Description: Runty and weak-looking, she is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. She has slicked back black hair. Her eyes are a pleasant gray.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, she has a hard time making friends. She uses her nature as a weapon; she likes to lead opponents to think her in distress.

History: Orla lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Ruler hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She has been saving her money to try and buy her brother's freedom.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found; and to unite with her brother

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Secretive. Bonds: Poor, Family. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 1000 sp. Azurite (14 gp). Blue quartz (14 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman is very fat, and wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. She usually doesn't wear a shirt. Her brown hair is matted, messy, and big. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. She is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: Born to a Marshal, her father struggled to pay the bills. She worked as a nervous Spice Merchant and found it very stressful. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 2 years.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and expand her business

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Job, Military. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: Silver comb with moonstones (200 gp). A pair of blacksmith’s puzzle; each has a pair of interlocked iron designs that users try to take apart and put back together (30 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (2000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (300 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (300 gp).

Description: She typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep green leather and dull red iron scale mail. She is physically well-built. She wears a small hat to hide her balding. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She has schizophrenia that causes her to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. 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 born in the west. Like her mother and her sister before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Gardener. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 10 pp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She wears a fine chain shirt which she covers with violet colored cloaks and clothing. She carries a battered rapier and tarnished hand crossbow as well. Her chestnut hair is heavily combed to the right. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She will rave to anyone who will listen. She does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for her. She lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: Keyleth was born the youngest of three triplets. While she appears to be a normal Half-Elf, she's... not quite right. Perhaps she's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that she plain doesn't fit in. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her sons to still be retired.

Motivation: She is greedy; and regain custody of her son

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 5000 sp. Jet (60 gp). Obsidian (13 gp). Rock crystal (80 gp).

Description: She is an average looking southern female in her early mid-life. She wears professional attire. She wears her silver hair up. She has a dull look in her gray eyes.

Personality: She is someone who is used to having a large amount of sex appeal. She also lacks a concept of privacy and shares just about everything. She plays an instrument quite well.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. Cursed with a spirit at a very young age, Urshar has worked very hard to control her curse. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: To end her boredom; and she uses money and sex appeal to get what she needs

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Disease, Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 40000 cp. Golden pearl (40 gp). Jasper (80 gp). Banded agate (11 gp). Iolite (80 gp). Zircon (80 gp). Amber (40 gp). Rock crystal (80 gp).

Description: This western woman is abnormally tall. She is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright white and green, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. Her whole body is exceptionally muscular. She has shaved her head bald. She has several tiny topaz earrings on each ear.

Personality: She believes there is no problem she cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. She loves her children and doesn't want them to worry about her. She loves to share her dancing with anyone who is interested.

History: Born in the west to a Ruler, Euphemia learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. Her mother was a mechanic, and taught her how to fix just about anything. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her sons to still be retired.

Motivation: She is greedy.

Ideals: Persistence, Artistic. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Family, Job. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is lean but muscular and wears a brown shirt, with a blue mid length shorts with blue tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. He wears a top hat to cover his moderate length cinnamon fur. His eyes are a pleasant amber.

Personality: He has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. He is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with his big mouthed big gutted partner. His partner is his best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. He is obsessed with his god.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. He 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. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: He is terrified, and will act out of fear; and to reunite with his old friends

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Disease, Fearful. Bonds: Adventurer, Religious. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 600 gp.

Description: She is lean but muscular and wears many layers of old clothing at all times. Her hair is blue and curly. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady silver eyes.

Personality: She is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. She misses her home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: Criella lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Her parents were killed by brigands in a raid when she was still a young child. The brigands captured her, and made her a slave and general play-thing. She was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to her deformed appearance. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: Marry her brother to traveling adventurers; and she wants revenge against brigands

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Family, Enemies. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 400 gp. Bloodstone (70 gp). 1 Masterwork Light steel shield. 1 Breastplate.

Description: This woman is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of her veins is visible when she is not flexing. Her shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for her due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. She has blonde hair. Her half smiles and green eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the east. She is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of her. She is by nature obliging.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. Recently a tribe of dire rats attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Nikki fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Pacifist. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Minor magic item.