Description: Standing 3'5", this woman is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing tan cape and mantle trimmed with soft violet waves gently in the breeze. Her tied-back hair is brown. Her amber eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: A deeply religious woman she believes everything happens for a reason. Nyx enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. At some point she was captured by orcs and was tortured. After several years of this she finally managed to escape. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and many orcs want her driven away

Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Rich, Religious, Slave, Enemies. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: He wears a brown cloak and cross-gartered tan stockings. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his falchion, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a clover on it. His yellow fur is greasy and uncared for. He is baby faced.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of gnolls once and for all.

History: Born in the west his family was never financially stable. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. After a long history of fighting, Ethereal and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by gnolls, and he desires to right it

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Enemies, Poor. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 8000 sp. Fire opal (900 gp). Hematite (13 gp). Rose (60 gp).

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman is well dressed, constantly wearing a black suit, violet shirt, and yellow tie. She keeps her scarlet crest in a pixie cut. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. She works hard and plays hard.

History: Harann was born in the east. At a young age she loved to build and create. Being born in the east, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the east for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way north. By chance she met her sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found; and marry her sister to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Hedonist. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: Golden yellow topaz (700 gp). 1 Bullseye lantern. 1 Bullseye lantern.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. Her chestnut hair is thinning but still full. This blue eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She considers herself a woman of culture and sophistication. She likes a good challenge to her wits. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. 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. Jillian fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She seems to be bored by most things; and she is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Fighting, Impeccable, Joker. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 1200 gp. Tiger eye turquoise (6 gp). Lapis lazuli (6 gp). Peridot (40 gp).

Description: He tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look. His skin is fair and his fingers are delicate and long. His chestnut hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a deerstalker hat. He has gleaming, smiling blue eyes.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: Born in the east to a Cook, Fivin learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. A freak accident while working with his Engraver mother left him crippled. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: To settle down with his crush; and balancing his hectic life and new cook responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Opinionated, Professionalism. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 100 gp. Carnelian (50 gp). Jade (100 gp). Jet (100 gp). 1 Breastplate.

Description: A thin woman, she clearly needs to put on some weight, but she still has a lot of muscle. She wears tattered old clothes. Her crest is green and curly. She has gold eyes and a green hat with a brown feather.

Personality: She has two modes she varies between. On the job she is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job she is a party animal. To her fellows she 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 southern immigrants she idolized her mother. She helped her mother out around the business and became quite the natural. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Fisher.

Motivation: A deep hatred of drow.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Enemies, Immigrant. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 1200 gp. Deep green spinel (100 gp). Lapis lazuli (15 gp). Citrine (50 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, she dresses like a well dressed Body Guard does. Her chestnut hair is thinning but still full. Her eyes are likewise green.

Personality: She believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. She takes great pride in her work and is very well organized. Her planner is full of calendar events.

History: Born to a Marshal, her father struggled to pay the bills. 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 has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: To settle down with her crush; and she would like to get married and retire

Bonds: Job, Nature, Poor, Criminal record, Has a crush. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 1200 gp. Jeweled gold crown (3000 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (3000 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (170 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (170 gp).

Description: This exceptionally lanky man wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. He wears his silver hair up. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes giants are coming to abduct people. He is kind towards other men and children and will generally offer men help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to him.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Leucis grew up listening to his father's many stories. Being born in the north, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the north for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way south. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk; and he wants revenge against giants

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Philantrophist. Bonds: Enemies, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 1200 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: His left side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. He carries his fan with him everywhere and carries himself as the perfect gentleman. His white hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. This amber eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help his friends. He considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. He always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Crown-heir business.

History: He was born in the east, but his parents moved at a very young age to the south. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He left for the east, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He is greedy; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Optimist, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 5000 cp.