Description: Her skin has the orange glow of too much sun. She dresses in yellow turtlenecks beneath a brown coat with grey slacks. Her long brown hair reaches down to her waist. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. She invented a lineage for herself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Halfling companion (her 'brother'). When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her sons to still be retired.

Motivation: Regain custody of her son; and meet up once more with her childhood friend

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Mentor, Family. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: She is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing pastel cape and mantle trimmed with soft black waves gently in the breeze. She is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly monstrous two handed axes and shortspears. Her fur is cut close to her head. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. She has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her mother and father. Her mother taught her the rudiments of the Mercenary arts, while her father instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help; and she is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record, Attractive. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 380 gp. Deep blue spinel (200 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (7 gp). Aquamarine (200 gp). 1 Masterwork Thieves’ tools.

Description: He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. He wears his bronze crest down. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He considers himself the perfect gentleman. He makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. More though he will beg to come along on any journeys. He will attempt to stowaway on any ship he can in the hopes that it will get him further away.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Baradad was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. His father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his father was legitimate. He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out.

Ideals: Impeccable. Bonds: Attractive, Slave, Mentor, Religious. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 60 gp. An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (150 gp).

Description: She is in excellent shape and is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. Her long brown hair reaches down to her waist. This amber eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

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 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 raised in a plains tribe. Her father took her hunting and taught her how to get in the mind of other creatures. When she grew older, she became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. She began work as a mercenary for hire. She would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: She wants to meet her childhood hero.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic, Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Nature. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: With brown face paint in a stripe pattern across her face, she wears suspenders and white workpants. Her shirt is tan, and she wears a heavy white leather apron most of the time. She has slicked back brown hair. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She is overprotective of those who hire her services. She is obsessed with her god.

History: Willow was born into a poor family. Growing up, she dreamt of becoming a Wizard, to bring honor to her family’s name. When she came of age, she applied for a position with her town's local guard, looking to work her way up via merit and eventually become a Wizard in service of a powerful lord somewhere. Since her mother passed away years ago, her father had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. She has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature lance.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark.

Bonds: Attractive, Guardian, Religious, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 2500 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: 5'8" and lanky with angular features, she is an attractive figure. She is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down. Her chestnut hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She seems absolutely devoid of it. She stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. She is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in her opinion.

History: Born in the north to a Butcher, Theirastra learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. Her childhood dream was to be a Brewer, but she was a colossal failure. She became a Butcher soon after.

Motivation: To end her boredom.

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Job. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 800 gp.

Description: He is an average looking northern male in his early mid-life. He wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized grey coat. His hair is short and red. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He considers himself the perfect gentleman. He makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: Gifted from a young age, Balimaar studied abroad. His druidic abilities were realized during a raid on his village. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for him; and he feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Impeccable, Gifted. Flaws: Insomniac, Impulsive. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 100 sp. Onyx (40 gp).

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. His black hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. He lacks moral complications. He does what he is told to by employers but not much else. He spends his money on whatever he fancies at the time.

History: He got into the Mayor business at a young age. He helped his father out around the business and became quite the natural. After months of barely getting by, Mindartis managed to ambush a major caravan with a load of valuables. Instantly wealthy, he made his way to the capital under a new identity.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Rich, Job, Criminal record, Enemies. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 3000 sp.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears a black shirt with thin grey vertical stripes and brown pants. His red hair is heavily combed to the right. His gold eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. He is a bit of a macho man and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: He comes from a rich northern family. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. Recently a tribe of illithids attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Melech fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He is greedy.

Ideals: Disciplined, Fighting. Bonds: Immigrant, Nature, Rich. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 600 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp).