Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she wears blue robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally she wears more armor. She prefers to carry a greatsword, but if one is not available she will default to her scimitar. She has moderate length black hair. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She is filled with cunning. She likes to feign weakness letting people think she is weak. As long as the job gets done she does not care how it got done.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when drow swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by drow. Pyntle was horrified and prayed that her father was alright. However, she heard that her father had died fighting off the drow.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by drow, and she desires to right it

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 2000 gp. Lapis lazuli (5 gp). Jade (160 gp). Obsidian (5 gp). Freshwater pearl (5 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This petite short woman is perpetually holding a chocolate of some kind. She wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her hand crossbow with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt, marred by chocolates. Her hair is white and very short. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food she seems plenty friendly. Salanop is a bit of a follower. Usually she is manipulated by her brothers into helping them out, but recently she has become more of a free agent.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. She now spends her time doing works of charity.

Motivation: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Entrepeneur, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 200 gp. Jade (100 gp). Azurite (16 gp). Rose (30 gp). Violet garnet (800 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of her veins is visible when she is not flexing. Her shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for her due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. She sports a flattop hair cut. Her hazel eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. Her brief stint in the army gave her the idea she was invincible and that she is the toughest woman alive.

History: Balifra was born in the west. At a young age she loved to build and create. She was an apprentice working in her mother's forge. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Painter.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Persistence. Bonds: Nature, Military, Job. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 1 Masterwork manacles.

Description: His skin is bronze and flawless. He wears skinny pants and wears a blue and tan robe with the hood down. He is an epitome of beauty. He has done his best to style his chestnut hair to look like a famous performer. He has brown eyes and a blue hat with a tan feather.

Personality: He hates orcs. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. The war was a terrible time for him, and Namfoodle does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: His arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by orcs. Namfoodle was horrified and prayed that his father was alright. However, he heard that his father had died fighting off the orcs.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by orcs, and he desires to right it

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Military. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 5000 sp. Jade (130 gp). Freshwater pearl (9 gp). Black pearl (1100 gp). Lapis lazuli (9 gp).

Description: A moderately attractive man, he prefers to wear flannel. He has moderate length brass crest. His fierce gold eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He has schizophrenia that causes him to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. He is kind towards other men and children and will generally offer men help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to him.

History: When he was but 7 years old his parents immigrated from the south. He was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. He spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and obtaining odd cultural elven artifacts is his passion

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 3000 cp. Azurite (15 gp). Aquamarine (400 gp).

Description: He tends to wear a grey poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. His blonde hair is singed and shortened. His ears are large.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. He does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for him. He lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: The child of a Engraver, who enjoyed hunting, Erias was taken on many hunting expeditions. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Dwarves in the west were limited. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He is greedy; and money/treasure

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Rich, Nature, Immigrant. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: She is a small woman, but exceptionally fit. She wears just a red suit. Her silver hair is braided into rings. Her amber eyes peer out from beneath her deerstalker red hat.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this western gal figured out how to best use her charms to convince people to do what she wants. She has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a woman enough she will sell her own mother. Money is her most trusted friend.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. While she appears to be a normal Halfling, she's... not quite right. Perhaps she's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that she plain doesn't fit in. She leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever she goes.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and retire the richest woman in the west

Ideals: Athletic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: Malachite (8 gp).

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his sai with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. His head has been shaved. His brown unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He's a bit of a prankster. He knows he is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. He uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. A freak accident while working with his Bellfounder father left him crippled. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and he would like to get married and retire

Ideals: Athletic, Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Secretive. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 110 gp.

Description: She is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. Her attire stands in sharp contrast to her glaive, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a cross on it. Her hair is silver and curly. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: This woman loves singing and to teach people singing more than just about anything. She is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Masseuse arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Her father disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her father, she was betrayed dozens of times. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Artistic, Logical. Bonds: Rich, Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 100 gp.