Description: She dresses well, wearing black shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 4'9" when asserting herself. She has a very tight haircut. She has violet eyes.

Personality: Ekk 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. She also is a firm believer in the womanly ideal.

History: Ekk was raised in a hard working conservative environment. As a young adult she joined a group advocating for an improvement in Half-Orc conditions. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Painter for hire.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Tabaxi people.

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Impulsive, Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 70000 cp.

Description: Her left side is far more bruised and cut up than her other. She wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. Her white hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Apothecary who has hired her part-time. She also has developed a complete distrust of the Seamstress profession.

History: She was raised in a island tribe. Her mother took her hunting and taught her how to get in the mind of other creatures. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Apothecary for the past few years.

Motivation: She's in love.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Has a crush, Job, Nature. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 7000 gp. Pink pearl (110 gp). Chrysoprase (80 gp). Black pearl (600 gp). Aquamarine (600 gp). Sardonyx (80 gp). White pearl (110 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is very fat, and likes to wear pastel tank tops with grey pants. He has red fur. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. A fanatic, his devotion to his small selection of gods is unquestionable. He claims to be doing their will and will base all his actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed, Insane. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 70 pp.

Description: Her left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She prefers to wear black pants and tee shirts. She sports a flattop crest cut. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are gold.

Personality: She hates orcs. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She is fiercely devoted to her father, and views her father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating her from her legal half-brother.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. Since her father passed away years ago, her mother had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. She has been saving her money to try and buy her brother's freedom.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and someone believes her a fraud

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Enemies, Family, Attractive. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 1500 sp.

Description: This man stands a little under 5'8" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He wears professional attire. His moppish chestnut hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His gray eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. 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: Beiro was born in the north. At a young age he loved to build and create. His mother was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. He used his abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: He possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and expand his business

Ideals: Justice, Philantrophist, Persistence. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 1100 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She wears a brown shirt, with a black mid length skirt with black tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them, and carries scimitars. Her black hair is singed and shortened. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines hazel.

Personality: She is overprotective of those who hire her services. She misses her home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: Her martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She eventually got the idea of being the protector of her homeland from reading books, and has made it her duty.

Motivation: To protect her home; and money/treasure

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Guardian, Immigrant. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 1000 gp. Old masterpiece painting (2200 gp).

Description: Her skin has the orange glow of too much sun. She wears a tan top hat and tan clothes. Her blonde hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a top hat. Her brown eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation she is generally quite perceptive. She notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. Caelynn enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. When Caelynn reached her early adolescence her Elf 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 hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: Meet up once more with her childhood friend; and she has passion for adventuring and risk

Flaws: Addict, Insomniac, Hedonist. Bonds: Military, Adventurer. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: Jasper (60 gp). Red garnet (70 gp). Pink pearl (70 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This southern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She usually wears her brown robe and has her morningstar always slung over her shoulder. She has no fur. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: While she is on the job, she is grim and serious. She understands how dangerous the world is and the need to stay safe. A fanatic, her devotion to her small selection of gods is unquestionable. She claims to be doing their will and will base all her actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. Her father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. Being a Weaver 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: 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.

Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Criminal record, Religious, Rich. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 1000 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She has a missing left arm. She prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. She carries her fan with her everywhere and carries herself as the perfect lady. Her hair is short and chestnut. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady green eyes.

Personality: She is business-like. She takes instructions and follows them to the letter. She is skeptical of what others tell her and is slow to trust.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. She inherited a moderately successful company from her father. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She is greedy; and money/treasure

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 4000 gp. A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (10 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (110 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1100 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (10 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1100 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (900 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (10 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.