Description: She is a physically imposing light-skinned woman. She wears a grey cloak and cross-gartered tan stockings. With wild brown hair. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines green.

Personality: This woman loves poetry and to teach people poetry more than just about anything. She uses her nature as a weapon; she likes to lead opponents to think her in distress.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Dwarves in the east were limited. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Elven artifacts is her passion; and expand her business

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Secretive. Bonds: Mentor, Immigrant. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This exceptionally lanky man wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. His long red hair reaches down to his waist. His eyes are green and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of dire rats may trigger it at times.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Manfred was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. Recently a tribe of dire rats attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Manfred fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and he feels kind of lost in life

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Enemies, Mentor, Adventurer. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: She is an attractive woman, lean and moderately muscular. She is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. She keeps her silver hair in a pixie cut. Her skin is flawless and her amber eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: She is envious of other's things. She hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that she so desires. The war was a terrible time for her, and Bree does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: Her arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. She graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. She advanced relatively quickly due to her good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. She was granted arcane powers by her dying sister.

Motivation: She loathes her own lifestyle; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Greedy, Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Military. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 900 gp.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his glaive with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. His chestnut hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He exudes charisma. He is a tour de force of persuasion. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: Uthemar hails from a village terrorized by dire rats. He found a children's book about a Elf Sorcerer 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. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and he wants revenge against dire rats

Ideals: Professionalism, Optimist. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Adventurer. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: This fat western man has a bulbous nose and wears a blue shirt, with a brown mid length shorts with brown tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. His skin is also unnaturally pale. His hair is brown and very short. He has green eyes.

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 is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: He got into the Bowyer business at a young age. Over the years he perfected his riding and shooting skills. He has worked as a Bowyer like his mother before him.

Motivation: To be a Map Maker again; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Optimist, Joker. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Nature. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 5000 sp. Rock crystal (40 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A stocky darker skinned man, he wears long strands of topaz and short white dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. Sporting a silver mohawk and bushy mustache this man's hair draws a lot of attention. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: Born in the south to a Sailor, Bertram learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. Ostracized due to the druidic powers of his oldest sister, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Halflings became a terror of the countryside. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Sailor.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Terse. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 3000 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (900 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (60 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (600 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (600 gp). A small bag of saffron. (60 gp). Silver ewer (60 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (110 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A woman with a warm, jovial air about her, she wears bulky white painted plate armor. Her brown hair, when down, is lengthy. Her green eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She is a Herbalist first and foremost. She believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. She has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: Emen was born with her mother's beautiful face. She was an apprentice working in her mother's forge. Unlike her family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, she wanted to work in the city. She has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Herbalist responsibilities is difficult; and tabaxi compassion

Flaws: Mundane, Racist. Bonds: Job, Rich, Attractive. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what he was had he not made sure his armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit he wears a green collared shirt and pastel pants. He accessorizes with a brown scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across his shirt. His hair is cut close to his head. His gold eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. His brief stint in the army gave him the idea he was invincible and that he is the toughest man alive.

History: He was born in the west. He has had some formal music training, and achieved minor success. He left for the west, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and he doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes

Ideals: Impeccable, Artistic. Bonds: Military, Immigrant. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: A pudgy man standing about 5'10" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He is dressed in earthy colors with a white and brown handkerchief worn on his left side. His silver hair is smooth and relatively long. His eyes are likewise violet. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. Hogar enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the north. 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 Actor. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and balancing his hectic life and new actor responsibilities is difficult

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Hedonist. Bonds: Poor, Job, Family. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.