Description: This slender woman stands about 4'2". She wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. She usually doesn't wear a shirt. Her hair is long and auburn with streaks of red, and is pulled back with small grey clips. Her amber eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks her mind. Her philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: Werydd hails from a village terrorized by dire rats. She worked as a nervous Doctor and found it very stressful. She struck the Doctor job and began her own company from there.

Motivation: To prove her worth to the world; and many dire rats want her driven away

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Shy, Impulsive. Bonds: Enemies, Job. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 1400 sp.

Description: This western woman wears yellow painted combat armor at almost all times. Her clothes are grease stained in places. Her silver hair is thinning but still full. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. She tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: The child of western immigrants she idolized her mother. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Half-Elves in the west were limited. She left for the west, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 60 gp. 4 Alchemist’s fire.

Description: He is an average looking northern male in his early mid-life. He wears an entirely white suit with brown socks and a vest with buckled shoes. His blonde hair is still thick. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He is a hateful person. He taunts others and blames them for his problems. He is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Blacksmith work with an outfit from a few towns over. Blacksmith work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Blacksmith.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Military, Job. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 200 sp. Carnelian (40 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This late middle aged man wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat and is in decent physical shape. His hair is blue, silky, and of moderate length. His skin is flawless and his gold eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. He is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in his opinion.

History: A child with a great deal of writing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. He has never given up on his writing dream.

Motivation: Marry his brother to traveling adventurers; and many illithids want him driven away

Ideals: Disciplined, Opinionated, Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what she was had she not made sure her armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit she typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep black leather and dull white iron scale mail. She has no crest. Her ears are large.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with painting. She constantly tries to fill her life with painting. She is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: She was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. She dropped out of school to support her sick father, and resented it. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother.

Ideals: Artistic, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Chain shirt. 1 Darkwood Shield. 1 Masterwork Light wooden shield.

Description: She wears dark leathers with embroidery. Her attire stands in sharp contrast to her monstrous two handed axe, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a skull on it. Her hair is blonde, silky, and of moderate length. Her blue eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She is cool and collected. She likes to make quips and puns whenever she does anything. She also makes a point to compliment her superiors and flatter them. The war was a terrible time for her, and Dalaba does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Dalaba was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. When Dalaba reached her early adolescence her Gnome mother passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, she decided to travel. Her rounds led her into the Army with a few individuals who would become her life-long companions. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Knight for the past few years.

Motivation: She feels kind of lost in life; and she loathes her own lifestyle

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Mentor. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 500 gp. 2 Alchemist’s fire. 1 Everburning torch. 4 Holy water. 3 Acid flasks.

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. Her fur is short and gray. Her hazel eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She is envious of other's things. She hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that she so desires. She disdains her fellow northerners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. Aside from being a slave or a gladiator, there isn't much legitimate work for Tabaxis in Left-Handed's homeland. Left-Handed decided to take the middle way and become a bodyguard. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: Meet up once more with her childhood friend; and an old rival family wants her found

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Greedy. Bonds: Immigrant, Religious, Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 1100 pp. A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (80 gp). Gold music box (2000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (300 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (900 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (80 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1600 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (80 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (900 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1600 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (80 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1000 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (80 gp). Jeweled anklet (2000 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (4000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1000 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (2000 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (80 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (900 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (80 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (80 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (80 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This woman tends to wear a large brown jacket. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized aquamarine on her right hand. She has no fur. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are copper.

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. Sun enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Sun was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. She inherited a moderately successful company from her mother. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Architect they were divorced and she won custody of their daughter. She worked as a Tailor, and she later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well; and to unite with her brother

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Hedonist. Bonds: Rich, Mentor, Family. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 700 gp. Coral (50 gp). Black star sapphire (1600 gp).

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She wears a fine chain shirt which she covers with green colored cloaks and clothing. Her hair is blue and curly. She has gold eyes.

Personality: She is a woman who does what she needs to. She will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. To her fellows she is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: Akta was born into a poor family. Growing up, she dreamt of becoming a Bard, 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 Bard in service of a powerful lord somewhere. A serious injury left her father unemployed and in need of constant care. Her family became saddled with debt trying to care for her infirm father. Being a Actor kept her interest for a while, but then she became depressed and bored. So she turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: Meet up once more with her childhood friend; and many giants want her driven away

Bonds: Poor, Criminal record, Enemies, Adventurer, Debt. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 600 gp. 1 Minor magic item.