Description: 5'1" and muscular, this southern woman wears skinny pants and wears a black and red robe with the hood down. Her hair is silver and curly. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She believes there is no problem she cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. On top of that she is swayed by a pretty face, and while loyalty to her employer will always come first she doesn't like to hit women.

History: Makaria was born in the south. At a young age she loved to build and create. 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 desires power and/or immortality; and to reunite with her old friends

Ideals: Athletic, Persistence. Bonds: Has a crush, Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 8000 sp. Black star sapphire (1200 gp).

Description: This northern woman wears a brown armored body suit, with a simple pastel line shooting up and back down. Her clothes are grease stained in places. Her head has been shaved. 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 snorts whenever she laughs or is feeling confident. She does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: Torbera was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her father was employed at, doing general labor. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: Many orcs want her driven away.

Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 800 gp.

Description: She usually wears her white robe and has her ceremonial dagger always slung over her shoulder. She has relatively dark skin and is very physically imposing due to her abundance of muscles. She has wavy chestnut hair. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

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. She dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. Her biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: Murgen was born the youngest of three triplets. Murgen liked to wander the woods near her home when she was young, something she still likes to do at least once a week. She never liked modest clothing or shoes, so she would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and she developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Nature. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 400 gp. Amber (130 gp). Moonstone (70 gp). Rhodochrosite (12 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Her right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She wears a black collared shirt and white skirt. She accessorizes with a blue scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across her shirt. Her silver hair is smooth and relatively long. Her eyes are likewise green.

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 plays an instrument quite well.

History: Vorka lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. She has had some formal singing training, and achieved minor success. Now she works as a singing tutor during her time off.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion; and wants to raise her children well

Ideals: Philantrophist, Artistic, Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 500 gp. Bloodstone (30 gp). Amethyst (90 gp).

Description: A middle-aged woman, she is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of her physical features obscured, and is pretty ugly. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her brown eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. Her temper goes off on the smallest of things. She tends to lash out at those around her.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. Before the accident, she was one of the most outspoken anti-Halfling activists. She was mortally wounded, saved by a kind and fast-acting Halfling doctor. 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. Ootah fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Halfling compassion; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Antagonistic, Racist. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 12000 cp.

Description: This western woman wears baggy green pantaloons and a brown scarf. Her clothes are grease stained in places. She has done her best to style her dark red hair to look like a famous performer. This black eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She is enamored with her job. She loves it. She likes the challenge and she likes helping those less fortunate than her. On top of that she is swayed by a pretty face, and while loyalty to her employer will always come first she doesn't like to hit women.

History: The child of western immigrants she idolized her father. Mastema was born on a far western mountains where she grew up under the tutelage of her father, an expert Banker. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Job, Has a crush, Adventurer. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 1000 sp. Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (500 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (500 gp). 1 Buckler.

Description: This late middle aged man wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his bastard sword with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt and is in decent physical shape. His fur is cut close to his head. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. 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: He is a Maurezhi in disguise. He found a children's book about a Tabaxi Sorcerer who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. He modeled his life after the story, seeing himself destined a hero. Some 5 years later his spouse died after the birth of his daughter. Heartbroken, Shifting never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his daughter whom he trained as his father had trained him before.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Adventurer, In love, Religious. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 2000 gp. Gold music box (2000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1300 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1600 gp). Solid gold idol (1000 gp). Solid gold idol (1000 gp).

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She prefers to wear black pants and tee shirts. She wears her silver crest up. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She considers herself the protector of her home. She feels this is her duty and calling. The occasional robbery is her preferred attention getting crime, but she mainly uses her means for meeting her own perverse desires.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. Jaxi 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. Jaxi 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. As of late she has set up a hidden staging nest where she ambushes people she hires for escort.

Motivation: She has decided she is irredeemable; and she has a rivalry with the church that dominates her actions

Bonds: Immigrant, Attractive, Guardian, Criminal record, Religious. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 120 gp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he has a large green mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his blue robe. His black hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a wide-brimmed hat. His half smiles and silver eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He is a jovial happy person, but he is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: When he was but 6 years old his parents immigrated from the east. As a young adult he joined a group advocating for an improvement in Tiefling conditions. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the east; and a strong sense of loyalty to elven people

Ideals: Optimist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 200 pp. Golden circlet with four aquamarines (3000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (800 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (100 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (800 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.