Description: She is dressed in a clean brown cloak covering her clean studded leather. She is portly but not overly obese. Her gray fur is matted, messy, and big. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. She is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: She was born several months after her father was called into army service. She graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. She advanced relatively quickly due to her good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by dire rats. Serpent was horrified and prayed that her mother was alright. However, she heard that her mother had died fighting off the dire rats.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends; and several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Adventurer, Military, Enemies. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 120 pp. Alexandrite (900 gp). Onyx (60 gp). Star ruby (800 gp). Onyx (60 gp). Golden pearl (80 gp). Moss agate (7 gp). White opal (800 gp). Moss agate (7 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears a brown cloak and cross-gartered blue stockings. Her blonde hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. Her violet eyes peer out from beneath her Stetson brown hat.

Personality: She is a Ruler first and foremost. She believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. She loves being with her children and actually smiles when they are around. She would do anything for them. She dislikes her ex a great deal.

History: She is a Metallic Dragon in disguise. Her mother disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her mother, she was betrayed dozens of times. By chance she met her sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: She will attempt to ambush and attack anyone she thinks she can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, she will try to sell them to her slave-trader contact; and marry her sister to traveling adventurers

Bonds: Job, Family, Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 600 gp. Golden yellow topaz (1100 gp). Alexandrite (1100 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a mite stocky and wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). His red hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His gray eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He lacks moral complications. He does what he is told to by employers but not much else. He spends his money on whatever he fancies at the time.

History: When he was but 7 years old his parents immigrated from the west. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Animal Trainer for hire.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent mother; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Terse. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 40 pp. Onyx (20 gp). Black pearl (600 gp).

Description: This western man is abnormally tall. He wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. He has no hair. His eyes are gray and beady.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: Born in the west his family was never financially stable. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Healer hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and he is greedy

Ideals: Disciplined, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Poor. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: The dark-skinned man stands 5'6" and wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. With a patchy golden beard and wild golden hair. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He misses his glory days as an athlete. He does not mind his job, but it is boring in comparison. He is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and obtaining odd cultural tiefling artifacts is his passion

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Poor, Mentor. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 900 pp. Silver comb with moonstones (200 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (180 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (5000 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (180 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1200 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (180 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (4000 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (180 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (40 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (180 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: An imposing woman with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic right hand, she wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty tan coat over it. Her golden hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. Her brown eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes dire rats are coming to abduct people. She will do just about anything if she becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this she is easily convinced.

History: Andraste was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Like her father and her sister before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Glassblower. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Expand her business.

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Has a crush, Job. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 11000 cp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: 2'9" and lanky with angular features, she is an attractive figure. She wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. Her auburn hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. Her fierce amber eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She seems absolutely devoid of it. She stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. She has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: Stacee was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Her childhood dream was to be a Shoemaker, but she was a colossal failure. She tends to her Glassblower job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: To be a Shoemaker again; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Mundane, Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 5000 gp. Malachite (9 gp). Azurite (9 gp). Banded agate (9 gp). Chrysoprase (70 gp). Tourmaline (110 gp). Violet garnet (1200 gp). Star rose quartz (70 gp). Eye agate (9 gp).

Description: The man speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. He seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if he got out from a pool a few moments ago. He wears a grey cloak and cross-gartered blue stockings. He has a brown handlebar mustache and slicked back brown hair. His hazel eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: He was born in the east, but his parents moved at a very young age to the south. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. He has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Sailor. He hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: Wants his loneliness to end.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Immigrant, Religious, Has a crush. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 1600 sp.

Description: She wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath her coat, and carries flails. She has a very tight haircut. Her amber eyes peer out from beneath her deerstalker tan hat.

Personality: She is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. She is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: Breena was born into a poor family. Growing up, she dreamt of becoming a Sorcerer, to bring honor to her family’s name. When she came of age, she applied for a position with her town's local guard, looking to work her way up via merit and eventually become a Sorcerer in service of a powerful lord somewhere. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Banker hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. Lacking all sense, she decided to go on an adventure. She picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and obtaining odd cultural half-elven artifacts is her passion

Ideals: Fighting, Joker. Flaws: Lazy. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 32000 sp. Lapis lazuli (5 gp).