Description: A middle-aged woman, she is generally shirtless and showing off her tattooed chest, and is pretty ugly. Her chestnut hair is long and unkept. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She goes out her way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one she won't accept into her heart. She works hard and plays hard.

History: Her psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. 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: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and meet up once more with her childhood friend

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Alchemist’s fire.

Description: She is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing tan cape and mantle trimmed with soft black waves gently in the breeze. She has relatively dark skin and is very physically imposing due to her abundance of muscles. Her hair is white and very short. She has amber eyes and a tan hat with a black feather.

Personality: She is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, she's a very lovable idiot. She has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: A child with a great deal of painting talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. She has had some formal painting training, and achieved minor success. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: She feels threatened by others; and money/treasure

Ideals: Optimist, Artistic. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Religious. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 230 gp. 1 Darkwood Shield.

Description: His right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He prefers to wear flannel. He has styled his silver hair well, parting it to the right. His eyes are hazel.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. Around other people he will do his best to conceal his emotions and appear jolly.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. His childhood dream was to be a Carter, but he was a colossal failure. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Fisher.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and he seems to be bored by most things

Flaws: Mundane, Shy, Disease. Bonds: Job, Military. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: Banded agate (9 gp). Moonstone (60 gp).

Description: She is a paragon of her species. She is larger and stronger than most Dwarves. Her skin is dark but she possesses many brown ritualistic tattoos. She wears an entirely grey suit with brown socks and a vest with buckled shoes. Her auburn hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She likes to be helpful to her clients. She likes to prescribe proper advice to her clients. She keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to her own.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the west. Her martial abilities were realized during a raid on her village. She hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: To settle down with her crush; and to be a barkeep again

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Job, Poor, Has a crush. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 280 gp. Jet (130 gp). Rhodochrosite (5 gp). Sardonyx (80 gp).

Description: A stocky lighter skinned woman, she typically wears brown cloth garments or leather armor. Her black hair is singed and shortened. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. She keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to her own.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. After coming to the age of reason, Sybil took it upon herself to study the martial arts in their entirety; because of this, she was labeled a dark omen and banished from her homeland. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions; and she is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs

Ideals: Justice, Gifted, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman wears a black vest with golden trim over her white shirt. Her grey leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and her black boots flare out at the collars. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized aquamarine on her left hand. Her black hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

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 an amazing painter.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. Cursed with vampirism at a very young age, Zagga has worked very hard to control her curse. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and she uses money and sex appeal to get what she needs

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 6000 cp. Smoky quartz (80 gp).

Description: With black face paint in a stripe pattern across her face, she prefers to wear black clothing when she does not wear armor. Her bronze crest is long and unkept. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She hates gnolls. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. She cares deeply for her spouse and does her best to make sure her guests look presentable.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. From there she went from mercenary job to mercenary job. Lacking all sense, she decided to go on an adventure. She picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and she desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Optimist, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, In love, Adventurer. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: Blue quartz (11 gp). Golden pearl (160 gp). Star ruby (1000 gp). Blue quartz (11 gp).

Description: She prefers to wear pastel clothing when she does not wear armor, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 6'3" when asserting herself. Her brown fur is knotted and matted. Her eyes are likewise yellow. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. To her fellows she is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: She got into the Bellfounder business at a young age. There was a wharf not far from home where she often wandered off to fish. She tends to her Bellfounder job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and someone believes her a fraud

Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Nature, Enemies, Job. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 900 gp. Rich purple corundum (400 gp). Peridot (80 gp). Deep blue spinel (700 gp). Moss agate (13 gp). Carnelian (80 gp). Alexandrite (700 gp). Alexandrite (700 gp). Golden yellow topaz (700 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 tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look. His red hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. His gray eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. He can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: Gifted from a young age, Bundrigo studied abroad. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted. Bonds: Religious, Family, Job. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 280 gp. 4 Smokesticks.