Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. She has wavy beige fur. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are yellow.

Personality: A deeply religious woman she believes everything happens for a reason. She dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. Her biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: She was raised by priests from a young age. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. Since then, she has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: She is content; and she seems to be bored by most things

Ideals: Logical, Optimist. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Poor, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 100 gp. Deep blue spinel (200 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (900 gp). Blue sapphire (900 gp). Moss agate (10 gp). 1 Holy water.

Description: He is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Mason, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 5'10" when asserting himself. His beige fur is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. A fanatic, his devotion to his small selection of gods is unquestionable. He claims to be doing their will and will base all his actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: He got into the Mason business at a young age. A gifted student he started as a Bookbinder, but he got bored and became a Mason. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by illithids. Art was horrified and prayed that his mother was alright. However, he heard that his mother had died fighting off the illithids.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions.

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 1700 gp.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what he was had he not made sure his armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit he wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. He has moderate length chestnut hair. He has a dull look in his gold eyes.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. 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, Xappan is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. Xappan was born on a far western island where he grew up under the tutelage of his mother, an expert Cook. He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and to prove his worth to the world

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Military, Immigrant. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 1100 gp. Chalcedony (80 gp). Red spinel (40 gp). Aquamarine (1400 gp). Red-brown spinel (40 gp).

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He wears a red coat over a grey low-cut shirt, and a small hat upon his head. His hair is always cut to a buzz. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. He is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: He got into the Courier business at a young age. Purban 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. Lacking all sense, he decided to go on an adventure. He picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: Expand his business; and he's looking for his big break

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Military, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 5000 sp.

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She wears black robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally she wears more armor. She prefers to carry a mace, but if one is not available she will default to her hand crossbow. Her red hair is unkempt and raggedy. Her eyes are brown and beady.

Personality: She is a melancholic, but persistent worker. She resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. She has all her life been fascinated with singing.

History: She was born in the east, but her parents moved at a very young age to the north. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Marshal hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She loathes her own lifestyle; and retire the richest woman in the east

Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Immigrant, Poor. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 40000 cp. Golden yellow topaz (1500 gp). Alexandrite (1500 gp). Banded agate (5 gp). Black pearl (1500 gp).

Description: A 5'2" northern man, he wears a grey cloak and cross-gartered green stockings. His silver hair is still thick. His eyes are likewise violet.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. He is obsessed with his god.

History: John lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. His parents divorced when he was young, and his mother gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his mother, who blamed him for driving them apart. Being a Sellsword kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: To settle down with his crush; and wants to raise his children well

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Religious, Family, Criminal record, Has a crush. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 6000 cp. 1 Darkwood Buckler.

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. He sports a flattop hair cut. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. His philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: Gifted from a young age, Krimmon studied abroad. A freak accident while working with his Barber mother left him crippled. He eventually got the idea of being the protector of his homeland from reading books, and has made it his duty.

Motivation: To clean up the streets.

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Guardian. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 1100 gp. Emerald (1500 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (7 gp). Sardonyx (30 gp). Golden yellow topaz (300 gp). Bloodstone (30 gp).

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing grey cape and mantle trimmed with soft pastel waves gently in the breeze. Sporting a chestnut mohawk and bushy mustache this man's hair draws a lot of attention. His eyes are brown and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He fancies himself a trickster and likes to rely on his wits to carry the day. He cares for his older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. He takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: Adam was born the youngest of three triplets. His father disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his father, he was betrayed dozens of times. By chance he met his brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion.

Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Family, Job. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 600 sp. An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (150 gp).

Description: He wears a simple blue robe with grey stripes complete with hood. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his pickaxe, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a card on it. His moppish brown hair is in a traditional bowl cut. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He likes to make people angry or surprised. Efferil is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his sisters into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. His parents divorced when he was young, and his father gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his father, who blamed him for driving them apart. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage.

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Family, Military. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Minor magic item.