Description: This younger middle-aged woman wears a tattered pair of loose brown pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs, and a wedding ring on her right hand. She wears a colorful flower in her blonde hair. Her gray eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She acts crazy and hedonistic. She is underhanded and not above using her wealth and body to get others to do her bidding.

History: Born to a Spy, her mother struggled to pay the bills. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Merchant hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Elven artifacts is her passion.

Flaws: Addict, Hedonist. Bonds: Poor, In love, Attractive. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 70 gp. Onyx (80 gp).

Description: Standing 5'0", this woman wears tan trousers with brown and green striped suspenders. She wears various colorful collared shirts. Her hair is short and white. 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 overprotective of those who hire her services. Her actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as she answers to a power that mortal women fail to acknowledge.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. She couldn't stand her childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with her mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. She eventually got the idea of being the protector of her homeland from reading books, and has made it her duty.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep.

Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Guardian, Religious, Poor, Mentor. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 2400 sp. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Chain shirt. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: A plain young-adult man, he wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His hair is long and chestnut with streaks of silver, and is pulled back with small blue clips. His beard is silver, braided, and well cared for. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this northern guy figured out how to best use his charms to convince people to do what he wants. He is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: Aust was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his father was employed at, doing general labor. He always admired psionic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north; and he seems to be bored by most things

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 1100 gp.

Description: She wears dull white sweaters, loose black pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath her sweater she keeps a concealed monstrous two handed axe, just in case. Her black hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. This violet eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of her strength. She works very hard to maintain that gentleness. As long as the job gets done she does not care how it got done.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. Her father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. Some 10 years later her spouse died after the birth of her son. Heartbroken, Jillian never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her son whom she trained as her father had trained her before.

Motivation: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Disciplined, Professionalism. Bonds: Rich, In love, Family. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 30 gp.

Description: He wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with broad hat. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. His blonde hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: Namfoodle hails from a village terrorized by orcs. His homeland was ravaged by war and he spent much of his life rebuilding it. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by orcs. Namfoodle was horrified and prayed that his father was alright. However, he heard that his father had died fighting off the orcs.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and he is content

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Mundane, PTSD. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 100 pp. Golden yellow topaz (1500 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1500 gp). Brown-green garnet (160 gp). Malachite (16 gp). Tourmaline (160 gp).

Description: This man is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. His crest is cut close to his head. His red eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He hates gnolls. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. When he was little, his rather wealthy family often ventured across the island to a summer home near a old dungeon. He would wander through that old dungeon and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and he was stranded inside. His family spent the next few days looking for him, and could only assume he was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the island due to the painful memories there. Dadalan took refuge in the old dungeon and found the beat up spear and armor he uses now. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: Expand his business.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Addict, Mundane. Bonds: Enemies, Job, Nature. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. She has slicked back white hair. Her brown eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She is a sleazy, sleazy gal. She has no qualms about using her powers of suggestion to get people to do what she wants. She is used to getting what she wants. In part because she is a meticulous planner.

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. 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 was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of specialists.

Motivation: Meet up once more with her childhood friend; and she wants to meet her childhood hero

Ideals: Fighting, Professionalism. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 20 gp.

Description: This woman is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of her veins is visible when she is not flexing. Her shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for her due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. With bright blonde hair. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep amber.

Personality: Tawar speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. She is clearly well-traveled and educated. She receives visions of the future at random moments

History: She was born into a rich family. Her parents enrolled her in a Monk school at a young age so that she could practice her necromantic talents. She was granted necromantic powers by her dying brother.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and nothing but the best is good enough for her

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Impeccable, Gifted. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 40000 cp. Black star sapphire (400 gp). Alexandrite (800 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man stands a little under 5'11" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He wears black painted combat armor at almost all times. His hair is short and black. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: His divine talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Butcher hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He now spends his time doing works of charity.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and wants his loneliness to end

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Bonds: Military, Poor. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 100 gp.