Description: This eastern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. Her red fur is matted, messy, and big. She has blue eyes and a pastel hat with a yellow feather.

Personality: She hates Tabaxis with a passion. As such she is filled with self loathing. Flattery will make her almost putty in your hands.

History: Smoking 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. Her father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her father was legitimate. Recently a tribe of goblins attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Smoking fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Racist, Selfish. Bonds: Poor, Religious. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 80 pp. Pink pearl (100 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1300 gp). Golden yellow topaz (200 gp). Star ruby (1300 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. He carries his fan with him everywhere and carries himself as the perfect gentleman. He has wavy silver hair. His green eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

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. Any perceived weakness will be pressed and exploited. He is seen as merciless and passionate.

History: He comes from a rich southern family. Because his mother participated in the massacre of their homeland, dire rats burned their ranch to the ground and forced them out. He was preparing to flee to the south, but the outbreak of war prevented him and his father from journeying south to reunite his family. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help; and a deep hatred of dire rats

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Criminal record, Enemies. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: Blue quartz (13 gp). Black star sapphire (700 gp). Freshwater pearl (13 gp). Alexandrite (600 gp). Obsidian (13 gp). Malachite (13 gp). Jet (40 gp). White opal (700 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. His auburn hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a Stetson hat. He has gleaming, smiling amber eyes.

Personality: He is a jovial happy person, but he is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. He is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. He likes to tell stories.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. Ostracized due to the martial powers of his oldest sister, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Halflings became a terror of the countryside. He was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of specialists.

Motivation: He feels threatened by others; and he is terrified, and will act out of fear

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Poor, Attractive. Occupation: Server

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She sports black clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. Her white hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a broad hat. Her green eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

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. More though she will beg to come along on any journeys. She will attempt to stowaway on any ship she can in the hopes that it will get her further away.

History: A powerful slaver made her what she is. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out; and retire the richest woman in the south

Ideals: Persistence, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Immigrant, Slave, Mentor. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 900 sp. A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (20 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (20 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (300 gp). 1 Buckler. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Breastplate.

Description: This petite short man is perpetually holding a beer of some kind. He wears a worn and beaten armor, marred by beers. He wears a small hat to hide his balding. His eyes are blue.

Personality: The man has a huge range of feeling. He will range from being happy and joking with the occasional self put down to crying stating how he will be a better person from this day on. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Tabaxi companion (his 'brother'). Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and meet up once more with his childhood friend

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Emotional. Bonds: Religious, Adventurer. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 4000 gp. Deep blue spinel (700 gp). Blue quartz (7 gp). Violet garnet (700 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (7 gp). Citrine (60 gp). Sardonyx (60 gp). Black star sapphire (700 gp). Blue quartz (7 gp). Black star sapphire (700 gp). Malachite (7 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of her veins is visible when she is not flexing. Her shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for her due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. Her blonde hair is wavy and long. Her eyes are likewise blue. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She is extraordinarily eccentric. She receives visions of the future at random moments

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. Recently a tribe of orcs attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Bardryn fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions; and she is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She is a husky woman, who likes to wear pastel tank tops with yellow skirt. She wears a colorful flower in her beige fur. She is baby faced.

Personality: She does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. She keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to her own.

History: She was born in the east. After coming to the age of reason, Spring took it upon herself to study the martial arts in their entirety; because of this, she was labeled a dark omen and banished from her homeland. She has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

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 to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Justice, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 4000 sp. Azurite (15 gp). Red-brown spinel (70 gp). 1 Masterwork Heavy wooden shield.

Description: This fat eastern woman has a bulbous nose and wears suspenders and brown workpants. Her shirt is black, and she wears a heavy brown leather apron most of the time. Her skin is also unnaturally pale. She has wavy auburn hair. Her brown eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

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 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: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. Ostracized due to the psionic powers of her oldest sister, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Humans became a terror of the countryside. She has been saving her money to try and buy her sister's freedom.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well; and regain custody of her daughter

Ideals: Persistence, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 2600 gp. Aquamarine (200 gp). Golden yellow topaz (200 gp). Brown-green garnet (160 gp). Golden pearl (160 gp). Obsidian (8 gp). Banded agate (8 gp). Blue quartz (8 gp). Golden pearl (160 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This eastern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He has the majority of his body covered in plate. He has a chestnut handlebar mustache and slicked back chestnut hair. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. He invites people to come help in his community garden.

History: A powerful wizard made him what he is. His mother was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. 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 is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out; and expand his business

Ideals: Philantrophist, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (300 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (700 gp).