gnomish conditions. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: He has decided he is irredeemable.

Flaws: Ugly, Lazy, Racist. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 500 gp. Bloodstone (60 gp).

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He tends to wear a brown poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. His fur is brown and curly. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He hates giants. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He is harsh and unforgiving.

History: A child with a great deal of painting talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. His parents enrolled him in a Expert school at a young age so that he could practice his martial talents. He has never given up on his painting dream.

Motivation: Revenge; and someone believes him a fraud

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 500 gp. Moss agate (4 gp). 1 Masterwork studded leather.

Description: His left side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He tends to wear a large red jacket. He has no hair. His gray eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. He has a cruel streak; something he gained from his previous mentor. He harbors resentment against his former mentor.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. Through the years after Ghaliver was born, his father became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the east. Ghaliver's father didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Persistence, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Addict, Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 700 gp.

Description: A middle-aged man, he wears black robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a bow, but if one is not available he will default to his rapier, and is pretty ugly. His blonde hair is smooth and relatively long. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are hazel.

Personality: He has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Healer who has hired him part-time. The war was a terrible time for him, and Nybarg does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. He took after his mother in leading caravans. Because they were valued, his mother taught him to defend himself. When his mother died while fighting goblins, the young Nybarg began to lead the lost caravan. He has recently attracted an admirer that believes he's playing hard to get.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Has a crush, Military. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 300 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: He is a mite stocky and wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. His copper crest is still thick. His eyes are red.

Personality: Cocky and sure of himself, he believes he is the best Bather born in the past three hundred years. A true patriot, Direcris would do anything for his country. He is fiercely protective of his fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. Cursed with lycanthropy at a very young age, Direcris has worked very hard to control his curse. He has achieved small success as a Bather.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Job, Military, Poor. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 700 sp.

Description: The man speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. He seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if he got out from a pool a few moments ago. 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 keeps his long brown hair kept up in a rat tail. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are brown.

Personality: He is a Cook first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. The occasional robbery is his preferred attention getting crime, but he mainly uses his means for meeting his own perverse desires.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. A few years later when the north was not economically sound they moved to his current location. After months of barely getting by, Ombul managed to ambush a major caravan with a load of valuables. Instantly wealthy, he made his way to the capital under a new identity.

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; and balancing his hectic life and new cook responsibilities is difficult

Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 700 gp. Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1200 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1000 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (100 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1000 gp).