Description: This dark-skinned female wears a tattered pair of loose blue pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. She is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. Her hair is cut close to her head. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks her mind. She is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: She is a Jackalwere in disguise. She graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. She advanced relatively quickly due to her good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. She has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature bastard sword.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends; and she desires power and/or immortality

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer, Military. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 300 pp. Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1200 gp). A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (90 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (4000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (800 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Solid gold idol (1200 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (800 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: An older woman who is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time, she is not a threatening figure. Her fur is brown, silky, and of moderate length. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with poetry. She constantly tries to fill her life with poetry. She dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. Her biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: She was born several months after her mother was called into army service. Her father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her father was legitimate. Now she works as a poetry tutor during her time off.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Artistic, Logical. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Religious. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 20000 cp. 1 Holy water.

Description: This western man is abnormally tall. He has a large black mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his yellow robe. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. He wears his brass crest up. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

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 takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. He was an apprentice working in his mother's forge. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found.

Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Immigrant, Family, Job, Religious. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of her veins is visible when she is not flexing. Her shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for her due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. She is bald on top and has large black tufts of hair around her ears. Her eyes are brown.

Personality: Here is a woman who knows she is the smartest in the room. She talks down to others constantly. She does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of gnolls may trigger it at times.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. In her 17th year, her parents were killed by a gnolls raid, leaving Mardnab alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. Recently a tribe of gnolls attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Mardnab fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: A deep hatred of gnolls; and revenge

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears suspenders and green workpants. His shirt is grey, and he wears a heavy green leather apron most of the time, and he perpetually has his shortbow ready. His brass crest is unkempt and raggedy. His ears are large.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage son.

History: Born in the north his family was never financially stable. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. By chance he met his sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Junk Dealer and was forced into it by his family.

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Family. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 4000 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A moderately attractive woman, she sports violet clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. She wears a Stetson hat to cover her moderate length white hair. Her eyes are gray and catlike.

Personality: She loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. She is an amazing painter.

History: A child with a great deal of dancing talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. She was taken from her home at a very young age. Recently she has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: She is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out; and she has a rivalry with the church that dominates her actions

Ideals: Opinionated, Gifted, Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Slave. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 2000 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (50 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1500 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1500 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Silver ewer (50 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This northern woman is abnormally tall. She is typically in her Interpreter uniform. Her whole body is exceptionally muscular. She has red hair. Her gray unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She is business-like. She takes instructions and follows them to the letter. She invented a lineage for herself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: The child of northern immigrants she idolized her mother. She helped her mother out around the business and became quite the natural. She is searching for what she claims is her rightful reward.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and she desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 130 gp. 1 Masterwork Musical instrument.

Description: A moderately attractive woman, she tends to wear a large black jacket. Her hair is chestnut and curly. She has gleaming, smiling gold eyes.

Personality: A deeply religious woman she believes everything happens for a reason. She is very protective of her business, her home, and her spouse. She is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. Her parents enrolled her in a Sorcerer school at a young age so that she could practice her psionic talents. She was granted psionic powers by her dying brother.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and she will attempt to ambush and attack anyone she thinks she can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. if successful, she will try to sell them to her slave-trader contact

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Criminal record, Rich. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 1000 gp. Banded agate (6 gp). Red-brown spinel (130 gp). Black pearl (1600 gp).

Description: 6'7" and muscular, this northern man wears dark leathers with embroidery. He has no crest. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. His temper goes off on the smallest of things. He tends to lash out at those around him.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. While he appears to be a normal Dragonborn, 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 was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes.

Ideals: Athletic, Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Antagonistic. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 230 pp. Deep blue spinel (300 gp). Fire opal (500 gp). 1 Minor magic item.