Description: She does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. She carries with her a set of longswords on her belt, each one with a amber on the hilt. She is bald on top and has large white tufts of hair around her ears. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. She has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. Cursed with lycanthropy at a very young age, Paela has worked very hard to control her curse. Recently a tribe of dire rats attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Paela fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and a deep hatred of dire rats

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted, Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 20000 cp. Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (30 gp). Solid gold idol (600 gp).

Description: An older man who wears brown trousers with black and brown striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts, he is not a threatening figure. He has brown fur. His eyes are a pleasant hazel.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Trail embodies much of what other species detest in the Tabaxis. He can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: He was born at the edge of vast island. Trail liked to wander the woods near his home when he was young, something he still likes to do at least once a week. He never liked modest clothing or shoes, so he would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and he developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. He left for the east, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: Revenge; and someone believes him a fraud

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Nature, Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 300 gp. Black pearl (200 gp). Jet (130 gp). Rose (80 gp). Hematite (4 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. She carries her fan with her everywhere and carries herself as the perfect lady. Her fur is cut close to her head. This green eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She speaks before she thinks and is too direct. 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 served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. When Ethereal reached her early adolescence her Tabaxi mother 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. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Soapmaker for the past few years.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and she is greedy

Flaws: Impulsive, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Military, Job. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She is a mite stocky and wears a yellow shirt, with a brown mid length skirt with brown tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. She has a very tight haircut. Her eyes are likewise gray. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: She is happy with her job as a Bellfounder. She turns her eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. She is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Birel was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. Her family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The mother sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. She saw this and took pride in her mother's willingness to do anything to win. When she grew older, she became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. She began work as a mercenary for hire. She would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: She is a bit of a kleptomaniac.

Bonds: Attractive, Job, Adventurer, Mentor, Criminal record. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 100 gp. 3 Antitoxin. 1 Everburning torch.

Description: With pastel face paint in a stripe pattern across her face, she wears light armors faded through time and improper care. Her black hair is braided into rings. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: Her tongue was cut out and she uses sign language. She keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to her own.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Cursed with vampirism at a very young age, Emeny has worked very hard to control her curse. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Disease, Depressed. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 3200 sp. Amber (160 gp).

Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She wears silk and lounges about seductively. She has a very tight haircut. Her green eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She believes there is no problem she cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. 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. Portia was born on a far eastern forest where she grew up under the tutelage of her father, an expert Slave Trader. 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; and money/treasure

Ideals: Athletic, Persistence. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 800 sp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. His white fur is braided into rings. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food he seems plenty friendly. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He was taken from his home at a very young age. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: He's attracted to the PC; and he is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out

Ideals: Philantrophist, Persistence. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Slave, Has a crush. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 500 pp. Malachite (4 gp). Azurite (4 gp). Lapis lazuli (4 gp). Iolite (70 gp). Aquamarine (600 gp). Fire opal (1000 gp). Blue sapphire (1000 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (4 gp). Red spinel (70 gp). Rhodochrosite (4 gp). Banded agate (4 gp). Black pearl (600 gp). Aquamarine (600 gp). Banded agate (4 gp). Black star sapphire (1000 gp). Golden yellow topaz (600 gp). Golden yellow topaz (600 gp). Pink pearl (70 gp). Jet (70 gp).

Description: Runty and weak-looking, she wears a worn and beaten armor. Her tied-back hair is golden. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She is a jovial happy person, but she is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. As she has aged she has sought to do reparations for her actions as a youth. She is also making sure that her compatriots who never received punishment for their crimes are brought to justice.

History: Born to a Layabout, her father struggled to pay the bills. Her family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The father sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. She saw this and took pride in her father's willingness to do anything to win. Recently she has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: She possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Optimist, Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking southern young adult. She wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. She has moderate length black hair. Her green eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She resents people who mock her appearance or her, so she has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. She is fiercely devoted to her mother, and views her mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating her from her legal half-sister.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. Tiaathque abandoned her home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. She survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. She did whatever it took for her to survive. She has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Apothecary. She hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Tailor and was forced into it by her family; and wants a kiss

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Slave, Family, Adventurer, Has a crush. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 200 gp.