Description: This southern woman wears bulky yellow painted plate armor. Her clothes are grease stained in places. Her blonde hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She is shy and timid. She has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her father.

History: Sariel was born with her father's beautiful face. A few years later when the east was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: She made a deal with a demon which lead to her current lot in life, and she's becoming increasingly nervous about it; and retire the richest woman in the south

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Attractive. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 800 gp. Red garnet (100 gp). Jade (100 gp). Red-brown spinel (100 gp). Emerald (1200 gp).

Description: This tall, slender man is wearing a long, blue, dusty cloak. He has shaved his head bald. His hazel eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. He claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day he will do what he thinks is right.

History: When he was but 5 years old his parents immigrated from the west. Being born in the west, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the west for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way north. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Blacksmith they were divorced and he won custody of their son. He worked as a Armorer, and he later adopted a second son.

Motivation: Marry his brother to traveling adventurers; and he has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Disciplined, Justice. Bonds: Immigrant, Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 600 pp. Brown-green garnet (90 gp). Rose (40 gp). Moss agate (10 gp). Deep blue spinel (200 gp). Moss agate (10 gp). Amethyst (90 gp). Rock crystal (40 gp). Lapis lazuli (10 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (10 gp). Moonstone (40 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She stands about 3'2" and wears silk and lounges about seductively. Her right hand appears badly burned and disfigured. She sports auburn long hair. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She is curt in most of her responses. She prefers to keep her word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. She has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: She was born into a rich family. She inherited a moderately successful company from her mother. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. She leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever she goes.

Motivation: She uses money and sex appeal to get what she needs.

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 400 gp. Red garnet (60 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This western woman is dressed in earthy colors with a black and tan handkerchief worn on her right side. Her clothes are grease stained in places. Her rusty crest is thinning but still full. Her eyes are likewise gold. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: She is shy and timid. She has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. She has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: She was born in the west. She found a children's book about a Dragonborn Bard 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 left for the west, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Tiefling artifacts is her passion; and she wants to meet her childhood hero

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Actor

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 200 gp. Smoky quartz (20 gp). Deep green spinel (150 gp). 1 Breastplate. 1 Darkwood Buckler. 1 Banded mail.

Description: He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. His auburn hair is heavily combed to the left. He has gleaming, smiling brown eyes.

Personality: He acts crazy and hedonistic. He feeds upon the attention of others.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Ostracized due to the martial powers of his oldest brother, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Elves became a terror of the countryside. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the south; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Gifted. Flaws: Hedonist, Addict. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 300 gp. Chrysoberyl (140 gp). Moss agate (4 gp).

Description: He is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. His long black hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are hazel.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the west. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of brigands may trigger it at times.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. Like his father and his brother before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Blacksmith. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Pacifist. Bonds: Enemies, Nature, Job, Rich. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 100 pp. Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1800 gp).

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with her rolled up shirt sleeves this gives her a very relaxed look. She keeps her auburn hair in a pixie cut. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep amber.

Personality: Calm and collected, she is a well trained Glassblower. She is used to getting what she wants. In part because she is a meticulous planner.

History: She comes from a rich eastern family. Her parents enrolled her in a Sorcerer school at a young age so that she could practice her martial talents. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: To be a Stableman again.

Ideals: Professionalism, Gifted. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 4000 cp.

Description: She is scrawny and has patchy silver stubble. She likes to wear ponchos typically of a light black in addition to tight pants. She has a hunchback. Her hair is silver and very short. Her amber eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: This woman loves writing and to teach people writing more than just about anything. She can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: Gifted from a young age, Kabbarg studied abroad. Her first spouse was a Detective, they had one daughter, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. She was granted druidic powers by her dying brother.

Motivation: She is wracked by social anxiety; and an old rival family wants her found

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 1200 gp. Aquamarine (1000 gp). Malachite (11 gp). Black pearl (1000 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This tall, slender woman wears a yellow shirt, with a tan mid length skirt with tan tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She misses her glory days as an athlete. She does not mind her job, but it is boring in comparison. She is a very good compulsive liar and kleptomaniac.

History: Keyleth lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Butcher work with an outfit from a few towns over. Butcher work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. As of late she has set up a hidden staging nest where she ambushes people she hires for escort.

Motivation: Meet up once more with her childhood friend; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Athletic. Bonds: Criminal record, Family, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 100 gp.