Description: The woman speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. She seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if she got out from a pool a few moments ago. She wears a yellow costume with the symbols of death on her torso. She wears a broad hat to hide her balding. Her hazel eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She's a bit of a prankster. She knows she is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. She pushes her goals aggressively. She is also a coward if confronted.

History: She comes from a rich western family. She was taken from her home at a very young age. She left for the west, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: She feels threatened by others; and she is wracked by social anxiety

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich, Slave. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He usually wears his black robe and has his lance always slung over his shoulder. He carries with him a set of lances on his belt, each one with a sapphire on the hilt. His crest is cut close to his head. His eyes are a pleasant red.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this western guy figured out how to best use his charms to convince people to do what he wants. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. 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. Torinn fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and he seems to be bored by most things

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Hedonist, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Nature. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (600 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (600 gp).

Description: This tall, slender woman is well dressed, constantly wearing a blue suit, white shirt, and red tie. Her long chestnut hair reaches down to her waist. She has several tiny sapphire earrings on each ear.

Personality: She is a hateful person. She taunts others and blames them for her problems. She does not believe in violence as a means to an end. She is a dedicated Shepherd but believes her peers are too gung-ho.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when illithids swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. She inherited a moderately successful company from her mother. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions.

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 20 pp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: He is a husky man, who wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy white hair. His violet eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. He is ready at a moment's notice to give into his darker urges. He is a real pyromaniac and does not care who the fire hurts. He often ends up burning people alive in the fires he starts.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: He feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help; and he is content

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Depressed, Insane, Mundane. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 700 gp.

Description: She is of a modest build and height, but she carries herself more imposing than she is. She wears a grey costume with the symbols of the four houses of cards on her torso. Her chestnut hair is still thick. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: In the realm of puns, she cannot help herself. She feels obliged to make them. Around other people she will do her best to conceal her emotions and appear jolly.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. She helped her father out around the business and became quite the natural. She tends to her Adventurer job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Adventurer responsibilities is difficult; and money/treasure

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Job. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 1100 sp.

Description: This younger middle-aged woman wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment, and a wedding ring on her right hand. She keeps her white fur in a flapper bob. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are amber.

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. Animals are drawn to her, and she is able to talk to them.

History: She was born in the east. At a young age she wooed the heart of her future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the east; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Gifted. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: In love, Immigrant. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is a pot bellied eastern woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She has the majority of her body covered in plate. She keeps her blonde hair in a pixie cut. Her brown eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She will rave to anyone who will listen. She can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: Brakka was born with her mother's beautiful face. Ostracized due to the necromantic powers of her oldest sister, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Half-Orcs became a terror of the countryside. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 80 pp.

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She wears tan leather gloves, a tan jacket, and tight pants. She keeps her long red hair kept up in a rat tail. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She swings through moods quickly. One moment she is cool and collected, the next she is carried away by passions. She would rather hide behind her crafts than deal with other people.

History: When she was but 5 years old her parents immigrated from the east. A few years later when the north was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and she has a rivalry with the church that dominates her actions

Ideals: Passionate, Artistic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 310 gp.

Description: This dark-skinned female wears a robe, a symbol of her god around her neck, and a bastard sword on her belt. She is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. Her auburn hair is braided into rings. She has green eyes.

Personality: She is business-like. She takes instructions and follows them to the letter. She moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep her interest for a month it is impressive.

History: Her father raised her in a mountain cabin. Before the accident, she was one of the most outspoken anti-Gnomish activists. She was mortally wounded, saved by a kind and fast-acting Gnomish doctor. 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. Yurgunn fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She has a crush on the local Engraver.

Ideals: Fighting, Professionalism. Flaws: Hedonist, Racist. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 70 pp. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Chain shirt.