Description: This woman wears a brown cloak and cross-gartered black stockings. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized emerald on her right hand. Her white hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. Her skin is flawless and her blue eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: She fancies herself a trickster and likes to rely on her wits to carry the day. She cares for her older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. She is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: A powerful necromancer made her what she is. Her mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found; and wants to raise her children well

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Family, Mentor. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking southern young adult. She wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her longbow with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. Her bronze crest has been sun bleached extensively. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. She is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with her big mouthed big gutted partner. Her partner is her best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. She is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: She was born in the south, but her parents moved at a very young age to the east. From there she went from mercenary job to mercenary job. She now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: She has passion for adventuring and risk; and she wants to meet her childhood hero

Ideals: Logical. Bonds: Slave, Adventurer, Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She is a pot bellied northern woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. Her fur is cinnamon, silky, and of moderate length. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She likes to fabricate stories about her past exploits and how crazy she is, but in actuality she is rather bland. The war was a terrible time for her, and Smoking does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: Trained by her mother for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. Her mother was a soldier and died while she was still young. Smoking was left her mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: To end her boredom.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Mundane, Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Military. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 1800 gp. Carnelian (30 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (700 gp). Amethyst (120 gp). Sard (30 gp). Iolite (30 gp). Chrysoberyl (120 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is very fat, and wears bulky brown painted plate armor. His small hat is riddled with cuts and holes. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. When the war came and ruined his parents he was left adrift. He was a hard man then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world; and a deep hatred of dire rats

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive, PTSD. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: Malachite (9 gp). Zircon (40 gp). Chrysoberyl (100 gp). Zircon (40 gp). Silver pearl (100 gp). Smoky quartz (40 gp). Deep blue spinel (1200 gp). Aquamarine (1200 gp). Violet garnet (1200 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This eastern woman prefers to wear red clothing when she does not wear armor. Her clothes are grease stained in places. Her hair is short and brown. She has brown eyes.

Personality: While she is on the job, she is grim and serious. She understands how dangerous the world is and the need to stay safe. A true patriot, Robbie would do anything for her country. She is fiercely protective of her fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: A powerful necromancer made her what she is. As a young adult she joined a group advocating for an improvement in Halfling conditions. She left for the east, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: She will attempt to ambush and attack anyone she thinks she can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, she will try to sell them to her slave-trader contact.

Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Criminal record, Military, Mentor. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 30 pp.

Description: His right side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. He has a very tight haircut. His eyes are violet and catlike.

Personality: This man loves painting and to teach people painting more than just about anything. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. A few years later when the north was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He left for the west, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and he desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer, Immigrant. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 110 gp.

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a black coat. He has moderate length dark red hair. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. He takes great joy in being the best Locksmith in town.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. His divine abilities were realized during a raid on his village. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Locksmith for the past few years.

Motivation: He is greedy; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 4000 cp. Sardonyx (30 gp).

Description: She wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates her frame. She is physically well-built. Her gold crest is lengthy. Her eyes are red and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help her friends. She considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. She is fiercely devoted to her father, and views her father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating her from her legal half-brother.

History: Trained by her father for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. When Arava reached her early adolescence her Dragonborn father 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 now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Military, Rich, Job. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 300 gp. Silver pearl (140 gp). Bloodstone (20 gp).

Description: This woman stands a little under 2'9" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She wears professional attire. With bright brown hair. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: Willow hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her music career. Her brief stint in the army gave her the idea she was invincible and that she is the toughest woman alive.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. In her 15th year, her parents were killed by a drow raid, leaving Willow alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to drow demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge

Ideals: Artistic, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Enemies. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 2000 sp. Aquamarine (1100 gp). Red spinel (90 gp). Chalcedony (60 gp). Amethyst (90 gp).