Description: A woman with a warm, jovial air about her, she typically wears tan cloth garments or leather armor. She wears a deerstalker hat to cover her moderate length auburn hair. Her violet eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Althaea will drive conversation. She is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Elves.

History: Althaea was raised in a hard working conservative environment. In her 13th year, her parents were killed by a gnolls raid, leaving Althaea alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She tends to her Herbalist job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Dragonborn people; and dragonborn compassion

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Job, Enemies. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 2900 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She is of a modest build and height, but she carries herself more imposing than she is. She wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. Her black hair is cut short. Her eyes are violet and catlike.

Personality: She barks her statements quickly and with little fuss. She prefers small words and is at her heart utilitarian. She is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with her old comrades. She has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. She found a children's book about a Halfling Expert who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. She modeled her life after the story, seeing herself destined a hero. As of late she has set up a hidden staging nest where she ambushes people she hires for escort.

Motivation: She has decided she is irredeemable; and she feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Terse. Bonds: Adventurer, Nature, Criminal record. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He is dressed in earthy colors with a white and red handkerchief worn on his right side. With a patchy auburn beard and wild auburn hair. His fierce gray eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this northern guy figured out how to best use his charms to convince people to do what he wants. He invented a lineage for himself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: Shágflak was born the youngest of three triplets. He found a children's book about a Half-Orc Cleric who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. He modeled his life after the story, seeing himself destined a hero. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found.

Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Family, Job. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy white stubble. He is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. He has a hunchback. His white hair is greasy and uncared for. He has a dull look in his gray eyes.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. A few years later when the north was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Selfish. Bonds: Military, Immigrant. Occupation: Barrister

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

Possessions: 290 pp. Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking southern young adult. He is wearing a long, black cloak. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. He wears his black hair up. His eyes are violet and catlike.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with writing. He constantly tries to fill his life with writing. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform Some 4 years later his spouse died after the birth of his daughter. Heartbroken, Hoshgrish never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his daughter whom he trained as his father had trained him before.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world; and wants to raise his children well

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Impulsive, Mundane. Bonds: Slave, In love, Family. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 600 gp. Eye agate (8 gp). Sard (20 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1100 gp). Citrine (20 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is an average looking northern female in her early mid-life. She wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with black lining and desert motifs. Her silver hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a feathered hat. Her violet eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She is intelligent and cunning, but she will too often allow her rage to get the better of her. She will lose her cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. She also is a firm believer in the womanly ideal.

History: She got into the Marshal business at a young age. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends; and revenge

Flaws: Antagonistic, Impulsive. Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Rhymes sentences (sorry)

Possessions: 200 gp. Zircon (30 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: His right side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He is dressed in a clean grey cloak covering his clean studded leather. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His ears are large.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. He enjoys reading and quiet.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He has never given up on his music dream.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Logical, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 500 sp. Finely wrought small gold bracelet (20 gp).

Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. She wears a colorful flower in her brown hair. Her blue eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating she would invite many more into her home than her spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. She claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day she will do what she thinks is right.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Reddlepop abandoned her home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. She survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. She did whatever it took for her to survive. She has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature crossbow.

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

Ideals: Philantrophist, Justice, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 600 gp.

Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she wears suspenders and blue workpants. Her shirt is tan, and she wears a heavy blue leather apron most of the time. She has a very tight haircut. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines brown.

Personality: She is unhospitable to her core. Her small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. She is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: Mardnab was born the youngest of three triplets. She helped her mother out around the business and became quite the natural. She's also a talented Navigator, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and expand her business

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Military, Family, Job. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 29000 sp. Pink pearl (60 gp). Azurite (5 gp). Red garnet (60 gp).