Description: This younger middle-aged woman is dressed in a clean black cloak covering her clean studded leather, and a wedding ring on her right hand. She has moderate length dark red hair. Her eyes are silver and catlike.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. She has a small toy that she constantly fidgets with.

History: She was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Shoemaker work with an outfit from a few towns over. Shoemaker 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: Sabotage a competitor; and seeks redemption

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: In love, Criminal record, Job. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 500 gp. Peridot (40 gp). Sard (40 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with black lining and desert motifs. He is portly but not overly obese. His red hair is smooth and relatively long. His eyes are gold and catlike.

Personality: He is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. Around other people he will do his best to conceal his emotions and appear jolly.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. He was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. He has since married many spouses, only to have them die. He claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: To pay off his debts; and he's looking for his big break

Flaws: Antagonistic, Shy. Bonds: Adventurer, In love, Debt. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 1500 gp.

Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. Sporting a brown mohawk and bushy mustache this man's hair draws a lot of attention. His gray eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation he is generally quite perceptive. He notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. Through the years after Aerdeth was born, his mother became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the south. Aerdeth's mother didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 1100 gp. A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (160 gp). Gold music box (4000 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. She keeps her rusty crest in a pixie cut. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are gold.

Personality: She considers herself the perfect lady. She makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. Her actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as she answers to a power that mortal women fail to acknowledge.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Hethress was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. She has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Carter. She hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs.

Ideals: Athletic, Impeccable. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 400 sp.

Description: She wears suspenders and blue workpants. Her shirt is violet, and she wears a heavy blue leather apron most of the time. She is physically well-built. Her white hair is singed and shortened. Her green eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She resents people who mock her appearance or her, so she has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. She does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. Her druidic abilities were realized during a raid on her village. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Brewer and was forced into it by her family; and wants to raise her children well

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Slave, Family. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: He stands about 3'2" and dresses in red turtlenecks beneath a white coat with blue slacks. His left leg appears badly burned and disfigured. His chestnut hair is lengthy. His eyes are likewise blue. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He loves justice and goodness and right action. Anyone who does not fulfill this criteria perfectly will no doubt get a lecture from him. He is the most sanctimonious self-righteous Halfling in existence. He has a small toy that he constantly fidgets with.

History: He got into the Mason business at a young age. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Mason. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Mason for hire.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Mason responsibilities is difficult; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 1 Banded mail.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what he was had he not made sure his armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit he tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look. His chestnut hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His black eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Shipwright who has hired him part-time. He has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: Mormo lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: Half-Elven compassion; and a strong sense of loyalty to half-elven people

Flaws: Fearful, Racist. Bonds: Has a crush, Family, Attractive. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 20000 sp. Silver comb with moonstones (600 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking southern young adult. He wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. His fur is red and curly. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He has two modes he varies between. On the job he is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job he is a party animal. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: He got into the Mason business at a young age. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He tends to his Mason job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Gifted. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Slave, Job. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 1000 gp. Deep blue spinel (500 gp). Violet garnet (500 gp). Golden yellow topaz (500 gp). Violet garnet (500 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is of a modest build and height, but she carries herself more imposing than she is. She is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. Her fur is short and red. She is baby faced.

Personality: Her voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl she speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of her tone. As long as the job gets done she does not care how it got done.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. When Right-Handed reached her early adolescence her Tabaxi father passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, she decided to travel. Her rounds led her into the Army with a few individuals who would become her life-long companions. Since then, she has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: To settle down with her crush; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Fighting, Professionalism, Optimist. Flaws: Cynical. Bonds: Military, Has a crush. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 100 gp.