Description: She is scrawny and has patchy red stubble. She wears a black tunic with pastel highlights, and long tan pants that bunch up around her shoes. She has a hunchback. Her red hair is greasy and uncared for. Her blue eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Tawar will drive conversation. She cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: Tawar was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her mother was employed at, doing general labor. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Marshal hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: To end her boredom; and to find somewhere to settle down

Ideals: Extrovert, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Mundane. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A woman of a pale complexion, she wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. Her cinnamon fur is braided into rings. Her blue eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: Serpent is depressed about a lot of things. She tends to be a nihilist. She is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: She was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. While she appears to be a normal Tabaxi, she's... not quite right. Perhaps she's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that she plain doesn't fit in. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Logical. Flaws: Depressed, Insane. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 43000 sp. Violet garnet (400 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (900 gp).

Description: This late middle aged woman wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition and is in decent physical shape. Her silver crest is lengthy. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are gold.

Personality: She believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. She will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: She was born at the edge of vast forest. A freak accident while working with her Herbalist father left her crippled. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Impulsive, Disease. Bonds: Poor, Nature. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 48000 sp. Sard (50 gp). Chalcedony (50 gp).

Description: She is renowned for her bright violet dresses and hats. She has a very tight haircut. This green eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She is a melancholic, but persistent worker. She resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. She is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: The child of a Butcher, who enjoyed hunting, Heather was taken on many hunting expeditions. She was a friend to animals and a trickster. In her defense of animals however she would do severe harm to people. One night she noticed a nearby shooting star which she hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. She has done her darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and she has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Gifted, Persistence. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Interpreter

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

Possessions: 3000 gp. A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (100 gp). Gold cup set with emeralds (6000 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1800 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2300 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She stands about 4'1" and is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down. Her left hand appears badly burned and disfigured. She has moderate length black hair. She has gleaming, smiling blue eyes.

Personality: She considers herself a woman of culture and sophistication. She likes a good challenge to her wits. She uses divination through singing.

History: Jarana was born in the east. At a young age she loved to build and create. Ostracized due to the divine powers of her oldest sister, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Dwarves became a terror of the countryside. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: She doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes; and nothing but the best is good enough for her

Ideals: Impeccable, Gifted, Persistence, Entrepeneur. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She wears many layers of old clothing at all times. Her blonde hair is smooth and relatively long. Her eyes are brown and beady.

Personality: She believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. She is skeptical of what others tell her and is slow to trust.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the east. Her family was turned out during the war. She and her family wandered east to less war torn lands. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her sons to still be retired.

Motivation: To unite with her sister; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, PTSD. Bonds: Poor, Nature, Family. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 12000 sp. A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (90 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2500 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp).

Description: She wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her warhammer with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 4'11" when asserting herself. Her fur is gray, silky, and of moderate length. Her eyes are blue.

Personality: She likes to fabricate stories about her past exploits and how crazy she is, but in actuality she is rather bland. She is underhanded and not above using her wealth and body to get others to do her bidding.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. Her father worked until she suffered an accident while they were digging through a hill for a new route. She had to support her now crippled father and took her father's old job. By chance she met her brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He wears a simple green robe with blue stripes complete with hood. His gold crest is long and unkept. He has gleaming, smiling red eyes.

Personality: He is extraordinarily eccentric. He constantly seizes attention wherever he goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. He likes to think of himself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, he was no stranger to responsibility. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered singing. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for him; and he doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes

Ideals: Impeccable, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 500 gp. Eye agate (14 gp). Azurite (14 gp). Sardonyx (40 gp). Red garnet (90 gp). Jasper (40 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. He carries with him a set of falchions, each one with a opal on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. His purple hair is long and unkept. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He will rave to anyone who will listen. Chem enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and retire the richest man in the north

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Hedonist. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 80 pp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.