Description: This late middle aged woman is typically in her Beggar uniform and is in decent physical shape. Her auburn hair is knotted and matted. Her eyes are amber and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She goes out her way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one she won't accept into her heart. She has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: Born to a Fortune-teller, her mother struggled to pay the bills. Like her mother and her sister before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Beggar. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by gnolls. Ermina was horrified and prayed that her father was alright. However, she heard that her father had died fighting off the gnolls.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by gnolls, and she desires to right it; and balancing her hectic life and new beggar responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Job, Poor, Enemies. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 30 gp. Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (300 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: The man speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. He seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if he got out from a pool a few moments ago. He wears brown leather gloves, a brown jacket, and tight pants. His gray fur is lengthy. His ears are large.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. When triggered he is a bloodthirsty maniac, stopping at nothing and killing everything for almost an hour.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Tabaxis in the south were limited. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Flaws: Ugly, Terse, Insane. Bonds: Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 2100 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1100 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (400 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (500 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (800 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A 4'10" western man, he wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. His auburn hair and beard is wavy and long. His skin is flawless and his green eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Bricklayer arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. At a young age both his parents were killed in an accident. His uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took him in and had him trained in basic self defense. He would ruin relationships and cause injury. He was reprimanded several times before being given his current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture; and he uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs

Flaws: Sensitive. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 400 gp. Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (500 gp). Old masterpiece painting (500 gp). 1 Half-Plate. 1 Masterwork Light steel shield. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He wears many layers of old clothing at all times. His silver hair is lengthy. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He will rave to anyone who will listen. He has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Athletic, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Fearful. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: Rock crystal (70 gp). Deep green spinel (90 gp). Golden pearl (90 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1200 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears grey robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally she wears more armor. She prefers to carry a quarterstaff, but if one is not available she will default to her sickle. She carries with her a set of sickles, each one with a opal on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. Her blonde hair has been sun bleached extensively. Her violet eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: She speaks before she thinks and is too direct. She is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. She likes to tell stories.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: She is wracked by social anxiety.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Impulsive, Fearful, Disease. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 100 sp. Jasper (60 gp).

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He has the majority of his body covered in plate. His black fur is braided into rings. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: He is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. As he has aged he has sought to do reparations for his actions as a youth. He is also making sure that his compatriots who never received punishment for their crimes are brought to justice.

History: When he was but 8 years old his parents immigrated from the east. Flask was a troubled youth. He spent his days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent his evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Flask decided he wanted neither the life of his father nor that of the evil petty criminals he associated with. During his early adolescence, he took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. He used his abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions.

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 5000 gp. Chalcedony (60 gp). Banded agate (6 gp). Deep blue spinel (1200 gp). Lapis lazuli (6 gp). Tourmaline (70 gp). Violet garnet (1200 gp). Rose (60 gp). Blue sapphire (500 gp). Sard (60 gp). Chrysoberyl (70 gp). Peridot (60 gp). Violet garnet (1200 gp). Peridot (60 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: An older woman who wears tattered old clothes, she is not a threatening figure. She wears a broad hat to cover her moderate length red hair. Her green unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She is mildly Human supremacist, though she does not identify as such. A true patriot, Emma would do anything for her country. She is fiercely protective of her fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: Emma was born in the west. At a young age she loved to build and create. Cursed with vampirism at a very young age, Emma has worked very hard to control her curse. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Half-Orc compassion.

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Racist. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 40 pp. Cloth of gold vestments (50 gp). 1 Simple lock.

Description: She is a mite stocky and wears light armors faded through time and improper care. Her black hair is greasy and uncared for. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are hazel.

Personality: She cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with her opinion, she thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, she can get violently argumentative. She is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of her. She is by nature obliging.

History: A child with a great deal of dancing talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered dancing. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Opinionated, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 1200 gp. Lapis lazuli (16 gp). Obsidian (16 gp). Alexandrite (700 gp). Moonstone (50 gp). Deep blue spinel (700 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he sports blue clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. His black hair is matted, messy, and big. His eyes are a pleasant violet.

Personality: He is a man who does what he needs to. He will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. Being born in the north, 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 north 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 south. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To unite with his sister; and seeks redemption

Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Criminal record, Religious, Family. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 40 gp.