Description: He tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look. He is physically well-built. His fur is short and lavender. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: His voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl he speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of his tone. He pushes his goals aggressively. He is also a coward if confronted.

History: Cloak was born with his father's beautiful face. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Tabaxis in the north were limited. He left for the north, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He is wracked by social anxiety; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Flaws: Cynical, Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 2000 cp. Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp).

Description: This western woman is abnormally tall. She wears tattered old clothes. Her whole body is exceptionally muscular. Her hair is red and curly. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep brown.

Personality: She will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken her opponents. Despite her formidable combat skills she remains a coward. Her home and work are filled with various knick knacks she has acquired through the years. She cares a great deal for her adopted teenage daughter.

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. Aside from being a slave or a gladiator, there isn't much legitimate work for Half-Elves in Valanthe's homeland. Valanthe decided to take the middle way and become a bodyguard. She has been saving her money to try and buy her brother's freedom.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent father.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Family, Nature. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 20 pp. Freshwater pearl (13 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This fat southern woman has a bulbous nose and wears dark leathers with embroidery. Her skin is also unnaturally pale. Her black hair, when down, is lengthy. Her fierce amber eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She is shy and timid. She has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. She has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when brigands swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions; and she is greedy

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Rich, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 2000 gp. Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (140 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (70 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1200 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (140 gp). Jeweled gold crown (3000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a paragon of his species. He is larger and stronger than most Humans. His skin is light but he possesses many brown ritualistic tattoos. He likes to wear grey tank tops with brown pants. His black hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. His eyes are gray and catlike.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. He is a very good compulsive liar and kleptomaniac.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family His father worked until he suffered an accident while they were digging through a hill for a new route. He had to support his now crippled father and took his father's old job. He used his abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and he would like to get married and retire

Ideals: Disciplined, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Criminal record, Family, Has a crush. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 60 gp. Tiger eye turquoise (7 gp).

Description: His left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. His hair is long and red with streaks of brown, and is pulled back with small yellow clips. His beard is brown, braided, and well cared for. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of gnolls once and for all.

History: Born to a Fisher, his mother struggled to pay the bills. His homeland was ravaged by war and he spent much of his life rebuilding it. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and someone believes him a fraud

Flaws: Shy, PTSD, Disease. Bonds: Poor, Enemies, Family. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 230 gp.

Description: She is an attractive woman, lean and moderately muscular. She wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body. With wild blonde hair. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She acts crazy and hedonistic. She is fiercely devoted to her mother, and views her mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating her from her legal half-sister.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. She was an apprentice working in her mother's forge. She has achieved small success as a Mercenary.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion; and find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister

Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Religious, Job. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 320 gp. 1 Everburning torch.

Description: She wears a white tunic with yellow highlights, and long black pants that bunch up around her shoes. Her golden hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. She has brown eyes and a white hat with a yellow feather.

Personality: She goes out her way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one she won't accept into her heart. 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: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Vanchu was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. She has became unsatisfied with her lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: She possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and she wants to meet her childhood hero

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Adventurer, Mentor, Criminal record. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 600 gp. An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (40 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1700 gp). Jeweled anklet (4000 gp).

Description: She is a mite stocky and wears just a brown suit. Her chestnut hair is greasy and uncared for. Her eyes are violet and catlike.

Personality: She is a very philanthropic person; she spends her free time working at various soup kitchens. She will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: Heir to a fortune, her parents put a great deal of effort into curing her disease. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: She is greedy.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive, Disease. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 300 pp. Rhodochrosite (7 gp). Blue quartz (7 gp). Bloodstone (30 gp). Onyx (30 gp). Onyx (30 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking western young adult. He wears dull brown sweaters, loose grey pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed sword, just in case. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. His cinnamon fur is greasy and uncared for. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady amber eyes.

Personality: He is a man who does what he needs to. He will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Tabaxis.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: Dragonborn compassion; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Slave, Criminal record, Poor. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 50000 cp. 1 Minor magic item.