Description: He dresses in tan turtlenecks beneath a black coat with blue slacks, and he perpetually has his hand crossbow ready. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Tailor hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. 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. Aelar fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and nothing but the best is good enough for him

Ideals: Fighting, Professionalism. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Breastplate. 1 Banded mail. 1 Darkwood Buckler.

Description: This tall, slender woman prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs. She has slicked back chestnut hair. Her eyes are hazel and catlike.

Personality: Tawna wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Monk, so she tries to act the part. She does a good job, for the most part... She spends most of her days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There she gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: The child of a Stableman, who enjoyed hunting, Tawna was taken on many hunting expeditions. Tawna 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. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Stableman they were divorced and she won custody of their daughter. She worked as a Mayor, and she later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: She wants revenge against dire rats; and a deep hatred of dire rats

Ideals: Disciplined. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Nature, Family, Enemies. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 900 pp. Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1900 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (5000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is a pot bellied southern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He dresses like a well dressed Ploughman does. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy white hair. His eyes are likewise violet.

Personality: He is filled with cunning. He likes to feign weakness letting people think he is weak. He loves being with his children and actually smiles when they are around. He would do anything for them. He dislikes his ex a great deal.

History: His arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Ploughman. By chance he met his brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and expand his business

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item.

Description: 4'5" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He wears a grey shirt with thin brown vertical stripes and blue pants. His auburn hair is braided into rings. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of illithids may trigger it at times.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. His necromantic abilities were realized during a raid on his village. He was granted necromantic powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and many illithids want him driven away

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Military. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 2000 sp.

Description: 4'11" and muscular, this western woman wears a brown armored body suit, with a simple green line shooting up and back down. She has black fur. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She swings through moods quickly. One moment she is cool and collected, the next she is carried away by passions. A friendly and beautiful Tabaxi, she is rarely seen without a few beauties around her arms. Though a playboy in all rights, she is no lame duck.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She has recently attracted an admirer that believes she's playing hard to get.

Motivation: She wants to get laid.

Ideals: Athletic, Passionate. Bonds: Attractive, Has a crush. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 1800 gp. A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (80 gp). Old masterpiece painting (800 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (800 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is a paragon of her species. She is larger and stronger than most Half-Elves. Her skin is dark but she possesses many green ritualistic tattoos. She wears a violet vest with golden trim over her white shirt. Her green leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and her violet boots flare out at the collars. Her hair is white and curly. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She does not care much for physical appearances, nor does she care much for other people. She does however care about what she wants and getting it. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her mother.

History: A powerful brothel owner made her what she is. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She has never given up on her writing dream.

Motivation: To protect her home; and to clean up the streets

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Mentor, Guardian. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 150 gp.

Description: A woman with a warm, jovial air about her, she is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Shepherd. She has moderate length auburn hair. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady amber eyes.

Personality: In the realm of puns, she cannot help herself. She feels obliged to make them. She loves teas. She is very sensitive about her face. To blow off anger she lifts weights and to control her otherwise explosive temper she works out a lot.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. 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 now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: To prove her worth to the world; and to pay off her debts

Ideals: Joker, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Debt, Rich. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 200 pp. Star rose quartz (60 gp). Blue quartz (11 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1000 gp). Lapis lazuli (11 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She likes to wear ponchos typically of a light blue in addition to tight pants. She is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly sais and rapiers. Her golden hair is heavily combed to the right. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady violet eyes.

Personality: She is a jovial happy person, but she is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. 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: Tiaathque was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Tiaathque was a troubled youth. She spent her days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent her evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Tiaathque decided she wanted neither the life of her father nor that of the evil petty criminals she associated with. During her early adolescence, she took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. She has taken up work as a Courier and fed both sides of the war false information with the goal of increasing casualties.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and expand her business

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, PTSD. Bonds: Criminal record, In love, Job. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: A woman of a pale complexion, she tends to wear a brown poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt. Her black hair is smooth and relatively long. She has a dull look in her brown eyes.

Personality: She is irascible and easily irritated. She is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in her opinion.

History: Oriff was born with her father's beautiful face. She was an apprentice working in her father's forge. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Spy for hire.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the west; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Opinionated, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 10000 sp. Pink pearl (50 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.