Description: She tends to wear a black poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt. She carries a battered shortspear and tarnished sai as well. Her crest is rusty and curly. Her ears are large.

Personality: She has always had a great fascination with Dwarven culture. She is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: A powerful slaver made her what she is. She graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. She advanced relatively quickly due to her good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. Recently a tribe of illithids attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Rezena fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Military, Mentor. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 1800 sp.

Description: A middle-aged woman, she is wearing a long, brown, dusty cloak, and is pretty ugly. Her yellow fur is lengthy. Her blue eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She is happy with her job as a Healer. She turns her eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. She has all her life been fascinated with poetry.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered poetry. When she grew older, she became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. She began work as a mercenary for hire. She would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for her; and she has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted, Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 1200 gp. Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1900 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (60 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (100 gp).

Description: 6'3" and lanky with angular features, she is an attractive figure. She wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates her frame. Her crest is short and copper. She has a dull look in her gold eyes.

Personality: She is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. Around other people she will do her best to conceal her emotions and appear jolly.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when illithids swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. In her 13th year, her parents were killed by a illithids raid, leaving Savaran 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: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs.

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Painter

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 2000 sp. Tiger eye turquoise (4 gp). Hematite (4 gp). Star rose quartz (20 gp). Blue quartz (4 gp). Chalcedony (20 gp). Lapis lazuli (4 gp). Banded agate (4 gp).

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He wears tattered old clothes. He sports a flattop crest cut. 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 is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Dragonborns.

History: Quarethon lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Before the accident, he was one of the most outspoken anti-Dwarven activists. He was mortally wounded, saved by a kind and fast-acting Dwarven doctor. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Antagonistic, Racist. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 190 gp. Obsidian (16 gp). Peridot (30 gp). Freshwater pearl (16 gp).

Description: She appears as an extremely gaunt Elf, and stands approximately 4'10". She is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time, and her gloved hand is found clutching a greataxe. Her long chestnut hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are hazel.

Personality: She is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. She misses her home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: She was born at the edge of vast island. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Elves in the north were limited. She has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Brewer. She hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: She made a deal with a demon which lead to her current lot in life, and she's becoming increasingly nervous about it; and wants her loneliness to end

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Nature, Has a crush, Debt. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 300 gp.

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 sports a long golden beard, and similarly colored long hair. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his amber eyes.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. He has all his life been fascinated with music.

History: Immeral was born with his father's beautiful face. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. Recently a tribe of brigands attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Immeral fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 300 gp. Hematite (6 gp).

Description: A plain young-adult man, he wears brown leather gloves, a brown jacket, and tight pants. His moppish silver hair is in a traditional bowl cut. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. His brief stint in the army gave him the idea he was invincible and that he is the toughest man alive.

History: Morkral hails from a village terrorized by orcs. He married young, but lost his spouse to orcs. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by orcs. Morkral was horrified and prayed that his mother was alright. However, he heard that his mother had died fighting off the orcs.

Motivation: A deep hatred of orcs; and revenge

Flaws: Shy, Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Enemies. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 400 pp. Alexandrite (200 gp). Star rose quartz (30 gp). Golden yellow topaz (200 gp). Lapis lazuli (15 gp). Malachite (15 gp). Onyx (30 gp). Rock crystal (30 gp). Smoky quartz (30 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 5'8" when asserting himself. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He exudes charisma. He is a tour de force of persuasion. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his writing with anyone who is interested.

History: Justin was born into a poor family. Growing up, he dreamt of becoming a Expert, to bring honor to his family’s name. When he came of age, he applied for a position with his town's local guard, looking to work his way up via merit and eventually become a Expert in service of a powerful lord somewhere. His mother disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his mother, he was betrayed dozens of times. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and marry his brother to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 150 gp.

Description: He typically wears red cloth garments or leather armor. He is portly but not overly obese. He sports a flattop hair cut. His eyes are likewise gray. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: This man loves painting and to teach people painting more than just about anything. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. In his 15th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his father impaled in their home, and his mother beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He is wracked by social anxiety.

Ideals: Artistic, Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 90 pp.