Description: The woman speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. She seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if she got out from a pool a few moments ago. She wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her mace with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt. She wears a colorful flower in her brown hair. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She hates orcs. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: A child with a great deal of writing talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. In her 17th year, her parents were killed by a orcs raid, leaving Vaina alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to orcs demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Revenge.

Ideals: Justice, Artistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 400 sp.

Description: This slender woman stands about 5'0". She wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. With bright auburn hair. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She has two modes she varies between. On the job she is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job she is a party animal. She has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: She was born in the east, but her parents moved at a very young age to the north. A gifted student she started as a Mercenary, but she got bored and became a Gardener. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 6 years.

Motivation: Expand her business; and she is wracked by social anxiety

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 300 sp.

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He wears green robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a dagger, but if one is not available he will default to his kukri. His brown hair is still thick. His black eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. He is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: Born to a Dyer, his father struggled to pay the bills. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He was forced to fight in gladiatorial arenas alongside his partner. They became the best of friends and one day they managed to break out together and then went their separate ways.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Athletic, Justice, Joker. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 250 gp.

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he wears a fine chain shirt which he covers with grey colored cloaks and clothing. His red hair is knotted and matted. He has several tiny opal earrings on each ear.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes illithids are coming to abduct people. He will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. He cares deeply for his spouse and does his best to make sure his guests look presentable.

History: The child of eastern immigrants he idolized his mother. Because his mother participated in the massacre of their homeland, illithids burned their ranch to the ground and forced them out. He was preparing to flee to the east, but the outbreak of war prevented him and his father from journeying east to reunite his family. Some 2 years later his spouse died after the birth of his daughter. Heartbroken, Reirak never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his daughter whom he trained as his mother had trained him before.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Rich, Enemies, In love, Immigrant. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She is a husky woman, who tends to wear a brown poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt. She wears a feathered hat to cover her moderate length blonde hair. Her brown eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation she is generally quite perceptive. She notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. She also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: Elysande lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. 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 has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions; and an old rival family wants her found

Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Has a crush, Family, Criminal record, Religious. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 200 gp. A silver and pearl hairclip (50 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (30 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (500 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp).

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy brown stubble. He wears an entirely black suit with white socks and a vest with buckled shoes. He has a hunchback. He wears his brown hair down. He has several tiny sapphire earrings on each ear.

Personality: He is mildly Tiefling supremacist, though he does not identify as such. He is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with his old comrades. He has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Elven artifacts is his passion; and he is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out

Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Slave. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Breastplate. 1 Masterwork Heavy wooden shield.

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she wears a robe, a symbol of the four houses of cards around her neck, and a crossbow on her belt. Her brown hair is lengthy. Her violet eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with music. She constantly tries to fill her life with music. She is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. A freak accident while working with her Animal Trainer mother left her crippled. She has never given up on her music dream.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Lazy, Disease. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 80 gp.

Description: A thin woman, she clearly needs to put on some weight, but she still has a lot of muscle. She likes to wear ponchos typically of a light blue in addition to tight pants. Sporting a white mohawk this woman's hair draws a lot of attention. Her eyes are likewise green.

Personality: She is fixated on the number 24. She counts her steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. She seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. She seeks to pay back kindness whenever she gets the chance. Whether it be in the form of unwanted serenades or the latest gossip she always seeks to do solids for her friends.

History: Her father raised her in a mountain cabin. 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 north. She bought a hammer and has really upped her game hunting, due to her understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: Marry her brother to traveling adventurers.

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Nature, Family. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 280 gp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: A middle-aged woman, she sports pastel clothing, slightly heavier than average wear, and is pretty ugly. She sports a flattop fur cut. This copper eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: Serpent 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. Her job bores her to no end. She has decided to make it more interesting.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Serpent grew up listening to her father's many stories. Serpent was a troubled youth. She spent her days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent her evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Serpent decided she wanted neither the life of her father nor that of the evil petty criminals she associated with. During her early adolescence, she took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. Being a Beggar kept her interest for a while, but then she became depressed and bored. So she turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and she has decided she is irredeemable

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Criminal record, Religious. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 20000 cp. Chrysoprase (30 gp). Black opal (700 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1500 gp). Jade (50 gp).