Description: She wears suspenders and yellow workpants. Her shirt is pastel, and she wears a heavy yellow leather apron most of the time. She carries a battered quarterstaff and tarnished sai as well. She wears her red hair down. Her eyes are likewise hazel. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as she rather likes the sound of her voice. Her demeanor is somewhat feminine. She is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. She likes to tell stories.

History: Born to a Shepherd, her father struggled to pay the bills. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. Recently a tribe of brigands attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Herleva fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and she feels threatened by others

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 6000 sp. Lapis lazuli (8 gp). Black pearl (300 gp). White opal (1500 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She wears a fancy black dress. Her green crest is drawn into a tight pony tail with a butterfly scrunchie. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: Calm and collected, she is a well trained Courier. She is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of her. She is by nature obliging.

History: A powerful wizard made her what she is. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Dragonborns in the east were limited. She has worked as a Courier like her father before her.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and expand her business

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Mentor, Immigrant, In love. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 10000 sp.

Description: This woman stands a little under 6'1" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She wears an entirely brown suit with black socks and a vest with buckled shoes. Her red hair is thinning but still full. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

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. Her respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to her, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, she tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in her reactions to snap at those who irritate her, Joan is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: Gifted from a young age, Joan studied abroad. A gifted student she started as a Fletcher, but she got bored and became a Guard. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Guard.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Guard responsibilities is difficult; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Justice, Gifted. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: A pudgy man standing about 4'0" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He likes to wear ponchos typically of a light brown in addition to tight pants. His auburn hair is singed and shortened. His eyes are green and catlike.

Personality: Orsik is a sociable creature first and foremost. He loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. He can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. He loves teas. He is very sensitive about his face. To blow off anger he lifts weights and to control his otherwise explosive temper he works out a lot.

History: Orsik lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and regain custody of his daughter

Ideals: Extrovert, Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Job. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 20 pp. Aquamarine (1200 gp).

Description: An older man who wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body, he is not a threatening figure. He has shaved his head bald. His eyes are brown and beady.

Personality: He is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. He also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: Gifted from a young age, Grom studied abroad. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He was granted arcane powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: He has a crush on the local Actor.

Ideals: Joker, Gifted, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Has a crush. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 700 gp. Iolite (30 gp). Violet garnet (200 gp). Lapis lazuli (12 gp). Moonstone (30 gp).

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. He is bald on top and has large white tufts of hair around his ears. His eyes are likewise green. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He is shy and timid. He has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. He pushes his goals aggressively. He is also a coward if confronted.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. In his 19th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his father impaled in their home, and his mother beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He feels threatened by others; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Fearful. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 1000 gp. Aquamarine (1600 gp). Eye agate (14 gp). Deep blue spinel (1600 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1600 gp). Lapis lazuli (14 gp). Azurite (14 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This eastern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. She usually doesn't wear a shirt. She has no hair. Her gray eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She is enamored with her job. She loves it. She likes the challenge and she likes helping those less fortunate than her. 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: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Animal Trainer work with an outfit from a few towns over. Animal Trainer work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Regain custody of her son; and an old rival family wants her found

Ideals: Fighting, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Religious, Family. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 36000 sp. Violet garnet (300 gp).

Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic right hand, he prefers to wear pastel pants and tee shirts. His gray fur is knotted and matted. His copper eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. More though he will beg to come along on any journeys. He will attempt to stowaway on any ship he can in the hopes that it will get him further away.

History: Shifting was born with his mother's beautiful face. He graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. He advanced relatively quickly due to his good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

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

Ideals: Disciplined. Bonds: Slave, Attractive, Military. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 2000 gp. Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (900 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1300 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1700 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (80 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (40 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (8000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: His skin is bronze and flawless. He wears bulky white painted plate armor. He is an epitome of beauty. He has done his best to style his brown hair to look like a famous performer. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He is fixated on the number 91. He counts his steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. He seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his singing with anyone who is interested.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Cook arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. While he appears to be a normal Half-Orc, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Rich. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 2000 gp. Aquamarine (700 gp). Onyx (20 gp). White pearl (140 gp). Rhodochrosite (8 gp). Smoky quartz (20 gp). Eye agate (8 gp). Black pearl (700 gp). Eye agate (8 gp). Malachite (8 gp). 1 Minor magic item.