Description: This dark-skinned female wears a brown coat over a white low-cut shirt, and a feathered hat upon her head. She is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. Her auburn hair is unkempt and raggedy. Her eyes are gray.

Personality: She snorts whenever she laughs or is feeling confident. She is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when goblins swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions; and she wants to meet her childhood hero

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 5000 sp. Sard (60 gp). Azurite (12 gp). Lapis lazuli (12 gp). Jade (150 gp).

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He wears many layers of old clothing at all times. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy auburn hair. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep green.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his mother.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Nalral grew up listening to his mother's many stories. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Banded mail. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: The woman speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. She seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if she got out from a pool a few moments ago. She is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. She wears her red hair up. Her fierce brown eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: While she is on the job, she is grim and serious. She understands how dangerous the world is and the need to stay safe. She uses divination through singing.

History: Quillathe was born in the east. At a young age she loved to build and create. In her youth she was part of a gang. She got caught, but did not rat out her comrades and served her time in prison. Being a Adventurer kept her interest for a while, but then she became depressed and bored. So she turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: She feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help.

Ideals: Gifted, Persistence. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 100 pp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep green leather and dull blue iron scale mail. He has done his best to style his dark red hair to look like a famous performer. His silver eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. The war was a terrible time for him, and Merihim does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. His mother was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. He found several beat up suits of armor and, cannibalizing spare parts, he put together a working one.

Motivation: He loathes his own lifestyle.

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Terse, Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Military. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 4000 sp. Bloodstone (70 gp). Golden yellow topaz (400 gp). Red spinel (70 gp).

Description: This woman wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty brown coat over it. She is muscular with a powerful set of arms. Her fur is cut close to her head. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the south. She always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove her into the Assassin business.

History: Trained by her mother for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. Her mother was a soldier and died while she was still young. Flask was left her mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and she is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions

Ideals: Pacifist, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This man prefers to wear brown pants and tee shirts, and sports empty pouches on his belt. With bright red hair and a scraggly beard. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. Energy wise he seems alert and responsive.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. Ostracized due to the arcane powers of his oldest sister, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Dwarves became a terror of the countryside. He saw the violence of war and the aftermath so he converted to religion and dedicated himself to non-violence.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Ideals: Joker, Professionalism, Gifted. Flaws: Insomniac, Disease. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 1600 gp.

Description: A 4'11" eastern woman, she wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with Stetson hat. She has shaved her head bald. She has gray eyes and a white hat with a black feather.

Personality: She loves justice and goodness and right action. Anyone who does not fulfill this criteria perfectly will no doubt get a lecture from her. She is the most sanctimonious self-righteous Half-Orc in existence. She will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her father gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her father, who blamed her for driving them apart. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

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

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Impulsive, Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Religious. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 90 gp. Alexandrite (400 gp). Chalcedony (30 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (7 gp).

Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She is well dressed, constantly wearing a black suit, tan shirt, and white tie. Her black crest is braided into rings. She has gold eyes and a black hat with a tan feather.

Personality: She is quite rude, and likes to deride her opponents skill and shout insults at them. She is accommodating to her spouse and as such limits her hospitality. She is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven herself a capable leader.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when illithids swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. Her mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her mother was legitimate. After a long history of fighting, Vezera and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: In love, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 1000 sp.

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she wears brown leather gloves, a brown jacket, and tight pants. She wears a small hat to hide her balding. Her brown eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She hates Dwarves with a passion. As such she is filled with self loathing. Artin is a bit of a follower. Usually she is manipulated by her sisters into helping them out, but recently she has become more of a free agent.

History: Gifted from a young age, Artin studied abroad. 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 has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by giants, and she desires to right it; and regain custody of her son

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Family, Debt, Enemies. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: Hematite (12 gp). Red spinel (50 gp). Aquamarine (800 gp). Sard (70 gp). Deep blue spinel (800 gp). Peridot (70 gp). Lapis lazuli (12 gp). Silver pearl (50 gp). Moss agate (12 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.