Description: She is a husky woman, who wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with top hat. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. Her eyes are a pleasant gray.

Personality: Calm and collected, she is a well trained Sculptor. She does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Nalaed was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. She worked as a nervous Sculptor and found it very stressful. Recently a tribe of gnolls attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Nalaed fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Job, Mentor, Criminal record. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 380 gp.

Description: She wears a robe, a symbol of magic around her neck, and a axe on her belt. She carries with her a set of axes on her belt, each one with a amethyst on the hilt. Her black hair is knotted and matted. Her eyes are red and beady.

Personality: She can speak with the recently deceased. She is a great chef.

History: She was born into a rich family. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: She is greedy; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted, Athletic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 400 sp. Lapis lazuli (5 gp).

Description: A middle-aged man, he wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his shortspear with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt, and is pretty ugly. His hair is chestnut and curly. His blue eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: Ivellios wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Bard, so he tries to act the part. He does a good job, for the most part... He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. He inherited a moderately successful company from his father. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Disciplined, Optimist, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: This younger middle-aged woman wears a tight fitting green shirt and pants, and a wedding ring on her right hand. Her red hair is singed and shortened. She has several tiny opal earrings on each ear.

Personality: A grumpy gal she will invite people to lunch so she can critique them. Yet she still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. She has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: She comes from a rich northern family. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her father gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her father, who blamed her for driving them apart. After a long history of fighting, Vapula and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and she's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: In love, Rich. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 40 pp. An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (170 gp).

Description: Her skin is bronze and flawless. She very much looks the part of a Tanner. She is an epitome of beauty. Her brown hair is braided into rings. She has several tiny aquamarine earrings on each ear.

Personality: She is irascible and easily irritated. She can't help but pocket interesting objects she comes across

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her mother and father. Her mother taught her the rudiments of the Tanner arts, while her father instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Tanner. She struck the Tanner job and began her own company from there.

Motivation: She has decided she is irredeemable.

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Attractive, Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 1000 sp.

Description: He wears many layers of old clothing at all times. He carries with him a set of scimitars on his belt, each one with a emerald on the hilt. His yellow fur is long and unkept. His ears are large.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. He is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Tailor hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world.

Ideals: Fighting, Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Poor, Mentor. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 2300 gp.

Description: She is a small woman, but exceptionally fit. She wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. She has styled her rusty crest well, parting it to the left. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She is quite rude, and likes to deride her opponents skill and shout insults at them. She loves being with her children and actually smiles when they are around. She would do anything for them. She dislikes her ex a great deal.

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. There was a wharf not far from home where she often wandered off to fish. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well; and she's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Family, Nature. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 200 gp. Alexandrite (600 gp). Rose (20 gp). Star rose quartz (20 gp).

Description: This western woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. Her hair, while still mostly dark red, has prominent grey streaks. Her red eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. Any perceived weakness will be pressed and exploited. She is seen as merciless and passionate.

History: She was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Tieflings in the west were limited. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and she feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Criminal record, Immigrant, In love. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 60 pp.

Description: She has a large tan mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into her brown robe, and carries greatswords. Her chestnut hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. This brown eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She is witty, but her monotone delivery comes off as unnerving She is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. She haggles over everything, upselling her goods and buying cheap. She is persistent in everything.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the south. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. She spent several years traveling with her friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the south; and she wants to meet her childhood hero

Ideals: Fighting, Joker, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 130 gp.