Description: She is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. Her hair is cut close to her head. Her gold eyes peer out from beneath her wide-brimmed black hat.

Personality: Manea wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Paladin, so she tries to act the part. She does a good job, for the most part... Her actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as she answers to a power that mortal women fail to acknowledge.

History: Manea was born the youngest of three triplets. Being born in the north, 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 north 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 east. She used her abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: Meet up once more with her childhood friend; and obtaining odd cultural tabaxi artifacts is her passion

Ideals: Disciplined, Philantrophist. Bonds: Religious, Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 23000 sp. Golden yellow topaz (400 gp). Malachite (4 gp). 1 Banded mail. 1 Chain shirt.

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Servant. Her silver hair has been sun bleached extensively. Her blue eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: Cocky and sure of herself, she believes she is the best Servant born in the past three hundred years. She does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for her. She lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: Trym hails from a village terrorized by orcs. Like her father and her sister before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Servant. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: She wants revenge against orcs; and she is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs

Bonds: Job, Rich, Enemies, Religious. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 1600 gp. Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1500 gp).

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he is wearing a long, white, dusty cloak. His hair is short and black. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. Energy wise he seems alert and responsive.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. 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 Shepherd. He has achieved small success as a Shepherd.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the south; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Professionalism, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insane, Mundane. Bonds: Mentor, Job. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 800 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears a tattered pair of loose white pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. She is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly rapiers and ceremonial daggers. Her black hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She is business-like. She takes instructions and follows them to the letter. She is obsessed with her god.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. 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. She would ruin relationships and cause injury. She was reprimanded several times before being given her current form and forced to learn humility.

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 she feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record, Religious. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 1000 gp. A necklace of small pink pearls (5000 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (5000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (130 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she is wearing a long, green cloak. Her crest is rusty and curly. Her gold eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. She is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with her big mouthed big gutted partner. Her partner is her best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. She refers to her adoptive father for almost all things she is unsure about, which are numerous. She is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: She was born into a rich family. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Mason. Lacking all sense, she decided to go on an adventure. She picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent father; and to reunite with her old friends

Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Adventurer, Family, Rich, Job. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 20000 cp. Rock crystal (60 gp). 1 Thunderstones.

Description: This slender woman stands about 3'1". She wears a tattered pair of loose white pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. Sporting a blonde mohawk this woman's hair draws a lot of attention. She tend to wears goggles to shield her eyes.

Personality: She loves justice and goodness and right action. Anyone who does not fulfill this criteria perfectly will no doubt get a lecture from her. She is the most sanctimonious self-righteous Halfling in existence. On top of that she is swayed by a pretty face, and while loyalty to her employer will always come first she doesn't like to hit women.

History: Seraphina was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her mother was employed at, doing general labor. Cursed with lycanthropy at a very young age, Seraphina has worked very hard to control her curse. She came across an abandoned tomb where she found a relic that called out to her. After picking it up she was cursed by lycanthropy.

Motivation: She's attracted to the PC; and she would like to get married and retire

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Poor, Has a crush, Adventurer. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 3000 gp.

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He wears skinny pants and wears a green and white robe with the hood down. His gold crest is knotted and matted. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady red eyes.

Personality: Nithther hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his dancing career. He lacks restraint and is impulsive. He jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: Nithther was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his mother was employed at, doing general labor. 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 west. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Poor, Family. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 300 gp. Blue quartz (16 gp). Aquamarine (900 gp).

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized tan coat. He wears a top hat to cover his moderate length silver hair. This blue eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when illithids swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. In his 17th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his mother impaled in their home, and his father beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to illithids demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and a deep hatred of illithids

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 40 gp. 1 Darkwood Shield.

Description: Standing 5'5", this man wears tattered old clothes. His silver hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. He has amber eyes and a violet hat with a red feather.

Personality: He is a very philanthropic person; he spends his free time working at various soup kitchens. He is ready at a moment's notice to give into his darker urges. He is a real pyromaniac and does not care who the fire hurts. He often ends up burning people alive in the fires he starts.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He used his abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: He will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact; and he has decided he is irredeemable

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Mundane. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 600 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.