Description: A woman with a warm, jovial air about her, she wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body. Her chestnut hair, when down, is lengthy. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep violet.

Personality: She considers herself a woman of culture and sophistication. She likes a good challenge to her wits. Her brief stint in the army gave her the idea she was invincible and that she is the toughest woman alive.

History: She was born several months after her mother was called into army service. She was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform Some 2 years later her spouse died after the birth of her son. Heartbroken, Sarah never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her son whom she trained as her mother had trained her before.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and she feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Impeccable, Fighting. Bonds: Military, Slave, In love. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: Eye agate (15 gp). Moss agate (15 gp).

Description: This slender woman stands about 3'4". She wears suspenders and blue workpants. Her shirt is black, and she wears a heavy blue leather apron most of the time. Her brown hair is smooth and relatively long. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She will rave to anyone who will listen. Around other people she will do her best to conceal her emotions and appear jolly.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. She worked as a nervous Cook and found it very stressful. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Cook for hire.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Flaws: Insane, Shy, Mundane. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 2900 gp. Carnelian (30 gp). Lapis lazuli (15 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This malnourished woman likes to wear ponchos typically of a light green in addition to tight pants. She keeps her red crest in a flapper bob. She is baby faced.

Personality: She does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. She is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: She is a Maurezhi in disguise. She became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. She is searching for what she claims is her rightful reward.

Motivation: Meet up once more with her childhood friend.

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 700 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (800 gp). A pair of blacksmith’s puzzle; each has a pair of interlocked iron designs that users try to take apart and put back together (60 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: His left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He wears a brown shirt with thin white vertical stripes and blue pants. His chestnut hair is greasy and uncared for. His eyes are likewise hazel.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Rurik embodies much of what other species detest in the Dwarves. On top of that he is swayed by a pretty face, and while loyalty to his employer will always come first he doesn't like to hit women.

History: Born to a Gardener, his mother struggled to pay the bills. Through the years after Rurik was born, his mother became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the south. Rurik's mother didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. After a long history of fighting, Rurik and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He would like to get married and retire.

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Has a crush, Adventurer, Poor. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 300 pp. Carnelian (40 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is wearing a long, black, dusty cloak. He is physically well-built. His silver hair is heavily combed to the right. His eyes are a pleasant white.

Personality: He is someone who is used to having a large amount of sex appeal. He also lacks a concept of privacy and shares just about everything. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Fenriz is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: Fenriz was raised in a hard working conservative environment. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Farmer for hire.

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

Ideals: Justice. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Nature. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 500 gp.

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He wears a blue broad hat and blue clothes. He has wavy blonde hair. His green eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of gnolls once and for all.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. He always admired psionic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north; and balancing his hectic life and new soapmaker responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Gifted, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Enemies. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 250 pp. Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (700 gp).

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She wears white robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally she wears more armor. She prefers to carry a bow, but if one is not available she will default to her scythe. Her silver hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a butterfly scrunchie. Her half smiles and green eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: She acts crazy and hedonistic. More though she will beg to come along on any journeys. She will attempt to stowaway on any ship she can in the hopes that it will get her further away.

History: She was born in the north. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out; and she is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Immigrant, Attractive, Slave. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She is a pot bellied northern woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She is generally shirtless and showing off her tattooed chest. Her hair is chestnut and curly. Her skin is flawless and her violet eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this northern gal figured out how to best use her charms to convince people to do what she wants. She is cautious and jumpy. She reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: Tawna was raised in a hard working conservative environment. She was an apprentice working in her mother's forge. She has never given up on her poetry dream.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Religious. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 700 gp.

Description: A woman of a pale complexion, she wears silk and lounges about seductively. Her auburn hair has been sun bleached extensively. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

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 misses her home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: She was born in the north. At some point she was captured by illithids and was tortured. After several years of this she finally managed to escape. She left for the north, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and she desires to right it; and someone believes her a fraud

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Slave, Enemies. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 1300 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.