Description: She is a mite stocky and wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body. Her hair is auburn and very short. Her green eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: Here is a woman who knows she is the smartest in the room. She talks down to others constantly. She has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. Her mother was very strict, and drilled into her lessons on being the perfect lady. Some 9 years later her spouse died after the birth of her son. Heartbroken, Gillyd never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her son whom she trained as her mother had trained her before.

Motivation: To protect her home; and she feels threatened by others

Ideals: Impeccable, Fighting. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: In love, Guardian. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 290 gp.

Description: She wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. Her blue hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are red.

Personality: She hates Tieflings with a passion. As such she is filled with self loathing. She constantly seizes attention wherever she goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. She likes to think of herself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: Manea was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Her parents died when she was young, and she was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Manea grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Manea. She's also a talented Bounty Hunter, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: She feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world; and she possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 3000 cp.

Description: She wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. She carries with her a set of whips on her belt, each one with a sapphire on the hilt. She wears a colorful flower in her blonde hair. Her amber eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She hates giants. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: Her necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. Since her mother passed away years ago, her father 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. Recently a tribe of giants attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Anastrianna fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Many giants want her driven away.

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Server

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: This man stands a little under 3'0" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty white coat over it. His auburn hair is unkempt and raggedy. His amber eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. He is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with his old comrades. He has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: Born to a Detective, his father struggled to pay the bills. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend; and to reunite with his old friends

Ideals: Passionate, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Server

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She is a husky woman, who 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 chestnut and curly. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with painting. She constantly tries to fill her life with painting. She keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to her own.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the north; and money/treasure

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a black vest and prefers white and black shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his glaive, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a card on it. His blue hair is singed and shortened. His white eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Bather but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family At a young age both his parents were killed in an accident. His uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took him in and had him trained in basic self defense. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal.

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly, Addict, Antagonistic. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Bather

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 40 pp.

Description: A thin woman, she clearly needs to put on some weight, but she still has a lot of muscle. She tends to wear a large brown jacket. Her hair is red and very short. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady gray eyes.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating she would invite many more into her home than her spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. She does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of orcs may trigger it at times.

History: Gifted from a young age, Nora studied abroad. Her father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She was granted divine powers by her dying brother.

Motivation: Many orcs want her driven away.

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Rich. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 3000 gp. Star rose quartz (80 gp). Malachite (13 gp). Iolite (80 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (400 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (13 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking northern young adult. She wears a fancy brown dress. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. She has a long red ponytail with little hanging trinkets. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She is envious of other's things. She hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that she so desires. She also has developed a complete distrust of the Armorer profession.

History: Born to a Armorer, her mother struggled to pay the bills. Her mother was very strict, and drilled into her lessons on being the perfect lady. She became a Assassin soon after.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and she doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Greedy. Bonds: Attractive, Slave, Job, Poor. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 6000 cp.

Description: She is a pot bellied southern woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She wears bulky black painted plate armor. Her crest is cut close to her head. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: While she acts the brute, she is far gentler than she would appear. She is used to getting what she wants. In part because she is a meticulous planner.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. 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. Recently a tribe of illithids attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Gilkass fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Fighting, Professionalism. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 1200 gp. Cloth of gold vestments (140 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (90 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.