Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she is wearing a long, brown cloak. She has wavy auburn hair. She has gleaming, smiling blue eyes.

Personality: She is a very philanthropic person; she spends her free time working at various soup kitchens. She loves her children and doesn't want them to worry about her. She loves to share her music with anyone who is interested.

History: She is a Chromatic Dragon in disguise. Ostracized due to the divine powers of her oldest brother, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Dwarves became a terror of the countryside. She is searching for what she claims is her rightful reward.

Motivation: To settle down with her crush; and her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Philantrophist, Artistic, Gifted. Bonds: Family, Adventurer, Has a crush. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: Deep blue spinel (800 gp). Rhodochrosite (15 gp). Hematite (15 gp). Violet garnet (800 gp). Violet garnet (800 gp). Moss agate (15 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1600 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: The woman speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. She seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if she got out from a pool a few moments ago. She wears a tight fitting grey shirt and pants. She keeps her long golden hair kept up in a rat tail. She has gleaming, smiling violet eyes.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Ermina embodies much of what other species detest in the Humans. She has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Her childhood dream was to be a Guard, but she was a colossal failure. She left for the west, certain she would find work there.

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

Flaws: Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich, Job. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 40 gp. Pink pearl (90 gp).

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy brass crest. He wears black robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a nunchaku, but if one is not available he will default to his club. He has a hunchback. He has no crest. His gold eyes peer out from beneath his feathered black hat.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. He works hard and plays hard.

History: Gorbundus was born in the north. At a young age he loved to build and create. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He found several beat up suits of armor and, cannibalizing spare parts, he put together a working one.

Motivation: Revenge; and he's attracted to the pc

Ideals: Disciplined, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 800 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He has a missing right leg. He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His long yellow fur is drawn into a two foot long braid. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: Here is a man who knows he is the smartest in the room. He talks down to others constantly. He is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of him. He is by nature obliging.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Flask was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: He doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes; and retire the richest man in the east

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Impeccable. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 160 gp. Malachite (16 gp).

Description: She wears bulky tan painted plate armor. She has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. Her long chestnut hair reaches down to her waist. Her brown eyes peer out from beneath her deerstalker tan hat.

Personality: Here is a woman who knows she is the smartest in the room. She talks down to others constantly. Buvvie enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Gifted from a young age, Buvvie studied abroad. Her family was turned out during the war. She and her family wandered north to less war torn lands. She was granted psionic powers by her dying sister.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and she feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Impeccable, Gifted. Flaws: Hedonist, PTSD. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 41000 sp.

Description: Her right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep grey leather and dull brown iron scale mail. She has shaved her head bald. She has gleaming, smiling brown eyes.

Personality: She is overprotective of those who hire her services. Any perceived weakness will be pressed and exploited. She is seen as merciless and passionate.

History: Her psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. Ostracized due to the psionic powers of her oldest brother, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Humans became a terror of the countryside. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: She is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Guardian, Criminal record, Job. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 6000 cp.

Description: A thin woman, she clearly needs to put on some weight, but she still has a lot of muscle. She wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). Her cinnamon fur has been sun bleached extensively. Her eyes are likewise hazel. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: Elegant is a sociable creature first and foremost. She loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. She can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. She is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, she was no stranger to responsibility. After coming to the age of reason, Elegant took it upon herself to study the druidic arts in their entirety; because of this, she was labeled a dark omen and banished from her homeland. She was granted druidic powers by her dying sister.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Extrovert, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: Lapis lazuli (5 gp).

Description: He wears tattered old clothes, and carries flails. His tied-back hair is brown. This blue eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He hates illithids. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. On top of that he is swayed by a pretty face, and while loyalty to his employer will always come first he doesn't like to hit women.

History: Altho hails from a village terrorized by illithids. He found a children's book about a Halfling Monk 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. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by illithids. Altho was horrified and prayed that his father was alright. However, he heard that his father had died fighting off the illithids.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and wants his loneliness to end

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Has a crush, Adventurer. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1500 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (130 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1500 gp).

Description: He likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather, and he perpetually has his longsword ready. His long auburn hair reaches down to his waist. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. He is stubborn though. He always likes to keep a trick up his sleeve. He likes to fight dirty and will kick and punch below the belt if he feels he even has a chance of losing.

History: He was born in the east, but his parents moved at a very young age to the north. Varg 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. Varg 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. Recently a tribe of gnolls attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Varg fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Insane, Mundane. Bonds: Criminal record, Immigrant. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (700 gp).