Description: She is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 5'0" when asserting herself. Her fur is brown and very short. Her eyes are amber and beady.

Personality: She is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as she rather likes the sound of her voice. Her demeanor is somewhat feminine. Her respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to her, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, she tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in her reactions to snap at those who irritate her, Cask is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to gnolls demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by gnolls, and she desires to right it.

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist, Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 1800 gp.

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized tan coat. His long chestnut hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. He also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Has a crush, Rich. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: Jet (100 gp). Obsidian (16 gp). Jet (100 gp).

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he is dressed in an above average manner. His chestnut hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. His hazel eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help his friends. He considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. He passes on several rewards to people in need. He makes a point to leave places better than he found them.

History: Gifted from a young age, Ogthrak studied abroad. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He now spends his time doing works of charity.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Optimist, Philantrophist, Gifted, Logical. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 800 gp. Pink pearl (140 gp). Banded agate (15 gp). Red spinel (140 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She prefers to wear white pants and tee shirts. She wears a colorful flower in her white hair. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She is a Gardener first and foremost. She believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. She keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to her own.

History: Gifted from a young age, Eran studied abroad. From there she went from mercenary job to mercenary job. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Gardener for hire.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Dwarven artifacts is her passion; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 2000 gp. Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (300 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (2000 gp).

Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she is typically in her Painter uniform. Her brass crest is knotted and matted. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: Calm and collected, she is a well trained Painter. She takes great pride in her work and is very well organized. Her planner is full of calendar events.

History: Born to a Spy, her mother struggled to pay the bills. She was one of the best in her class, and was picked up by her current employer. She quickly showed her capability and was soon promoted to a head role. She was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of specialists.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and she is wracked by social anxiety

Flaws: Secretive, Fearful. Bonds: Job, Poor. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she usually wears her pastel robe and has her kukri always slung over her shoulder. She wears a deerstalker hat to cover her moderate length red fur. Her eyes are hazel.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. 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-brother.

History: Kite was raised in a hard working conservative environment. She has had some formal dancing training, and achieved minor success. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Ploughman they were divorced and she won custody of their son. She worked as a Bather, and she later adopted a second son.

Motivation: She wants to get laid; and her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Philantrophist, Artistic. Bonds: Family, Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Bather

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 18000 cp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a paragon of his species. He is larger and stronger than most Humans. His skin is dark but he possesses many white ritualistic tattoos. He prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. He carries his fan with him everywhere and carries himself as the perfect gentleman. His white hair, when down, is lengthy. His half smiles and green eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He fancies himself a trickster and likes to rely on his wits to carry the day. He cares for his older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: Dean lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. In his 12th year, his parents were killed by a drow raid, leaving Dean alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: Revenge; and to unite with his sister

Ideals: Justice. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Family, Enemies. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 3000 cp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he is dressed in a clean pastel cloak covering his clean studded leather. He has dyed his greying cinnamon fur a little too much giving a sharp cinnamon color. His eyes are yellow and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He is happy with his job as a Tanner. He turns his eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. He has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. Shifting abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. He became a Tanner soon after.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and an old rival family wants him found

Flaws: Fearful, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 200 gp. Black pearl (800 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. 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 short and purple. She has black eyes and a black hat with a blue feather.

Personality: She hates goblins. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She has a small toy that she constantly fidgets with.

History: Gifted from a young age, Kasdeya studied abroad. From there she went from mercenary job to mercenary job. She is searching for what she claims is her rightful reward.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality; and she has decided she is irredeemable

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Enemies, Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 40000 cp. Fire opal (1300 gp). Black pearl (1600 gp).