Description: This southern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her nunchaku with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt. She wears a broad hat to hide her balding. Her violet eyes are passionate and lively.

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. Her home and work are filled with various knick knacks she has acquired through the years. She cares a great deal for her adopted teenage son.

History: She was born in the south, but her parents moved at a very young age to the north. The family's rival house kidnapped her sister with the intent that her sister marry their son to gain control of contested properties. She hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage.

Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: Zircon (60 gp). Freshwater pearl (14 gp). Lapis lazuli (14 gp). Deep blue spinel (600 gp). Coral (100 gp). Jasper (60 gp). Amber (100 gp). Aquamarine (600 gp). Deep blue spinel (600 gp). Amethyst (100 gp). Golden pearl (100 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. His hair is cut close to his head. He has a dull look in his silver eyes.

Personality: Nicor wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Sorcerer, so he tries to act the part. He does a good job, for the most part... He takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. 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 Gardener. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Disciplined. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Religious. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 4000 sp.

Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She wears white painted combat armor at almost all times. Sporting a brown mohawk this woman's hair draws a lot of attention. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: Emen hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her poetry career. 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: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. She has had some formal poetry training, and achieved minor success. By chance she met her brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: To unite with her brother; and doesn't want to be a guard and was forced into it by her family

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic. Bonds: Family, Slave. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 500 gp.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. His fur is beige, silky, and of moderate length. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He is a jovial happy person, but he is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. He loves teas. He is very sensitive about his face. To blow off anger he lifts weights and to control his otherwise explosive temper he works out a lot.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Skirt was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. As a young adult he joined a group advocating for an improvement in Tabaxi conditions. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: Elven compassion; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Optimist, Fighting. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 3000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A middle-aged man, he wears a violet shirt, with a brown mid length shorts with brown tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them, and is pretty ugly. His auburn hair is smooth and relatively long. His eyes are gray and beady.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and he is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out

Ideals: Opinionated, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious, Slave. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 30 pp. Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2200 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (200 gp).

Description: This man tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look, and sports empty pouches on his belt. His fur is cut close to his head. His eyes are green.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. He also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. Being born in the south, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the south for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way north. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: He has a crush on the local Sculptor; and he wants revenge against goblins

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Has a crush, Nature, Family, Enemies. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This exceptionally lanky man wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His fur is yellow and curly. His blue eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. He is accommodating to his spouse and as such limits his hospitality. He is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven himself a capable leader.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Assassin arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. In his 11th year, his parents were killed by a dire rats raid, leaving Kite alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Many dire rats want him driven away; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Athletic. Bonds: In love, Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 80 gp.

Description: This younger middle-aged man wears a violet coat over a brown low-cut shirt, and a Stetson hat upon his head, and a wedding ring on his left hand. He wears his black hair up. His green eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a son. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He is wracked by social anxiety; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Flaws: Addict, Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: In love, Religious. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 1000 gp. Red-brown spinel (120 gp). Black pearl (1400 gp). Rhodochrosite (10 gp). Amber (120 gp). Golden pearl (120 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She appears as an extremely gaunt Tiefling, and stands approximately 5'3". She wears a green vest and prefers grey and green shirts. Her boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down, and her gloved hand is found clutching a flail. Her blue hair is braided into rings. Her red eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She resents people who mock her appearance or her, so she has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. She is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. She haggles over everything, upselling her goods and buying cheap. She is persistent in everything.

History: She comes from a rich southern family. Her homeland was ravaged by war and she spent much of her life rebuilding it. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and she is greedy

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, PTSD. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 2000 sp.