Description: A middle-aged woman, she is dressed in earthy colors with a white and black handkerchief worn on her left side, and is pretty ugly. Her golden hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a rose scrunchie. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: Arha is a sociable creature first and foremost. She loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. She can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. 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 Bricklayer, her father struggled to pay the bills. From there she went from mercenary job to mercenary job. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To prove her worth to the world; and she's looking for her big break

Ideals: Extrovert, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 8000 gp. Blue quartz (13 gp). Banded agate (13 gp). Tourmaline (90 gp). Zircon (30 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (13 gp). Freshwater pearl (13 gp). Star ruby (900 gp). Red-brown spinel (90 gp). Smoky quartz (30 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (13 gp). Carnelian (30 gp). Malachite (13 gp). Alexandrite (900 gp). Peridot (30 gp). Malachite (13 gp). Rose (30 gp). Fire opal (900 gp). Smoky quartz (30 gp). Black pearl (900 gp). Sard (30 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is an average looking eastern female in her early mid-life. She typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep blue leather and dull grey iron scale mail. Her hair is silver and curly. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She likes to be helpful to her clients. She likes to prescribe proper advice to her clients. She claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day she will do what she thinks is right.

History: She got into the Banker business at a young age. Bethrynna abandoned her home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. She survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. She did whatever it took for her to survive. Recently a tribe of illithids attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Bethrynna fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Human artifacts is her passion; and to be a animal trainer again

Ideals: Justice, Fighting. Bonds: Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Banker

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 60 gp.

Description: She is well dressed, constantly wearing a brown suit, violet shirt, and black tie. Her skin is fair and her fingers are delicate and long. She wears her blonde hair up in a very large beehive style do. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She considers herself the protector of her home. She feels this is her duty and calling. She keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to her own.

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. Her psionic abilities were realized during a raid on her village. As of late she has set up a hidden staging nest where she ambushes people she hires for escort.

Motivation: Revenge; and seeks redemption

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Guardian, Nature, Criminal record, Enemies. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 600 gp. Sard (80 gp). 3 Alchemist’s fire. 4 Smokesticks.

Description: A stocky darker skinned man, he is wearing a tight white one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. His hair is short and white. He has several tiny amethyst earrings on each ear.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: Born in the west to a Adventurer, Gûndza learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. While he appears to be a normal Half-Orc, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Gifted, Logical. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 3200 sp.

Description: She dresses well, wearing grey shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. She has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. Her white hair is cut short. Her eyes are gray.

Personality: She's a bit of a prankster. She knows she is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. She never wears the same outfit twice, unless she absolutely has to.

History: Anne lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her father gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her father, who blamed her for driving them apart. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well; and to reunite with her absent father

Ideals: Joker, Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 700 sp.

Description: Standing 5'1", this man wears a worn and beaten armor. His hair is golden, silky, and of moderate length. This amber eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: While he is on the job, he is grim and serious. He understands how dangerous the world is and the need to stay safe. He has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a man enough he will sell his own mother. Money is his most trusted friend.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Zunn grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Zunn . He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Shipwright.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Dwarven people; and expand his business

Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Rich, Job. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 90000 cp. Red spinel (80 gp). Onyx (30 gp). Freshwater pearl (13 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (13 gp).

Description: He wears a white tunic with blue highlights, and long yellow pants that bunch up around his shoes, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 6'8" when asserting himself. His hair is long and chestnut with streaks of brown, and is pulled back with small white clips. His beard is brown, braided, and well cared for. His half smiles and gray eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: Born to a Apothecary, his father struggled to pay the bills. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Torz grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Torz. He would ruin relationships and cause injury. He was reprimanded several times before being given his current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: He possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and someone believes him a fraud

Ideals: Logical. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Poor, Criminal record, Enemies. Occupation: Server

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 2000 gp. Blue quartz (12 gp). Red-brown spinel (140 gp). Obsidian (12 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is lean but muscular and is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing black cape and mantle trimmed with soft brown waves gently in the breeze. She keeps her long blonde hair kept up in a rat tail. Her eyes are likewise green. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food she seems plenty friendly. She is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. She haggles over everything, upselling her goods and buying cheap. She is persistent in everything.

History: Yevelda lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Being born in the west, 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 west 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 south. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Family. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (150 gp).

Description: He is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing brown cape and mantle trimmed with soft tan waves gently in the breeze. His orange fur has been sun bleached extensively. His eyes are likewise yellow.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Tabaxis.

History: When he was but 3 years old his parents immigrated from the north. Two Llamas was born on a far northern plains where he grew up under the tutelage of his father, an expert Bricklayer. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Bather they were divorced and he won custody of their daughter. He worked as a Bricklayer, and he later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother; and he is greedy

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 230 pp. Jade (130 gp). Amber (130 gp). Amethyst (130 gp). Red spinel (130 gp).