Description: Standing 5'1", this man wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. He sports a flattop hair cut. He has amber eyes.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. He passes on several rewards to people in need. He makes a point to leave places better than he found them.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. At a young age he wooed the heart of his future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and retire the richest man in the west

Ideals: Disciplined, Philantrophist, Entrepeneur, Optimist. Bonds: In love. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 2000 gp. Peridot (40 gp). Freshwater pearl (4 gp). Lapis lazuli (4 gp). White pearl (140 gp). Carnelian (40 gp).

Description: She sports grey clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. Her auburn hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a broad hat. Her ears are large.

Personality: She is a Beggar first and foremost. She believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. She cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist she will grow angry at them.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. Her childhood dream was to be a Courier, but she was a colossal failure. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Beggar for the past few years.

Motivation: She has decided she is irredeemable.

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 4000 cp. Lapis lazuli (16 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: Standing 5'1", this woman wears professional attire. Her yellow fur is lengthy and is close to two feet long. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as she rather likes the sound of her voice. Her demeanor is somewhat feminine. She is accommodating to her spouse and as such limits her hospitality. She is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven herself a capable leader.

History: She was born in the north, but her parents moved at a very young age to the south. Aside from being a slave or a gladiator, there isn't much legitimate work for Tabaxis in Serpent's homeland. Serpent decided to take the middle way and become a bodyguard. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved.

Ideals: Optimist, Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, In love, Immigrant. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 13000 sp.

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She is dressed in a clean black cloak covering her clean studded leather. With bright blonde hair. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She considers herself the protector of her home. She feels this is her duty and calling. She is frequently practicing swordplay.

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. At a young age both her parents were killed in an accident. Her uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took her in and had her trained in basic self defense. She left for the south, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: She has comitted a past crime that haunts her to this day; and she feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help

Bonds: Immigrant, Attractive, Guardian, Military, Criminal record. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 300 gp. Golden yellow topaz (500 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This southern man is abnormally tall. He has the majority of his body covered in plate. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. His crest is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this southern guy figured out how to best use his charms to convince people to do what he wants. He uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. A freak accident while working with his Glassblower mother left him crippled. He left for the south, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by drow, and he desires to right it

Flaws: Secretive, Disease. Bonds: Immigrant, Attractive. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 5000 sp.

Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she is well dressed, constantly wearing a black suit, brown shirt, and grey tie. Her long silver hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her violet eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: Shautha 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 also is a firm believer in the womanly ideal.

History: She was born in the west. When she was little, her rather wealthy family often ventured across the forest to a summer home near a large cave. She would wander through that large cave and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and she was stranded inside. Her family spent the next few days looking for her, and could only assume she was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the forest due to the painful memories there. Shautha took refuge in the large cave and found the beat up sickle and armor she uses now. She left for the west, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: To prove her worth to the world.

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Addict, Impulsive. Bonds: Immigrant, Nature. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 12000 sp. Smoky quartz (30 gp). Peridot (30 gp).

Description: She wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with violet lining and desert motifs. She has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. Her golden hair is wavy and long. She has a dull look in her brown eyes.

Personality: She hates brigands. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She has all her life been fascinated with music.

History: When she was but 8 years old her parents immigrated from the west. A few years later when the east was not economically sound they moved to her current location. After a long history of fighting, Ahlyssa and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She has passion for adventuring and risk; and several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Enemies, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 120 gp. Hematite (15 gp).

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of her physical features obscured. She has done her best to style her white hair to look like a famous performer. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She will rave to anyone who will listen. She moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep her interest for a month it is impressive.

History: She was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. While she appears to be a normal Half-Orc, she's... not quite right. Perhaps she's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that she plain doesn't fit in. Recently she has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and seeks redemption

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Insane, Hedonist. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 700 gp.

Description: She wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty grey coat over it, and carries crossbows. Her hair is red and curly. She has green eyes.

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. Her respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to her, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, she tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in her reactions to snap at those who irritate her, Riswynn is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Fighting, Justice, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 390 gp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.