Description: A middle-aged woman, she sports pastel clothing, slightly heavier than average wear, and is pretty ugly. Her gray fur is knotted and matted. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines yellow.

Personality: She likes to brag about her accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. She moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep her interest for a month it is impressive.

History: When she was but 7 years old her parents immigrated from the north. Serpent liked to wander the woods near her home when she was young, something she still likes to do at least once a week. She never liked modest clothing or shoes, so she would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and she developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She wants to meet her childhood hero; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Immigrant, Nature. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: Star rose quartz (30 gp). 1 Darkwood Shield.

Description: The woman speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. She seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if she got out from a pool a few moments ago. She wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty brown coat over it. Her white fur has been sun bleached extensively. Her eyes are yellow.

Personality: She is intelligent and cunning, but she will too often allow her rage to get the better of her. She will lose her cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. She is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. She likes to tell stories.

History: The child of southern immigrants she idolized her father. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Tabaxis in the south were limited. After a long history of fighting, Shadow and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Immigrant, In love. Occupation: Carter

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 1400 gp.

Description: This tall, slender woman wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with wide-brimmed hat. Her brown hair is heavily combed to the left. Her eyes are black and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, she has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. On top of that she is swayed by a pretty face, and while loyalty to her employer will always come first she doesn't like to hit women.

History: Verin was born in the south. At a young age she loved to build and create. She couldn't stand her childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with her mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. She spent several years traveling with her friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: She would like to get married and retire; and she's looking for her big break

Ideals: Disciplined, Persistence. Bonds: Has a crush, Adventurer, Mentor. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 2000 sp.

Description: He wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his morningstar with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. He carries with him a set of morningstars, each one with a ruby on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. His eyes are amber and beady.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. He is ready at a moment's notice to give into his darker urges. He is a real pyromaniac and does not care who the fire hurts. He often ends up burning people alive in the fires he starts.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and he has decided he is irredeemable

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 90 gp. Iolite (60 gp).

Description: She wears a black wide-brimmed hat and black clothes. She is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly warhammers and swords. Her hair is blue, silky, and of moderate length. This gold eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

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. Flattery will make her almost putty in your hands.

History: Born in the east to a Tanner, Nemeia learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. She became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Tanner for hire.

Motivation: Seeks redemption.

Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Criminal record, Attractive, Job. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (10 gp). Solid gold idol (400 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This younger middle-aged woman dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head, and a wedding ring on her right hand. Her black hair is still thick. Her eyes are violet.

Personality: She tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. She claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day she will do what she thinks is right.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her mother and father. Her mother taught her the rudiments of the Bellfounder arts, while her father instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Over the years she perfected her riding and shooting skills. She has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and she is greedy

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: In love, Rich, Nature. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman is wearing a tight brown one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. She is muscular with a powerful set of arms. Her chestnut hair is long and unkept. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are blue.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with dancing. She constantly tries to fill her life with dancing. She is very protective of her business, her home, and her spouse. She is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: Oriff was born into a poor family. Growing up, she dreamt of becoming a Barbarian, 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 Barbarian in service of a powerful lord somewhere. Her parents died when she was young, and she was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Oriff grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Oriff. She would ruin relationships and cause injury. She was reprimanded several times before being given her current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: Meet up once more with her childhood friend; and 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

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 600 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: 6'7" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He wears a white shirt, with a brown mid length shorts with brown tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. His white hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His eyes are likewise violet. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend; and he has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Professionalism, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Masterwork Light steel shield. 1 Masterwork studded leather. 1 Breastplate.

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally she sports a brown coat. Her blonde hair is braided into rings. She has several tiny opal earrings on each ear.

Personality: She is a melancholic, but persistent worker. She resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. She is very protective of her business, her home, and her spouse. She is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: She was born into a rich family. She helped her father out around the business and became quite the natural. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: She wants to meet her childhood hero; and she possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 360 gp.