Description: This slender woman stands about 4'10". She wears a worn and beaten armor. Her white hair, when down, is lengthy. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She is a Slave Trader first and foremost. She believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. The war was a terrible time for her, and Valanthe does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: A child with a great deal of painting talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. She found a children's book about a Half-Elf Ranger who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. She modeled her life after the story, seeing herself destined a hero. She has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature greataxe.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Job, Military, Adventurer. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 200 gp. Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1400 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1400 gp).

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. She wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with wide-brimmed hat. She has wavy blonde hair. Her eyes are hazel and beady.

Personality: She hates goblins. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. When triggered she is a bloodthirsty maniac, stopping at nothing and killing everything for almost an hour.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. In her 10th year, her parents were killed by a goblins raid, leaving Verna alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. 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: Many goblins want her driven away; and she is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Mundane. Bonds: Enemies, Criminal record. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 4000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he wears a simple grey robe with pastel stripes complete with hood. He sports a long chestnut beard, and similarly colored long hair. His skin is flawless and his amber eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to drow demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Armorer

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

Possessions: 350 gp. 3 Tanglefoot bags.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. She wears a violet shirt with thin tan vertical stripes and green pants. Her hair, while still mostly golden, has prominent grey streaks. Her eyes are gray and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as she rather likes the sound of her voice. Her demeanor is somewhat feminine. She keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to her own.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. Her mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. By chance she met her brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found; and she is greedy

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Performer

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 700 gp. Aquamarine (800 gp). Zircon (70 gp). Hematite (5 gp). Sardonyx (70 gp).

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. She wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. She has no hair. Her fierce hazel eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. She will do just about anything if she becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this she is easily convinced.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Ovak grew up listening to her father's many stories. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Architect hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Map Maker. She hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: She has a crush on the local Map Maker; and to reunite with her old friends

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Has a crush, Adventurer. Occupation: Architect

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 2900 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: A middle-aged woman, she wears a brown coat over a yellow low-cut shirt, and a feathered hat upon her head, and is pretty ugly. She wears her silver hair up in a very large beehive style do. Her ears are large.

Personality: She is quite rude, and likes to deride her opponents skill and shout insults at them. She has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: Trained by her father for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. After a long history of fighting, Marastyr and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and she feels threatened by others

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 2000 gp. Bloodstone (70 gp). Chrysoberyl (60 gp). Golden pearl (60 gp). Carnelian (70 gp). Red-brown spinel (60 gp). Golden yellow topaz (600 gp).

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He tends to wear a large black jacket. He has a brown handlebar mustache and slicked back brown hair. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He goes out his way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one he won't accept into his heart. When he's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, he's doing singing.

History: Imsh lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. He moved out east to avoid the crime he committed. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: He would like to get married and retire; and he feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help

Ideals: Optimist, Artistic. Bonds: Family, Criminal record, Has a crush. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 2400 sp.

Description: She is a pot bellied southern woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She has the majority of her body covered in plate. She wears her golden hair up in a very large beehive style do. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her amber eyes.

Personality: She is quiet and unassuming. She ignores others and carries on with her job unassumingly. She uses her nature as a weapon; she likes to lead opponents to think her in distress.

History: Born in the south to a Sailor, Bimpnottin learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. 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 then took over the family business and is one of the better Sailor for hire.

Motivation: Expand her business.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. His skin is fair and his fingers are delicate and long. His golden hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His ears are large.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He is ready at a moment's notice to give into his darker urges. He is a real pyromaniac and does not care who the fire hurts. He often ends up burning people alive in the fires he starts.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. Caeldrim was a troubled youth. He spent his days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent his evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Caeldrim decided he wanted neither the life of his father nor that of the evil petty criminals he associated with. During his early adolescence, he took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. He now spends his time doing works of charity.

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; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Criminal record, Poor. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 1200 gp. Aquamarine (1600 gp). Iolite (50 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.