Description: A stocky lighter skinned woman, she does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. She keeps her chestnut hair in a pixie cut. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with poetry. She constantly tries to fill her life with poetry. She does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: When she was but 7 years old her parents immigrated from the south. She couldn't stand her childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with her mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. She left for the south, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: To pay off her debts; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Immigrant, Mentor, Debt. Occupation: Courier

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 150 pp. A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (40 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1300 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (600 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (40 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (40 gp).

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he wears a brown costume with the symbols of magic on his torso. He has dyed his greying brown hair a little too much giving a sharp brown color. He has amber eyes.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of gnolls once and for all.

History: Born to a Baker, his mother struggled to pay the bills. He always admired psionic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world; and many gnolls want him driven away

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Poor, Enemies. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 1000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This northern woman wears a tight fitting yellow shirt and pants. Her clothes are grease stained in places. She wears a broad hat to hide her balding. Her gray eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: She is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends she is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy herself. She claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day she will do what she thinks is right.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. A few years later when the south was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: To end her boredom.

Ideals: Joker, Justice. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 2000 sp.

Description: She stands about 6'2" and prefers to wear flannel. Her right hand appears badly burned and disfigured. She wears a top hat to cover her moderate length bronze crest. She tend to wears goggles to shield her eyes.

Personality: A deeply religious woman she believes everything happens for a reason. She claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day she will do what she thinks is right.

History: A child with a great deal of writing talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. She helped her father out around the business and became quite the natural. She has never given up on her writing dream.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and balancing her hectic life and new map maker responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Justice, Artistic. Bonds: Religious, Job. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 5000 sp.

Description: She is lean but muscular and wears green trousers with tan and red striped suspenders. She wears various colorful collared shirts. Her hair is white and curly. She has white eyes.

Personality: She is quiet and unassuming. She ignores others and carries on with her job unassumingly. She can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: She got into the Guard business at a young age. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. Recently a tribe of orcs attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Criella fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Gifted, Fighting. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 10000 gp. Tiger eye turquoise (7 gp). Azurite (7 gp). Rock crystal (50 gp). Peridot (50 gp). Hematite (7 gp). Brown-green garnet (100 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (7 gp). Alexandrite (1200 gp). Peridot (50 gp). Azurite (7 gp). Rock crystal (50 gp). Sardonyx (50 gp). Sard (50 gp). Amber (100 gp). Red-brown spinel (100 gp). Rock crystal (50 gp). Moss agate (7 gp). Rose (50 gp). Moss agate (7 gp). Iolite (50 gp). Chalcedony (50 gp). Coral (100 gp). Jasper (50 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (7 gp). Aquamarine (1200 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She wears a robe, a symbol of the four houses of cards around her neck, and a sword on her belt. She wears her gray fur up. Her green eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She exudes charisma. She is a tour de force of persuasion. Her home and work are filled with various knick knacks she has acquired through the years. She cares a great deal for her adopted teenage son.

History: Cloud was raised in a hard working conservative environment. 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 has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: Expand her business; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Job, Slave. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 600 gp. Blue sapphire (900 gp). Hematite (6 gp). Sardonyx (40 gp). 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: This malnourished man wears bulky pastel painted plate armor. His cinnamon fur is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His skin is flawless and his blue eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the south. A true patriot, Windy would do anything for his country. He is fiercely protective of his fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. His mother was a soldier and died while he was still young. Windy was left his mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Miner for the past few years.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage.

Ideals: Pacifist. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Military, Slave. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 10000 sp. Golden circlet with four aquamarines (1000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A stocky darker skinned woman, 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 blonde hair is greasy and uncared for. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady amber eyes.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, she has a hard time making friends. She is accommodating to her spouse and as such limits her hospitality. She is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven herself a capable leader.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. Some 3 years later her spouse died after the birth of her daughter. Heartbroken, Jarsali never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her daughter whom she trained as her father had trained her before.

Motivation: She seems to be bored by most things.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Mundane. Bonds: In love. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 1000 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he very much looks the part of a Bounty Hunter. His hair, while still mostly blonde, has prominent grey streaks. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation he is generally quite perceptive. He notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. He is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. He likes to tell stories.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. He was an apprentice working in his father's forge. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Bounty Hunter for hire.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and money/treasure

Flaws: Insomniac, Fearful, Depressed. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 40 pp.