Description: This western woman is abnormally tall. She wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath her coat. Her whole body is exceptionally muscular. Her brown fur is greasy and uncared for. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She considers herself a woman of culture and sophistication. She likes a good challenge to her wits. She is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories she has discovered

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. After coming to the age of reason, Emerald took it upon herself to study the necromantic arts in their entirety; because of this, she was labeled a dark omen and banished from her homeland. She left for the west, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world.

Ideals: Impeccable, Logical, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 2000 gp. Rock crystal (50 gp). Rhodochrosite (15 gp).

Description: This malnourished woman wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. She usually doesn't wear a shirt. She keeps her black hair in a pixie cut. Her blue eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

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. The war was a terrible time for her, and Torgga does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: She was born in a small desert village. Her father took her hunting and taught her how to get in the mind of other creatures. She's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: She feels kind of lost in life.

Flaws: Addict, Selfish, Depressed. Bonds: Poor, Military, Nature. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 50 gp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: This man dresses in green turtlenecks beneath a grey coat with violet slacks, and sports empty pouches on his belt. He sports a flattop crest cut. His ears are large.

Personality: Sethrekar speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. He lacks moral complications. He does what he is told to by employers but not much else. He spends his money on whatever he fancies at the time.

History: Sethrekar was born into a poor family. Growing up, he dreamt of becoming a Bard, to bring honor to his family’s name. When he came of age, he applied for a position with his town's local guard, looking to work his way up via merit and eventually become a Bard in service of a powerful lord somewhere. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He tends to his Stableman job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: He feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world.

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 400 pp. Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (900 gp). Solid gold idol (700 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Silver ewer (20 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This late middle aged woman wears silk and lounges about seductively and is in decent physical shape. Her chestnut hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. Her eyes are brown and catlike.

Personality: She has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Sage who has hired her part-time. She believes the world needs to unite to get rid of gnolls once and for all.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. Her parents died when she was young, and she was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Urshar grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Urshar. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by gnolls. Urshar was horrified and prayed that her mother was alright. However, she heard that her mother had died fighting off the gnolls.

Motivation: She has comitted a past crime that haunts her to this day; and she possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Bonds: Attractive, Has a crush, Enemies, Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 140 pp. Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (500 gp). Gold music box (1000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is a husky woman, who tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with her rolled up shirt sleeves this gives her a very relaxed look. Sporting a blonde mohawk this woman's hair draws a lot of attention. She has several tiny amethyst earrings on each ear.

Personality: She does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. Her home and work are filled with various knick knacks she has acquired through the years. She cares a great deal for her adopted teenage son.

History: She comes from a rich northern family. As a very small child her family refused to pay dues to a local crime lord, who ordered them killed. Her father, a somewhat powerful mage sought to protect her and cast a teleportation spell that whisked her away. She is searching for what she claims is her rightful reward.

Motivation: Wants her loneliness to end; and wants to raise her children well

Ideals: Justice. Bonds: Rich, Family, Criminal record, Adventurer, Has a crush. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 600 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She wears suspenders and green workpants. Her shirt is black, and she wears a heavy green leather apron most of the time. Her white hair is lengthy. Her half smiles and gold eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: She is intelligent and cunning, but she will too often allow her rage to get the better of her. She will lose her cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. She has a small toy that she constantly fidgets with.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Carter arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and she uses money and sex appeal to get what she needs

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic, Addict. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Carter

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

Possessions: 1400 gp. Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1500 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1500 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is in excellent shape and has the majority of his body covered in plate. His hair is chestnut and curly. His eyes are gray.

Personality: He is irritable and easily angered. He is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use his stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. His job bores him to no end. He has decided to make it more interesting.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Ulblyn grew up listening to his mother's many stories. Ulblyn was a troubled youth. He spent his days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent his evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Ulblyn decided he wanted neither the life of his mother nor that of the evil petty criminals he associated with. During his early adolescence, he took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature club.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 800 pp. Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Gold music box (1000 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (180 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (3000 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is a pot bellied southern woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She sports yellow clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. Her auburn hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. She has brown eyes.

Personality: She is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. She takes great joy in being the best Weaver in town.

History: The child of southern immigrants she idolized her mother. Because her mother participated in the massacre of their homeland, illithids burned their ranch to the ground and forced them out. She was preparing to flee to the south, but the outbreak of war prevented her and her father from journeying south to reunite her family. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 400 gp. Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (500 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (200 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (500 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He wears a black collared shirt and tan pants. He accessorizes with a red scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across his shirt. His crest is scarlet and curly. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of orcs once and for all.

History: Born in the north his family was never financially stable. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Architect work with an outfit from a few towns over. Architect work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to orcs demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: A deep hatred of orcs.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Poor, Enemies, Job. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 14000 sp. Hematite (15 gp). Emerald (1300 gp). Fire opal (1300 gp). Rhodochrosite (15 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.