Description: 2'11" and muscular, this western woman wears many layers of old clothing at all times. She sports a flattop hair cut. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She is happy with her job as a Mortician. She turns her eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: She was born in the west, but her parents moved at a very young age to the east. A few years later when the east was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She has achieved small success as a Mortician.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Athletic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 3000 gp. Golden yellow topaz (400 gp). Azurite (11 gp). Coral (120 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He stands about 5'3" and tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look. His right hand appears badly burned and disfigured. His auburn hair is still thick. His amber eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

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. The war was a terrible time for him, and Norûk does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when brigands swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Locksmith work with an outfit from a few towns over. Locksmith work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Locksmith.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by brigands, and he desires to right it.

Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Job, Military, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 500 sp.

Description: She is lean but muscular and wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her hand crossbow with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt. Her beige fur is kept up in a ponytail inside a top hat. Her eyes are green.

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 is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. She has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature hand crossbow.

Motivation: She feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world; and she doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes

Ideals: Fighting, Impeccable. Bonds: Job, Military, Adventurer. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 2300 gp. Aquamarine (300 gp). Black pearl (300 gp). Bloodstone (20 gp). Rose (20 gp). Amber (110 gp). Banded agate (14 gp). Onyx (20 gp). Sard (20 gp).

Description: This exceptionally lanky man dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. His black fur is braided into rings. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: Gifted from a young age, Great studied abroad. As a young adult he joined a group advocating for an improvement in Tabaxi conditions. He was granted druidic powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Tiefling people.

Ideals: Logical, Gifted. Flaws: Insane, Shy, Racist. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 1700 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears a suit in poor condition. It has not been laundered in sometime and has been worn in activities one would not normally wear a suit during. She carries a battered scythe and tarnished ceremonial dagger as well. Her auburn hair is lengthy. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are brown.

Personality: She is a jovial happy person, but she is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. Animals are drawn to her, and she is able to talk to them.

History: Sarah was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Brilliant and gifted she never wanted to apply herself. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: Expand her business; and she desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist, Gifted. Bonds: Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 40 pp. Coral (120 gp).

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what she was had she not made sure her armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit she wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. She has a long white ponytail with little hanging trinkets. Her half smiles and blue eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her mother.

History: She comes from a rich northern family. She inherited a moderately successful company from her mother. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. 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: Retire the richest woman in the north; and she uses money and sex appeal to get what she needs

Ideals: Philantrophist, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Banded mail. 1 Masterwork studded leather. 1 Darkwood Buckler.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, she wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty brown coat over it. Her cinnamon fur is matted, messy, and big. She has amber eyes.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food she seems plenty friendly. She also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: Her father raised her in a mountain cabin. When she was little, her rather wealthy family often ventured across the desert to a summer home near a old dungeon. She would wander through that old dungeon and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and she was stranded inside. Her family spent the next few days looking for her, and could only assume she was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the desert due to the painful memories there. Shifting took refuge in the old dungeon and found the beat up sai and armor she uses now. She bought a sai and has really upped her game hunting, due to her understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: Wants her loneliness to end; and she's attracted to the pc

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Has a crush, Nature. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body. Her hair is short and golden. Her ears are large.

Personality: She is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as she rather likes the sound of her voice. Her demeanor is somewhat feminine. Jane is a bit of a follower. Usually she is manipulated by her sisters into helping them out, but recently she has become more of a free agent.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Jane grew up listening to her father's many stories. She has had some formal singing training, and achieved minor success. She has been saving her money to try and buy her sister's freedom.

Motivation: She wants to meet her childhood hero; and an old rival family wants her found

Ideals: Optimist, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 900 gp. A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (60 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (60 gp).

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He wears a pastel tunic with green highlights, and long blue pants that bunch up around his shoes. His lavender fur is unkempt and raggedy. He has copper eyes and a pastel hat with a green feather.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with poetry. He constantly tries to fill his life with poetry. He disdains his fellow southerners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. He has had some formal poetry training, and achieved minor success. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and many orcs want him driven away

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Military. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 1200 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (400 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2400 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp).