Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she tends to wear a tan poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt. She has a long red ponytail with little hanging trinkets. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She is a very philanthropic person; she spends her free time working at various soup kitchens. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her mother.

History: The child of a Miner, who enjoyed hunting, Claira was taken on many hunting expeditions. Her childhood dream was to be a Miner, but she was a colossal failure. She has worked as a Body Guard like her mother before her.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Body Guard responsibilities is difficult.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Nature, Job. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 300 gp. Coral (160 gp). Tourmaline (160 gp).

Description: An older woman who has the majority of her body covered in plate, she is not a threatening figure. Her moppish chestnut hair is in a traditional bowl cut. Her hazel eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She is shy and timid. She has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. She moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep her interest for a month it is impressive.

History: A powerful slaver made her what she is. From there she went from mercenary job to mercenary job. She got away from her former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends; and she is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out

Flaws: Addict, Shy, Hedonist. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 800 gp. Rose (40 gp). Deep blue spinel (400 gp). Blue star sapphire (1500 gp). Coral (60 gp).

Description: He is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 4'10" when asserting himself. Sporting a silver mohawk and bushy mustache this man's hair draws a lot of attention. 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 never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. When he's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, he's doing poetry.

History: Naeris hails from a village terrorized by dire rats. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Half-Elven companion (his 'brother'). He has never given up on his poetry dream.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend; and many dire rats want him driven away

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist, Artistic. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Enemies, Adventurer. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: He is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. He carries with him a set of halberds, each one with a opal on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. He has a long white beard with little hanging trinkets. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: Born to a Dyer, his mother struggled to pay the bills. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Miller. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg.

Ideals: Fighting, Disciplined, Professionalism. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 8000 sp. Tiger eye turquoise (11 gp). Azurite (11 gp).

Description: He is an average looking southern male in his early mid-life. He dresses like a well dressed Engraver does. His red fur is drawn into a tight pony tail with a skull scrunchie. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. More though he will beg to come along on any journeys. He will attempt to stowaway on any ship he can in the hopes that it will get him further away.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. Ostracized due to the martial powers of his oldest sister, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Tabaxis became a terror of the countryside. He became a Engraver soon after.

Motivation: To be a Baker again; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy, Disease. Bonds: Job, Slave. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is in excellent shape and dresses well, wearing white shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. Her black hair is knotted and matted. She has several tiny sapphire earrings on each ear.

Personality: She tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. She will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: She comes from a rich southern family. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her mother gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her mother, who blamed her for driving them apart. 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 uses money and sex appeal to get what she needs; and she is greedy

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic, Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 7000 sp. Red spinel (50 gp). Malachite (7 gp). Rhodochrosite (7 gp).

Description: This late middle aged woman is dressed in a clean white cloak covering her clean studded leather and is in decent physical shape. Her white hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a broad hat. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She has always had a great fascination with Half-Orc culture. She disdains her fellow easterners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: Olivia hails from a village terrorized by orcs. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to orcs demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Revenge.

Flaws: Insane, Racist, Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy red fur. He wears many layers of old clothing at all times. He has a hunchback. His red fur is slicked back into a classic pompadour. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. He plays an instrument quite well.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. A freak accident while working with his Sculptor mother left him crippled. He has never given up on his singing dream.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and a deep hatred of illithids

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. His Stetson hat is riddled with cuts and holes. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He hates orcs. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. To his fellows he is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: Faran was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his father was employed at, doing general labor. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by orcs. Faran was horrified and prayed that his mother was alright. However, he heard that his mother had died fighting off the orcs.

Motivation: Many orcs want him driven away.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Enemies, Poor. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 120 pp.