Description: She has the majority of her body covered in plate. She carries with her a set of quarterstaffs, each one with a amber on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. She has shaved her head bald. She has brown eyes.

Personality: Quiet and reserved she prefers to listen than to talk. She will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. Her actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as she answers to a power that mortal women fail to acknowledge.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when orcs swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. 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. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: A deep hatred of orcs.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 1700 gp. White opal (900 gp).

Description: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, she is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright white and brown, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. She has wavy golden hair. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She is a very philanthropic person; she spends her free time working at various soup kitchens. She works hard and plays hard.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Arha grew up listening to her mother's many stories. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Tanner.

Motivation: She wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Hedonist, Greedy. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 1700 gp. Rock crystal (50 gp). Obsidian (15 gp).

Description: A moderately attractive man, he wears an entirely brown suit with tan socks and a vest with buckled shoes. He has done his best to style his blonde hair to look like a famous performer. His violet unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of illithids once and for all.

History: The child of northern immigrants he idolized his mother. Cursed with a spirit at a very young age, Rolf has worked very hard to control his curse. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: A deep hatred of illithids; and several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge

Flaws: Disease, Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Immigrant. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 700 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This malnourished woman prefers to wear black pants and tee shirts. Her blue crest is knotted and matted. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes drow are coming to abduct people. She is an amazing painter.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. Because her father participated in the massacre of their homeland, drow burned their ranch to the ground and forced them out. She was preparing to flee to the south, but the outbreak of war prevented her and her mother from journeying south to reunite her family. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Many drow want her driven away; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by drow, and she desires to right it

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Enemies, Immigrant. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 10 pp. Black pearl (1000 gp).

Description: She is an attractive woman, lean and moderately muscular. She wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body. She has slicked back red hair. Her hazel eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. She is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes her no end of embarrassment.

History: Gifted from a young age, Tiaathque studied abroad. Ostracized due to the druidic powers of her oldest brother, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Elves became a terror of the countryside. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Mercenary responsibilities is difficult; and wants her loneliness to end

Ideals: Opinionated, Gifted. Flaws: Forgetful. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 900 pp. Sard (70 gp). Tourmaline (130 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1100 gp). Jet (130 gp). Pink pearl (130 gp). Coral (130 gp). Moonstone (70 gp). Alexandrite (400 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This man stands a little under 5'0" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His blue eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. He is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with his big mouthed big gutted partner. His partner is his best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. He passes on several rewards to people in need. He makes a point to leave places better than he found them.

History: He was born into a rich family. At a young age he wooed the heart of his future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. He spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Bonds: Adventurer, Rich, In love. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 390 gp.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears a green coat over a white low-cut shirt, and a small hat upon his head. His white hair is long and unkept. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He considers himself the perfect gentleman. He makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. He always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Ploughman business.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for him.

Ideals: Impeccable, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He wears long strands of amber and short red dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. His hair is white and very short. His eyes are blue and beady.

Personality: Burto speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. He has all his life been fascinated with painting.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He has never given up on his painting dream.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Athletic, Impeccable, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is lean but muscular and is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down. Her red hair is wavy and long. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She hates Elves with a passion. As such she is filled with self loathing. Her respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to her, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, she tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in her reactions to snap at those who irritate her, Ahinar is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: She was raised in a mountains tribe. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Halfling people.

Ideals: Justice, Fighting. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Nature. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 400 gp.