Description: This fat southern woman has a bulbous nose and wears tan robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally she wears more armor. She prefers to carry a scimitar, but if one is not available she will default to her lance. Her skin is also unnaturally pale. Her moppish auburn hair is in a traditional bowl cut. Her eyes are gray.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. She uses her nature as a weapon; she likes to lead opponents to think her in distress.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. She couldn't stand her childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with her mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. She now spends her time doing works of charity.

Motivation: She is greedy; and to end her boredom

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Secretive. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 300 gp. Moonstone (80 gp).

Description: She is a paragon of her species. She is larger and stronger than most Halflings. Her skin is light but she possesses many brown ritualistic tattoos. She dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head. She wears a small hat to hide her balding. Her amber eyes peer out from beneath her small red hat.

Personality: She is highly sensitive about her name. She loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. She disdains her fellow southerners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: Her father raised her in a mountain cabin. She moved out east to avoid the crime she committed. She would ruin relationships and cause injury. She was reprimanded several times before being given her current form and forced to learn humility.

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: Sensitive. Bonds: Immigrant, Nature, Criminal record. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 900 gp. Rose (20 gp).

Description: She wears a black shirt with thin blue vertical stripes and green pants. Her crest is gold, silky, and of moderate length. Her red unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She has always had a great fascination with Tiefling culture. She is a bit of a macho woman and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: The child of a Guard, who enjoyed hunting, Surina was taken on many hunting expeditions. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. Recently a tribe of goblins attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Surina 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 a strong sense of loyalty to tiefling people

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Disease, Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Nature. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 700 gp. Alexandrite (400 gp). Eye agate (5 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A stocky darker skinned woman, she wears a white collared shirt and blue skirt. She accessorizes with a black scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across her shirt. She has a long silver ponytail with little hanging trinkets. Her eyes are a pleasant green.

Personality: She is witty, but her monotone delivery comes off as unnerving She is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories she has discovered

History: Merla was raised in a hard working conservative environment. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. 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 is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Joker, Logical. Bonds: Job, Rich, Religious. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 2100 gp.

Description: This northern man wears a black tunic with tan highlights, and long blue pants that bunch up around his shoes. His clothes are grease stained in places. He wears his purple hair up. His white eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. He is accommodating to his spouse and as such limits his hospitality. He is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven himself a capable leader.

History: A powerful slaver made him what he is. A freak accident while working with his Courier father left him crippled. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world.

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, In love, Mentor. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 150 pp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she is wearing a long, brown cloak. Her fur is brown and curly. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are hazel.

Personality: She is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, she's a very lovable idiot. The war was a terrible time for her, and Fragrant does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: Fragrant was born the youngest of three triplets. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Bounty Hunter they were divorced and she won custody of their daughter. She worked as a Bellfounder, and she later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and regain custody of her daughter

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Military, Family, Religious, In love. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 900 gp. Amber (80 gp). Jasper (50 gp). Banded agate (16 gp). Sard (50 gp). Blue quartz (16 gp). Moss agate (16 gp). Freshwater pearl (16 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This tall, slender woman tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with her rolled up shirt sleeves this gives her a very relaxed look. Her Stetson hat is riddled with cuts and holes. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She is shy and timid. She has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. She seeks to pay back kindness whenever she gets the chance. Whether it be in the form of unwanted serenades or the latest gossip she always seeks to do solids for her friends.

History: She got into the Architect business at a young age. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. She hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Philantrophist, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Shy. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 120 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp).

Description: She wears just a red suit. She carries a battered rapier and tarnished shortbow as well. She has no hair. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She is cool and collected. She likes to make quips and puns whenever she does anything. She also makes a point to compliment her superiors and flatter them. She is accommodating to her spouse and as such limits her hospitality. She is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven herself a capable leader.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She has since married many spouses, only to have them die. She claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Fighting, Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: In love. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 1400 sp.

Description: She wears a worn and beaten armor, 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. Her brown hair is greasy and uncared for. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines green.

Personality: She is a woman who does what she needs to. She will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. She believes the world needs to unite to get rid of orcs once and for all.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. Ilanis was a troubled youth. She spent her days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent her evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Ilanis decided she wanted neither the life of her mother nor that of the evil petty criminals she associated with. During her early adolescence, she took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. 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 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. Bonds: Criminal record, Enemies, Slave, Rich. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Common Melee.