Description: The dark-skinned man stands 6'3" and wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with deerstalker hat. His hair is silver and very short. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He fancies himself a trickster and likes to rely on his wits to carry the day. He cares for his older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. He is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. He likes to tell stories.

History: He was raised in a island tribe. 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 Barkeep. He has achieved small success as a Barkeep.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend; and doesn't want to be a barkeep and was forced into it by his family

Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Family, Nature, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Barkeep

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

Possessions: 500 gp. Freshwater pearl (10 gp). Golden pearl (100 gp). Pink pearl (100 gp). Moss agate (10 gp).

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She is typically in her Cook uniform. She has wavy gray fur. Her green eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: Her tongue was cut out and she uses sign language. She takes great joy in being the best Cook in town.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. A serious injury left her mother unemployed and in need of constant care. Her family became saddled with debt trying to care for her infirm mother. She became a Cook soon after.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Debt. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: Standing 3'1", this woman wears suspenders and blue workpants. Her shirt is tan, and she wears a heavy blue leather apron most of the time. Her black hair has been sun bleached extensively. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Servant who has hired her part-time. She invented a lineage for herself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: Her mother raised her in a mountain cabin. Her father disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her father, she was betrayed dozens of times. She became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends; and several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge

Bonds: Has a crush, Adventurer, Nature, Family, Enemies. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 100 pp.

Description: She is lean but muscular and wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. She has no hair. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. Rieta enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: A child with a great deal of music talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered music. She has been saving her money to try and buy her brother's freedom.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother.

Ideals: Justice, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Poor, Family. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 200 gp. Red-brown spinel (150 gp). Obsidian (9 gp).

Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she wears suspenders and red workpants. Her shirt is yellow, and she wears a heavy red leather apron most of the time. Her silver hair is knotted and matted. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She runs her personal life as if detached from it. She organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits she will get from it. Merla enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: She was born in the east, but her parents moved at a very young age to the south. She couldn't stand her childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with her mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. She left for the east, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and she's looking for her big break

Flaws: Ugly, Selfish, Hedonist. Bonds: Immigrant, Mentor. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 4000 sp. Solid gold idol (600 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (70 gp).

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She wears a simple pastel robe with red stripes complete with hood. Her orange fur is drawn into a tight pony tail with a butterfly scrunchie. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic woman, Serpent's first love is herself. Her second love is also herself. A true patriot, Serpent would do anything for her country. She is fiercely protective of her fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: Serpent lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Her mother was a soldier and died while she was still young. Serpent was left her mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: Marry her sister to traveling adventurers.

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Poor, Military, Family. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 100 gp. Golden yellow topaz (500 gp). Citrine (30 gp). Alexandrite (500 gp).

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. His red hair is singed and shortened. His green eyes peer out from beneath his deerstalker white hat.

Personality: He will rave to anyone who will listen. He is accommodating to his spouse and as such limits his hospitality. He is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven himself a capable leader.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. Before the accident, he was one of the most outspoken anti-Tabaxi activists. He was mortally wounded, saved by a kind and fast-acting Tabaxi doctor. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love.

Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Racist. Bonds: In love, Rich. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 170 pp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears brown painted combat armor at almost all times. She is portly but not overly obese. Her chestnut hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep violet.

Personality: Quiet and reserved she prefers to listen than to talk. She will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. She is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: Falkrunn was born with her father's beautiful face. Falkrunn abandoned her home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. She survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. She did whatever it took for her to survive. Lacking all sense, she decided to go on an adventure. She picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Half-Orc artifacts is her passion; and she's looking for her big break

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 5000 cp. Star rose quartz (50 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy blonde stubble. He wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with deerstalker hat. He has a hunchback. His hair is blonde and curly. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He is envious of other's things. He hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that he so desires. His philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: He was raised in a forest tribe. While he appears to be a normal Gnome, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. He bought a monstrous two handed axe and has really upped his game hunting, due to his understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Greedy, Insane. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 70 gp.