Description: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, she dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head. She wears a feathered hat to hide her balding. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She exudes charisma. She is a tour de force of persuasion. The war was a terrible time for her, and Chaedi does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: She was born in a small forest village. Her mother was a mechanic, and taught her how to fix just about anything. 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: She feels kind of lost in life; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Nature. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 90 pp. 3 Thunderstones.

Description: She is a husky woman, who usually wears her black robe and has her quarterstaff always slung over her shoulder. Her hair is cut close to her head. Her eyes are likewise gold.

Personality: She does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. She tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: She comes from a rich eastern family. Her homeland was ravaged by war and she spent much of her life rebuilding it. She has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent mother; and her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Justice, Optimist. Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 90 gp.

Description: A middle-aged woman, she tends to wear a grey poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt, and is pretty ugly. She has moderate length red hair. Her ears are large.

Personality: She considers herself the perfect lady. She makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. She uses her nature as a weapon; she likes to lead opponents to think her in distress.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her mother always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. She inherited a moderately successful company from her mother. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and she doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Secretive, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 10000 cp. 1 Backpack.

Description: She wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. She carries with her a set of maces, each one with a topaz on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. Her chestnut hair has been sun bleached extensively. She has a dull look in her violet eyes.

Personality: She has always had a great fascination with Tabaxi culture. She loves her children and doesn't want them to worry about her. She loves to share her poetry with anyone who is interested.

History: Dell lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. As a young adult she joined a group advocating for an improvement in Halfling conditions. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: Regain custody of her son.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 300 pp.

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He wears a simple blue robe with black stripes complete with hood. He keeps his black hair in a pixie cut. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He loves being with his children and actually smiles when they are around. He would do anything for them. He dislikes his ex a great deal.

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. He helped his mother out around the business and became quite the natural. He has achieved small success as a Baker.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 1300 gp. Blue quartz (10 gp). Golden yellow topaz (700 gp). Aquamarine (700 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A moderately attractive man, he prefers to wear red pants and tee shirts. His brown hair is braided into rings. His green eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. A friendly and beautiful Halfling, he is rarely seen without a few beauties around his arms. Though a playboy in all rights, he is no lame duck.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. When Pirithin reached his early adolescence his Halfling mother passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, he decided to travel. His rounds led him into the Army with a few individuals who would become his life-long companions. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: He has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day; and retire the richest man in the east

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Criminal record. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 20 pp. 4 Antitoxin.

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. His hair is short and blonde. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. When he's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, he's doing writing.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He has never given up on his writing dream.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and to unite with his brother

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist, Artistic, Gifted, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 110 gp.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy red stubble. He sports grey clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. He has a hunchback. His hair is red and curly. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady hazel eyes.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: Reynard was born in the north. At a young age he loved to build and create. He married young, but lost his spouse to illithids. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to illithids demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud.

Ideals: Persistence, Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 400 sp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (200 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: With pastel face paint in a stripe pattern across her face, she very much looks the part of a Tanner. She has dyed her greying auburn hair a little too much giving a sharp auburn color. Her eyes are likewise green.

Personality: She hates Humans with a passion. As such she is filled with self loathing. She uses divination through singing.

History: Matilda was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Like her mother and her brother before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Tanner. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and to protect her home

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Job, Rich, Guardian. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 2000 cp.