Description: A thin woman, she clearly needs to put on some weight, but she still has a lot of muscle. She wears a blue vest and prefers violet and brown shirts. Her boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. Her hair is cut close to her head. Her eyes are a pleasant brown.

Personality: She is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. She has all her life been fascinated with writing.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered writing. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and tabaxi compassion

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 900 gp. Rhodochrosite (6 gp). Black star sapphire (1100 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1100 gp). Moonstone (80 gp). Red spinel (120 gp).

Description: With blue face paint in a stripe pattern across her face, she wears well tailored gowns and hats with beautiful decoration. She is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. With bright chestnut hair. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady blue eyes.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. She will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. She cares deeply for her spouse and does her best to make sure her guests look presentable.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. Her father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and she is greedy

Ideals: Philantrophist, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, In love. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She is scrawny and has patchy chestnut stubble. She wears suspenders and violet workpants. Her shirt is grey, and she wears a heavy violet leather apron most of the time. She has a hunchback. Her chestnut hair is braided into rings. She has a tattooed face.

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 is accommodating to her spouse and as such limits her hospitality. She is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven herself a capable leader.

History: Beatrice was born the youngest of three triplets. A freak accident while working with her Engraver father left her crippled. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her sons to still be retired.

Motivation: To unite with her sister.

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: In love, Family. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 1200 gp. Eye agate (4 gp). Amber (50 gp).

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He wears tattered old clothes. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic man, Miles's first love is himself. His second love is also himself. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage son.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Being born in the east, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the east for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way west. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and wants to raise his children well

Ideals: Athletic, Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Rich. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 700 sp.

Description: Her left side is far more bruised and cut up than her other. She wears a brown shirt, with a white mid length skirt with white tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. With wild silver hair. She is baby faced.

Personality: She loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. She is used to getting what she wants. In part because she is a meticulous planner.

History: Williamina was born into a poor family. Growing up, she dreamt of becoming a Sorcerer, 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 Sorcerer in service of a powerful lord somewhere. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Halfling companion (her 'brother'). She became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: Meet up once more with her childhood friend; and obtaining odd cultural halfling artifacts is her passion

Ideals: Opinionated, Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: Jade (50 gp). Hematite (4 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by his earthly robes.. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. He has done his best to style his red hair to look like a famous performer. He has amber eyes.

Personality: He runs his personal life as if detached from it. He organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits he will get from it. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his music with anyone who is interested.

History: Barendd lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. His first spouse was a Beggar, they had one son, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. He has been saving his money to try and buy his brother's freedom.

Motivation: Marry his brother to traveling adventurers.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 360 gp. 1 Darkwood Buckler.

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She wears a tight fitting pastel shirt and pants. Her brown fur is still thick. Her amber eyes peer out from beneath her Stetson pastel hat.

Personality: She hates orcs. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes her no end of embarrassment.

History: Sweet was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Because her mother participated in the massacre of their homeland, orcs burned their ranch to the ground and forced them out. She was preparing to flee to the east, but the outbreak of war prevented her and her father from journeying east to reunite her family. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: To be a Engraver again.

Flaws: Forgetful. Bonds: Poor, Enemies, Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 230 gp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: She is a paragon of her species. She is larger and stronger than most Halflings. Her skin is dark but she possesses many black ritualistic tattoos. She likes to wear ponchos typically of a light white in addition to tight pants. Her blonde hair is lengthy. Her blue eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

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 used to getting what she wants. In part because she is a meticulous planner.

History: Her divine talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. Her parents enrolled her in a Expert school at a young age so that she could practice her divine talents. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Professionalism, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 1100 gp. White opal (500 gp). Freshwater pearl (12 gp). Moss agate (12 gp).

Description: A thin woman, she clearly needs to put on some weight, but she still has a lot of muscle. She wears bulky grey painted plate armor. Her blonde hair is lengthy. She has blue eyes and a grey hat with a green feather.

Personality: She has always had a great fascination with Half-Elven culture. She is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. She helped her mother out around the business and became quite the natural. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: To end her boredom; and balancing her hectic life and new guard responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Racist, Lazy, Mundane. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Guard

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 290 gp.