Description: She is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of her physical features obscured. She carries with her a set of longswords on her belt, each one with a jet on the hilt. Her chestnut hair has been sun bleached extensively. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. She lacks restraint and is impulsive. She jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: She got into the Herbalist business at a young age. She has had some formal painting training, and achieved minor success. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic, Impulsive. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She wears many layers of old clothing at all times. She is physically well-built. Her hair is auburn and curly. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She is shy and timid. She has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. She does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: She was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family Like her father and her brother before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Barrister. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: Expand her business; and she possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Insomniac. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record, Job. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 800 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. He is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly shields and clubs. His head has been shaved. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. He is very protective of his business, his home, and his spouse. He is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: He will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Shy. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 300 gp. Alexandrite (1200 gp). Moss agate (6 gp). Black pearl (1200 gp). 1 Breastplate. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: A middle-aged man, he wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty green coat over it, and is pretty ugly. He keeps his brass crest in a pixie cut. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: He is extraordinarily eccentric. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: He got into the Map Maker business at a young age. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. 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 is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally.

Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Shy. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 700 sp.

Description: She wears black robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally she wears more armor. She prefers to carry a bow, but if one is not available she will default to her bastard sword. She carries with her a set of bastard swords on her belt, each one with a aquamarine on the hilt. She has a very tight haircut. Her brown eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She is a jovial happy person, but she is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. Her actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as she answers to a power that mortal women fail to acknowledge.

History: Born in the south to a Fletcher, Creega learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. She has achieved small success as a Fletcher.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and to be a sage again

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist. Bonds: Religious, Job. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking northern young adult. She is dressed in an above average manner. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. Her long black hair reaches down to her waist. Her eyes are likewise blue.

Personality: She fancies herself a trickster and likes to rely on her wits to carry the day. She cares for her older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. She is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: Sarai was born with her mother's beautiful face. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions; and to unite with her brother

Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Attractive, Slave, Family, Religious. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 800 gp. Violet garnet (400 gp). Moonstone (40 gp). Deep blue spinel (400 gp). Zircon (40 gp).

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). His tied-back hair is golden. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. He is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: He is a Yochlol in disguise. He found a children's book about a Dwarf Expert who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. He modeled his life after the story, seeing himself destined a hero. Lacking all sense, he decided to go on an adventure. He picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: Many dire rats want him driven away; and someone believes him a fraud

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Insomniac, Shy. Bonds: Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 30 gp. Coral (130 gp).

Description: This malnourished woman usually wears her yellow robe and has her sword always slung over her shoulder. Her blonde hair is wavy and long. Her eyes are green and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She believes there is no problem she cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. She also is a firm believer in the womanly ideal.

History: When she was but 5 years old her parents immigrated from the south. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the south; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by gnolls, and she desires to right it

Ideals: Persistence, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: She wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty black coat over it, and she perpetually has her quarterstaff ready. Her gold crest is singed and shortened. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She acts crazy and hedonistic. She is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. Recently a tribe of giants attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Gesrethe 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 to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Hedonist, Selfish. Occupation: Miller

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 120 gp.