Description: A 6'3" northern woman, she wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty black coat over it. She sports a flattop hair cut. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep red.

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 Shava does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. There was a wharf not far from home where she often wandered off to fish. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She loathes her own lifestyle; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Flaws: Ugly, Mundane, Depressed. Bonds: Military, Nature. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 80 pp. Sardonyx (60 gp). Alexandrite (700 gp). Rhodochrosite (13 gp). Blue quartz (13 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). He has no crest. His red eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He likes to make people angry or surprised. When triggered he is a bloodthirsty maniac, stopping at nothing and killing everything for almost an hour.

History: Born in the north his family was never financially stable. While he appears to be a normal Dragonborn, 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. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: He feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help.

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Insane. Bonds: Criminal record, Poor. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: He tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look. His chestnut hair is knotted and matted. His eyes are likewise hazel.

Personality: He is a jovial happy person, but he is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. His father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his father was legitimate. Recently a tribe of brigands attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Wobbles fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions.

Ideals: Optimist, Fighting. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 110 pp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He dresses in black turtlenecks beneath a brown coat with grey slacks, and he perpetually has his whip ready. His broad hat is riddled with cuts and holes. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. When he's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, he's doing dancing.

History: A child with a great deal of dancing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. Recently a tribe of brigands attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Nykkan fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He loathes his own lifestyle.

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Depressed. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: Eye agate (8 gp). Tourmaline (90 gp). Alexandrite (1000 gp).

Description: This late middle aged woman wears brown trousers with blue and pastel striped suspenders. She wears various colorful collared shirts and is in decent physical shape. Her brown fur is still thick. She has several tiny amethyst earrings on each ear.

Personality: She has two modes she varies between. On the job she is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job she is a party animal. She is cautious and jumpy. She reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: Her arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Glassblower. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

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

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Job, Family. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 1600 gp. Tourmaline (110 gp). Deep blue spinel (900 gp). Malachite (12 gp). Rose (30 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears light armors faded through time and improper care. His white hair is matted, messy, and big. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: Marbas hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his music career. He never wears the same outfit twice, unless he absolutely has to.

History: A child with a great deal of music talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. A freak accident while working with his Gardener mother left him crippled. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and retire the richest man in the south

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Disease. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 1500 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (400 gp). Solid gold idol (1000 gp).

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep yellow leather and dull blue iron scale mail. He is bald on top and has large blonde tufts of hair around his ears. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Nim will drive conversation. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when gnolls swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and he is greedy

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 1000 sp. Azurite (11 gp). Chrysoberyl (90 gp). Rock crystal (60 gp).

Description: He dresses in tan turtlenecks beneath a black coat with grey slacks. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. His chestnut hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a top hat. His fierce blue eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. Around other people he will do his best to conceal his emotions and appear jolly.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. His father was a soldier and died while he was still young. Warryn was left his father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. He got away from his former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Flaws: Shy, Addict. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). She has a long silver ponytail with little hanging trinkets. She has green eyes and a grey hat with a tan feather.

Personality: She is shy and timid. She has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. She has a small toy that she constantly fidgets with.

History: Jacoba was born into a poor family. Growing up, she dreamt of becoming a Fighter, 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 Fighter in service of a powerful lord somewhere. She was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. She has became unsatisfied with her lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Halfling artifacts is her passion; and she wants to meet her childhood hero

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Shy, Addict. Bonds: Adventurer, Poor. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 130 gp.