Description: This younger middle-aged woman prefers to wear black pants and tee shirts, and a wedding ring on her right hand. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She is mildly Tiefling supremacist, though she does not identify as such. She has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: Nija hails from a village terrorized by illithids. In her 14th year, her parents were killed by a illithids raid, leaving Nija alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to illithids demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and she desires to right it; and someone believes her a fraud

Flaws: Insane, Racist, Fearful. Bonds: In love, Enemies. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 600 sp.

Description: This younger middle-aged man wears bulky tan painted plate armor, and a wedding ring on his right hand. His hair is silver and very short. His hazel eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes dire rats are coming to abduct people. Glim is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his sisters into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. He became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. He has been saving his money to try and buy his sister's freedom.

Motivation: Many dire rats want him driven away; and he is content

Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: In love, Enemies, Family, Criminal record. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 47000 sp. Amber (50 gp). Blue quartz (13 gp). Rhodochrosite (13 gp).

Description: She is a paragon of her species. She is larger and stronger than most Half-Elves. Her skin is dark but she possesses many white ritualistic tattoos. She is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. Her blonde hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a deerstalker hat. This gray eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She is mildly Half-Elf supremacist, though she does not identify as such. She enjoys reading and quiet.

History: Trained by her mother for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. Since her mother passed away years ago, her father had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: She has a crush on the local Dilettante; and a strong sense of loyalty to half-orc people

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 5000 cp.

Description: She is lean but muscular and dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. Her hair is long and auburn with streaks of chestnut, and is pulled back with small white clips. Her eyes are a pleasant hazel.

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 enjoys reading and quiet.

History: Rose was born in the east. At a young age she loved to build and create. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. 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: Philantrophist, Logical, Persistence. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Architect

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 700 gp. Golden pearl (100 gp). Rhodochrosite (10 gp). Banded agate (10 gp). Sard (60 gp).

Description: She has a large grey mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into her green robe. Her long black hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her eyes are likewise hazel. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: She exudes charisma. She is a tour de force of persuasion. She is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: She was born at the edge of vast mountains. She was an apprentice working in her mother's forge. She tends to her Weaver job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: She feels threatened by others; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Job. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 150 gp. 1 Masterwork studded leather.

Description: He has a missing right arm. He is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. His blonde hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his violet eyes.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, he was no stranger to responsibility. 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 has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Ideals: Opinionated, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 21000 sp. Rhodochrosite (14 gp). Amber (70 gp). Amethyst (70 gp). Black pearl (1200 gp). Pink pearl (70 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. He has moderate length dark red hair. He has several tiny opal earrings on each ear.

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 is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Fisher arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Nicor abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. He has dedicated himself to building a better trade route.

Motivation: He is greedy; and to reunite with his old friends

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Logical. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 900 gp. Chalcedony (40 gp). Lapis lazuli (5 gp). Deep green spinel (120 gp). Eye agate (5 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is in excellent shape and wears white leather gloves, a white jacket, and tight pants. Her hair is silver and very short. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She barks her statements quickly and with little fuss. She prefers small words and is at her heart utilitarian. She cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: She was born in a small desert village. Her father was a mechanic, and taught her how to fix just about anything. She bought a monstrous two handed axe and has really upped her game hunting, due to her understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and someone believes her a fraud

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist, Persistence. Flaws: Terse. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Stableman

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

Possessions: 60 gp.

Description: He has a missing right leg. He wears light armors faded through time and improper care. He has no hair. His eyes are amber and beady.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He has a habit of throwing himself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

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. Being a Mortician kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world.

Flaws: Ugly, Terse, Impulsive. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Antitoxin.