Description: An imposing woman with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic left hand, she wears a violet costume with the symbols of death on her torso. Her black hair, when down, is lengthy. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken her opponents. Despite her formidable combat skills she remains a coward. Her brief stint in the army gave her the idea she was invincible and that she is the toughest woman alive.

History: Gifted from a young age, Mara studied abroad. Her martial abilities were realized during a raid on her village. Recently a tribe of orcs attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Mara fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 150 gp.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what he was had he not made sure his armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit he wears a green vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His grey leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his green boots flare out at the collars. He has dyed his greying dark red hair a little too much giving a sharp dark red color. His ears are large.

Personality: He has schizophrenia that causes him to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. He lacks restraint and is impulsive. He jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

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. He always admired divine-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He became a Butcher soon after.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Impulsive. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 3000 gp. Blue sapphire (1000 gp). Lapis lazuli (6 gp). Deep blue spinel (700 gp). Aquamarine (700 gp). Citrine (70 gp). Carnelian (70 gp). Blue-white diamond (8000 gp). Citrine (70 gp). White pearl (160 gp). Red spinel (160 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is scrawny and has patchy white stubble. She is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright black and brown, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. She has a hunchback. She wears her white hair up. She has a dull look in her silver eyes.

Personality: Stoic and calm, she prefers to meditate than take action. She is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. Her arcane abilities were realized during a raid on her village. As of late she has set up a hidden staging nest where she ambushes people she hires for escort.

Motivation: She feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help; and she has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Disciplined, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 1400 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp).

Description: She is a mite stocky and prefers to wear tan clothing when she does not wear armor. Her hair, while still mostly blonde, has prominent grey streaks. Her gray eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She will rave to anyone who will listen. She believes the world needs to unite to get rid of illithids once and for all.

History: Naivara was raised in a hard working conservative environment. She helped her mother out around the business and became quite the natural. Some 3 years later her spouse died after the birth of her daughter. Heartbroken, Naivara never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her daughter whom she trained as her mother had trained her before.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found; and she is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Enemies, Job, In love, Family. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he wears baggy green pantaloons and a black scarf. His green crest is unkempt and raggedy. His gold eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. He invites people to come help in his community garden.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. His parents were killed by illithids in a raid when he was still a young child. The illithids captured him, and made him a slave and general play-thing. He was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to his deformed appearance. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to illithids demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and many illithids want him driven away

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Poor, Enemies. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Darkwood Buckler. 1 Masterwork studded leather.

Description: This younger middle-aged woman is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time, and a wedding ring on her left hand. She sports blonde long hair. She has a dull look in her hazel eyes.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. She is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: Lezre was raised in a hard working conservative environment. She worked as a nervous Server and found it very stressful. She struck the Server job and began her own company from there.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Server responsibilities is difficult; and meet up once more with her childhood friend

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: In love, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Server

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 9000 sp.

Description: She is a husky woman, who prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs. Her brown hair is long and unkept. She has a dull look in her gray eyes.

Personality: She's a bit of a prankster. She knows she is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. She always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove her into the Unemployed business.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. She moved out west to avoid the crime she committed. Recently a tribe of dire rats attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Lia fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions.

Ideals: Joker, Persistence, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 15000 sp. 3 Acid flasks. 1 Tanglefoot bags. 4 Antitoxin.

Description: Standing 2'9", this woman is generally shirtless and showing off her tattooed chest. She wears her auburn hair down. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep amber.

Personality: Her voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl she speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of her tone. She is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: Seraphina was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her father was employed at, doing general labor. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Laborer. She has achieved small success as a Laborer.

Motivation: Many gnolls want her driven away; and expand her business

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Cynical. Bonds: Poor, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 340 gp.

Description: She prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. She carries her fan with her everywhere and carries herself as the perfect lady. Her attire stands in sharp contrast to her pickaxe, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a skull on it. She has golden hair. Her gray eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, she has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. She does not believe in violence as a means to an end. She is a dedicated Courier but believes her peers are too gung-ho.

History: She is a Maurezhi in disguise. Her mother was a soldier and died while she was still young. Helgret was left her mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. She has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature pickaxe.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Human artifacts is her passion; and to reunite with her old friends

Ideals: Disciplined, Pacifist. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Military. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: Just what you see.