Description: She is a paragon of her species. She is larger and stronger than most Elves. Her skin is dark but she possesses many green ritualistic tattoos. She wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. Her auburn hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. Her eyes are gray and beady.

Personality: Meriele hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her poetry career. She misses her home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. Before the accident, she was one of the most outspoken anti-Tiefling activists. She was mortally wounded, saved by a kind and fast-acting Tiefling doctor. Recently a tribe of orcs attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Meriele fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Tiefling compassion; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 800 gp.

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. His brown hair, when down, is lengthy. His fierce gold eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He goes out his way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one he won't accept into his heart. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: He was born into a rich family. He helped his father out around the business and became quite the natural. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and to reunite with his absent father

Ideals: Optimist, Logical. Bonds: Rich, Job, Family. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 3000 gp. Lapis lazuli (13 gp). Blue quartz (13 gp). Peridot (50 gp). Carnelian (50 gp). Eye agate (13 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1600 gp). Freshwater pearl (13 gp). Deep green spinel (130 gp). Blue star sapphire (1400 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking southern young adult. He wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. His silver hair is lengthy. His amber eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. Despite his manner, he is extremely passionate and proud of his job, and he prides himself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: Trained by his father for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. When Justin reached his early adolescence his Human father passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, he decided to travel. His rounds led him into the Army with a few individuals who would become his life-long companions. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Armorer for the past few years.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and expand his business

Flaws: Sensitive. Bonds: Rich, Slave, Job, Military. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 40 gp. 1 Darkwood Buckler.

Description: She is scrawny and has patchy blonde stubble. She wears a yellow cloak and cross-gartered brown stockings. She has a hunchback. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. Her eyes are a pleasant blue.

Personality: Quiet and reserved she prefers to listen than to talk. She will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. She is skeptical of what others tell her and is slow to trust.

History: Born in the east to a Soapmaker, Vicky learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. Vicky abandoned her home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. She survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. She did whatever it took for her to survive. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: She is wracked by social anxiety; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Fearful. Bonds: Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: She wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 6'2" when asserting herself. Her red fur is unkempt and raggedy. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

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 has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her father always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. 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. She has been saving her money to try and buy her brother's freedom.

Motivation: 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; and she has comitted a past crime that haunts her to this day

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 10 pp. 1 Spyglass. 1 Climber’s kit.

Description: She wears suspenders and tan workpants. Her shirt is black, and she wears a heavy tan leather apron most of the time. Her long auburn hair reaches down to her waist. Her gray eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She is a Bellfounder first and foremost. She believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. She has a small toy that she constantly fidgets with.

History: She got into the Bellfounder business at a young age. She was one of the best in her class, and was picked up by her current employer. She quickly showed her capability and was soon promoted to a head role. She came across an abandoned tomb where she found a relic that called out to her. After picking it up she was cursed by lycanthropy.

Motivation: She has passion for adventuring and risk; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Addict, Disease. Bonds: Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 500 gp.

Description: She is a husky woman, who wears long strands of emerald and short pastel dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. Her white fur, when down, is lengthy. Her yellow unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating she would invite many more into her home than her spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. She is a great chef.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. Ostracized due to the arcane powers of her oldest sister, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Tabaxis became a terror of the countryside. 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 is greedy.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Rich, Slave. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. She sports a flattop hair cut. Her eyes are blue.

Personality: She is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. 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 to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Baker hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She has since married many spouses, only to have them die. She claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, In love, Poor. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 800 gp. Lapis lazuli (16 gp). Black pearl (500 gp). Chrysoprase (80 gp). Freshwater pearl (16 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This northern man wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. His clothes are grease stained in places. His white hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. His ears are large.

Personality: He runs his personal life as if detached from it. He organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits he will get from it. To his fellows he 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: The child of a Ploughman, who enjoyed hunting, Hugh was taken on many hunting expeditions. He was a friend to animals and a trickster. In his defense of animals however he would do severe harm to people. He left for the north, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by orcs, and he desires to right it

Flaws: Ugly, Selfish. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Enemies, Nature. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 100 gp. 2 Thunderstones.