Description: An imposing woman with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic right hand, she prefers to wear flannel. She wears her white hair up. Her eyes are blue and beady.

Personality: She is overprotective of those who hire her services. She is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Jo was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. From there she went from mercenary job to mercenary job. She is searching for what she claims is her rightful reward.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Guardian, Adventurer, Mentor. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Aggressive tone

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

Description: She wears a blue tunic with tan highlights, and long white pants that bunch up around her shoes. She is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly monstrous two handed axes and axes. Her chestnut hair is long and unkept. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: A grumpy gal she will invite people to lunch so she can critique them. Yet she still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. 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: She was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family In her youth she was part of a gang. She got caught, but did not rat out her comrades and served her time in prison. After a long history of fighting, Abalaba and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Many brigands want her driven away; and seeks redemption

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Antagonistic. Bonds: Criminal record, Enemies. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 1200 gp.

Description: She appears as an extremely gaunt Gnome, and stands approximately 3'2". She wears a simple tan robe with white stripes complete with hood, and her gloved hand is found clutching a greataxe. Her white hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before her hampering stammer kicks in. She moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep her interest for a month it is impressive.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. She has had some formal poetry training, and achieved minor success. She has never given up on her poetry dream.

Motivation: She wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away; and a deep hatred of illithids

Ideals: Gifted, Artistic. Flaws: Shy, Hedonist, Greedy. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 18000 cp.

Description: He prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. He has no hair. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He has a good heart but also a terrible temper. He will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. He is very protective of his business, his home, and his spouse. He is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. His mother disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his mother, he was betrayed dozens of times. After a long history of fighting, Pelaios and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He is greedy; and seeks redemption

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 1700 gp. Pink pearl (160 gp). Deep blue spinel (600 gp). Hematite (5 gp). Violet garnet (600 gp). Banded agate (5 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is a small woman, but exceptionally fit. She likes to wear grey tank tops with brown skirt. Her hair is cut close to her head. Her violet eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She considers herself the perfect lady. She makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. 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: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. Her first spouse was a Detective, they had one daughter, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother; and she has a rivalry with the church that dominates her actions

Ideals: Athletic, Impeccable. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Family, Religious. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 150 gp.

Description: His right side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He wears an entirely brown suit with black socks and a vest with buckled shoes. His Stetson hat is riddled with cuts and holes. His blue eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Rurik is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. Rurik 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 has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature ceremonial dagger.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero; and his religion dominates his actions

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Religious, Adventurer. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 700 gp.

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He has a large yellow mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his brown robe. His red hair is smooth and relatively long. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines green.

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 also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. His father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his father was legitimate. He has recently attracted an admirer that believes he's playing hard to get.

Motivation: He seems to be bored by most things.

Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Mundane. Bonds: Has a crush, Religious. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 600 gp.

Description: This man is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing brown cape and mantle trimmed with soft yellow waves gently in the breeze. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. His white hair is knotted and matted. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He also has developed a complete distrust of the Scribe profession.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. He was taken from his home at a very young age. He has achieved small success as a Ploughman.

Motivation: To be a Scribe again; and expand his business

Flaws: Terse. Bonds: Rich, Job, Mentor, Slave. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 2300 gp.

Description: With white face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he wears a brown shirt with thin black vertical stripes and white pants. His red hair is thinning but still full. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady blue eyes.

Personality: He has a good heart but also a terrible temper. He will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. Around other people he will do his best to conceal his emotions and appear jolly.

History: When he was but 6 years old his parents immigrated from the south. While he appears to be a normal Dwarf, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. He left for the south, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Shy, Insane. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 5000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.