Description: The dark-skinned woman stands 2'8" and tends to wear a red poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt. Her head has been shaved. Her eyes are a pleasant green.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic woman, Pearl's first love is herself. Her second love is also herself. She always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove her into the Sage business.

History: A powerful brothel owner made her what she is. Pearl 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. Pearl 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. Being a Sage kept her interest for a while, but then she became depressed and bored. So she turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

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

Ideals: Impeccable, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Mentor, Criminal record. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 5000 cp.

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She wears a yellow costume with the symbols of the sun god on her torso. Her hair is brown, silky, and of moderate length. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She exudes charisma. She is a tour de force of persuasion. Her brief stint in the army gave her the idea she was invincible and that she is the toughest woman alive.

History: She was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for her. It may also be what makes her so good at details. Cursed with a spirit at a very young age, Oriel has worked very hard to control her curse. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and to get a good night's sleep

Flaws: Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Immigrant, Attractive, Military. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 35000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears bulky tan painted plate armor. He carries with him a set of scythes on his belt, each one with a ruby on the hilt. His silver hair is unkempt and raggedy. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. He takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: Born in the north his family was never financially stable. Like his mother and his brother before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Fisher. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Bullseye lantern. 1 Healer’s kit. 1 Superior lock.

Description: She wears a brown tunic with white highlights, and long brown pants that bunch up around her shoes. She is portly but not overly obese. She has wavy silver hair. Her gray eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She hates Dwarves with a passion. As such she is filled with self loathing. She is an amazing painter.

History: She was born several months after her mother was called into army service. Her childhood dream was to be a Knight, but she was a colossal failure. She struck the Carter job and began her own company from there.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and expand her business

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Addict, Racist. Bonds: Military, Job. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A pudgy man standing about 6'7" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing green cape and mantle trimmed with soft brown waves gently in the breeze. His silver crest is slicked back into a classic pompadour. He has a dull look in his gold eyes.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the east. He plays an instrument quite well.

History: He was raised by priests from a young age. He inherited a moderately successful company from his mother. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and money/treasure

Ideals: Pacifist, Artistic. Bonds: Rich, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 1200 gp. Golden yellow topaz (800 gp). Blue star sapphire (1400 gp). Blue quartz (6 gp). Star rose quartz (20 gp). Bloodstone (20 gp). Silver pearl (120 gp). Violet garnet (800 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is lean but muscular and wears a tattered pair of loose white pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. Her hair is cut close to her head. This blue eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food she seems plenty friendly. Her respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to her, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, she tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in her reactions to snap at those who irritate her, Anne is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: Anne was born into a poor family. Growing up, she dreamt of becoming a Aristocrat, to bring honor to her family’s name. When she came of age, she applied for a position with her town's local guard, looking to work her way up via merit and eventually become a Aristocrat in service of a powerful lord somewhere. She was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. After a long history of fighting, Anne and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and obtaining odd cultural tabaxi artifacts is her passion

Ideals: Philantrophist, Justice. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 1700 sp.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. She wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. Her red hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. Her blue eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: While she acts the brute, she is far gentler than she would appear. She works hard and plays hard.

History: Born in the west to a Shoemaker, Herleva learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. She was an apprentice working in her mother's forge. She has worked as a Shoemaker like her mother before her.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Shoemaker responsibilities is difficult.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 2 Antitoxin.

Description: He wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with black lining and desert motifs, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 6'0" when asserting himself. His purple hair is heavily combed to the right. His black eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: He was born in the north, but his parents moved at a very young age to the east. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Tieflings in the north were limited. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Marry his brother to traveling adventurers; and he has money and likes to spend it

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Guardian, Rich, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: Rock crystal (80 gp).

Description: This southern woman is abnormally tall. She wears a black broad hat and black clothes. Her whole body is exceptionally muscular. Her chestnut hair, when down, is lengthy. Her eyes are gold and catlike.

Personality: She barks her statements quickly and with little fuss. She prefers small words and is at her heart utilitarian. She claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day she will do what she thinks is right.

History: Sekhmet was raised in a hard working conservative environment. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Tieflings in the south were limited. By chance she met her brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and she desires to right it; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Terse. Bonds: Immigrant, Job, Family, Enemies. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 3000 cp.