Description: She wears long strands of amber and short tan dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 5'3" when asserting herself. She keeps her long white hair kept up in a rat tail. Her violet eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She is witty, but her monotone delivery comes off as unnerving Mella is a bit of a follower. Usually she is manipulated by her brothers into helping them out, but recently she has become more of a free agent.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her father always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. After a long history of fighting, Mella and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Regain custody of her daughter; and doesn't want to be a laborer and was forced into it by her family

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Addict, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 80 gp.

Description: She tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with her rolled up shirt sleeves this gives her a very relaxed look. Her auburn hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a rose scrunchie. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She acts crazy and hedonistic. She believes the world needs to unite to get rid of dire rats once and for all.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when dire rats swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. Because her mother participated in the massacre of their homeland, dire rats burned their ranch to the ground and forced them out. She was preparing to flee to the north, but the outbreak of war prevented her and her father from journeying north to reunite her family. She spent several years traveling with her friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Half-Orc artifacts is her passion.

Flaws: Insane, Hedonist. Bonds: Adventurer, Enemies, Religious, Immigrant. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: Jet (110 gp). Rhodochrosite (5 gp). Jasper (30 gp). Deep blue spinel (900 gp).

Description: This man stands a little under 6'0" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. His fur is short and black. His green eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: Quick speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: Born in the west to a Bookbinder, Quick learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. He struck the Bookbinder job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for him.

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Job, Religious. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 3000 sp. Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp).

Description: She stands about 4'1" and wears a grey cloak and cross-gartered black stockings. Her left leg appears badly burned and disfigured. Her hair is short and red. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She is a melancholic, but persistent worker. She resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. She is a thrill seeker, she laughs at people and throws down challenges. She is highly competitive and combative.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her father always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. She is searching for what she claims is her rightful reward.

Motivation: She loathes her own lifestyle; and meet up once more with her childhood friend

Flaws: Depressed, Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 1100 sp. 3 Smokesticks.

Description: She typically wears violet cloth garments or leather armor. She cuts an attractive figure and her suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. Her hair is cut close to her head. Her amber eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Ahlyssa will drive conversation. A friendly and beautiful Half-Elf, she is rarely seen without a few beauties around her arms. Though a playboy in all rights, she is no lame duck.

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. Ahlyssa was left her mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. Her addictions have taken their toll on her wallet, and she has found herself with a great deal of debt owed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Extrovert, Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Military. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 200 gp. Tourmaline (130 gp).

Description: This woman wears tattered old clothes, and sports empty pouches on her belt. She wears her red hair up. Her violet eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: She is overprotective of those who hire her services. She lacks moral complications. She does what she is told to by employers but not much else. She spends her money on whatever she fancies at the time.

History: The child of a Junk Dealer, who enjoyed hunting, Salanop was taken on many hunting expeditions. She was one of the best in her class, and was picked up by her current employer. She quickly showed her capability and was soon promoted to a head role. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Layabout for hire.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Guardian, Job, Nature. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 100 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 weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized brown coat. His hair, while still mostly auburn, has prominent grey streaks. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He exudes charisma. He is a tour de force of persuasion. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. At a young age he wooed the heart of his future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. Some 4 years later his spouse died after the birth of his son. Heartbroken, Kyle never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his son whom he trained as his father had trained him before.

Motivation: He is wracked by social anxiety; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, In love. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 1800 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: His right side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He is dressed in earthy colors with a blue and green handkerchief worn on his right side. His deerstalker hat is riddled with cuts and holes. He is baby faced.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Cartwright but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: Gifted from a young age, Naill studied abroad. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Cartwright. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To pay off his debts; and to be a bookbinder again

Ideals: Pacifist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Debt. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 70 gp.

Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she dresses in pastel turtlenecks beneath a green coat with white slacks. She wears her beige fur up. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes illithids are coming to abduct people. The war was a terrible time for her, and Pelt does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: Gifted from a young age, Pelt studied abroad. When Pelt reached her early adolescence her Tabaxi 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 has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to illithids demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: A deep hatred of illithids; and many illithids want her driven away

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Insomniac, Depressed. Bonds: Enemies, Military. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 1300 gp. A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (100 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (100 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (1000 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (100 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (100 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.