Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She is renowned for her bright black dresses and hats. Her crest is red, silky, and of moderate length. Her eyes are a pleasant gold.

Personality: She has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Masseuse who has hired her part-time. She is very protective of her business, her home, and her spouse. She is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when dire rats swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Dragonborns in the south were limited. As of late she has set up a hidden staging nest where she ambushes people she hires for escort.

Motivation: She wants revenge against dire rats; and she has comitted a past crime that haunts her to this day

Bonds: Immigrant, Attractive, Has a crush, Criminal record, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is lean but muscular and is dressed in earthy colors with a brown and tan handkerchief worn on his left side. His white hair is smooth and relatively long. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He will rave to anyone who will listen. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: Born in the south to a Server, Veit learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. His father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his father was legitimate. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He has a crush on the local Bellfounder; and he's attracted to the pc

Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Selfish. Bonds: Job, Religious, Has a crush. Occupation: Server

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 50 pp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A middle-aged woman, she wears rags and sports a simple walking cane, and is pretty ugly. Her green crest is long and unkept. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep red.

Personality: She considers herself the protector of her home. She feels this is her duty and calling. She is fiercely devoted to her mother, and views her mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating her from her legal half-brother.

History: Gifted from a young age, Blendaeth studied abroad. Being born in the north, 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 north 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 west. She struck the Navigator job and began her own company from there.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and doesn't want to be a navigator and was forced into it by her family

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Guardian, Family, Job. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 1300 gp.

Description: He is a mite stocky and wears violet painted combat armor at almost all times. He has moderate length white hair. His amber eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of dire rats once and for all.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family In his 13th year, his parents were killed by a dire rats raid, leaving Beiro alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: He wants revenge against dire rats; and he has decided he is irredeemable

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Enemies, Criminal record. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: A 5'5" western woman, she wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. Her head has been shaved. Her violet eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. Further she is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: She is greedy.

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Addict. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 700 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. He wears his brown hair up. His blue eyes peer out from beneath his top tan hat.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: The child of western immigrants he idolized his mother. A serious injury left his mother unemployed and in need of constant care. His family became saddled with debt trying to care for his infirm mother. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: To protect his home; and to prove his worth to the world

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Immigrant, Debt, Guardian. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 12000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This tall, slender woman wears a green armored body suit, with a simple black line shooting up and back down. Her copper crest is smooth and relatively long. 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 is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. She loves teas. She is very sensitive about her face. To blow off anger she lifts weights and to control her otherwise explosive temper she works out a lot.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. 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 goblins attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Jezean 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: Insomniac, Shy. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 800 gp.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what she was had she not made sure her armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit she is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by her earthly robes.. Her white hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. Her hazel eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation she is generally quite perceptive. She notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. She plays an instrument quite well.

History: Bolhild hails from a village terrorized by giants. Since her mother passed away years ago, her father had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. She hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by giants, and she desires to right it; and a deep hatred of giants

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 3200 sp.

Description: This woman stands a little under 3'10" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. She has done her best to style her auburn hair to look like a famous performer. Her eyes are a pleasant blue.

Personality: She hates orcs. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. Around other people she will do her best to conceal her emotions and appear jolly.

History: She was born in a small mountains village. In her 11th year, her parents were killed by a orcs raid, leaving Falkrunn alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature sword.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and she wants revenge against orcs

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Enemies, Nature, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 80 pp. Silver pearl (70 gp). Red garnet (70 gp). Black opal (700 gp). Golden pearl (70 gp). Pink pearl (70 gp). Alexandrite (1600 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.