Description: She wears a tan costume with the symbols of the four houses of cards on her torso. She carries a battered club and tarnished bow as well. Her hair is cut close to her head. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She hates goblins. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She loves being with her children and actually smiles when they are around. She would do anything for them. She dislikes her ex a great deal.

History: Elama was raised in a hard working conservative environment. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Gardener. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: A deep hatred of goblins; and someone believes her a fraud

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Family, Job. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He is typically in his Sage uniform. His crest is short and red. His gold eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Baradad will drive conversation. He does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: Baradad was born into a poor family. Growing up, he dreamt of becoming a Commoner, to bring honor to his family’s name. When he came of age, he applied for a position with his town's local guard, looking to work his way up via merit and eventually become a Commoner in service of a powerful lord somewhere. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Sage work with an outfit from a few towns over. Sage work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He tends to his Sage job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Tabaxi artifacts is his passion; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Job, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: Amethyst (40 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. He carries a battered trident and tarnished axe as well. He wears his auburn hair down. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: Gerard is a sociable creature first and foremost. He loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. He can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. He is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in his opinion.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Fighting, Extrovert, Opinionated. Flaws: Ugly. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 400 sp.

Description: An older woman who has the majority of her body covered in plate, she is not a threatening figure. Her fur is greying and her face has many wrinkles. This copper eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. She plays an instrument quite well.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered music. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and money/treasure

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Slave. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (90 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (2000 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (600 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (90 gp).

Description: She is an average looking eastern female in her early mid-life. She dresses well, wearing white shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. She sports a flattop hair cut. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She is curt in most of her responses. She prefers to keep her word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. Nedda is a bit of a follower. Usually she is manipulated by her brothers into helping them out, but recently she has become more of a free agent.

History: The child of a Carter, who enjoyed hunting, Nedda was taken on many hunting expeditions. Since her father passed away years ago, her mother 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. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Carter they were divorced and she won custody of their son. She worked as a Guard, and she later adopted a second son.

Motivation: Regain custody of her son; and an old rival family wants her found

Flaws: Insomniac, Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Nature. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 70 pp. Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Solid gold idol (1000 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (140 gp).

Description: Runty and weak-looking, she wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with tan lining and desert motifs. Her auburn hair is smooth and relatively long. Her eyes are violet.

Personality: She is irritable and easily angered. She is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use her stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. She plays an instrument quite well.

History: She was born several months after her father was called into army service. She has had some formal poetry training, and achieved minor success. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Military. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: He wears a suit in poor condition. It has not been laundered in sometime and has been worn in activities one would not normally wear a suit during. He is physically well-built. His silver hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His eyes are a pleasant violet.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: He was born in the east, but his parents moved at a very young age to the north. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered poetry. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break; and to protect his home

Ideals: Gifted, Artistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Guardian, Immigrant. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 1200 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is a mite stocky and wears bulky blue painted plate armor. Her long blonde hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are amber.

Personality: She has two modes she varies between. On the job she is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job she is a party animal. She would rather hide behind her crafts than deal with other people.

History: Shava lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Her psionic abilities were realized during a raid on her village. She became a Soapmaker soon after.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion; and regain custody of her daughter

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 11000 sp. Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1200 gp). Gold music box (2000 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1200 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Her right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She wears dull black sweaters, loose violet pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath her sweater she keeps a concealed sword, just in case. She wears her silver hair down. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She likes to fabricate stories about her past exploits and how crazy she is, but in actuality she is rather bland. She does not believe in violence as a means to an end. She is a dedicated Animal Trainer but believes her peers are too gung-ho.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. While studying, she fell in love. They married and had a son. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to gnolls demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: To be a Cook again; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: In love, Enemies, Job. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 6000 cp. 1 Half-Plate.