Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she wears a blue shirt, with a green mid length skirt with green tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. Her hair, while still mostly white, has prominent grey streaks. Her gray eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: She is irascible and easily irritated. 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 served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. Through the years after Bethrynna was born, her mother became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the south. Bethrynna's mother didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Military, Job, Family. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 1100 gp. Silver comb with moonstones (700 gp).

Description: This southern man wears a blue shirt, with a yellow mid length shorts with yellow tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. His clothes are grease stained in places. His black hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are violet.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. He is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. He likes to tell stories.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Gnomes in the south were limited. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He is terrified, and will act out of fear; and he is wracked by social anxiety

Flaws: Depressed, Fearful, Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 4000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is renowned for his bright red suits and hats. He is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly hand crossbows and axes. His auburn hair, when down, is lengthy. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

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 loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his writing with anyone who is interested.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. As a young adult he joined a group advocating for an improvement in Halfling conditions. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature hand crossbow.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions; and he will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. if successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic, Racist. Bonds: Criminal record, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 200 gp. Deep blue spinel (1000 gp). Violet garnet (1000 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (13 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears rags and sports a simple walking cane, and he perpetually has his scimitar ready. His hair is auburn, silky, and of moderate length. His green eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He has two modes he varies between. On the job he is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job he is a party animal. A true patriot, Garl would do anything for his country. He is fiercely protective of his fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: When he was but 8 years old his parents immigrated from the south. He was an apprentice working in his father's forge. He has worked as a Stableman like his father before him.

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

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Job, Military, Immigrant. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 1000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He dresses in brown turtlenecks beneath a white coat with grey slacks, and carries spears. His yellow fur is thinning but still full. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: Prone to second guessing himself, he comes off as nervous. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of goblins may trigger it at times.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. When Shadow reached his early adolescence his Tabaxi father passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, he decided to travel. His rounds led him into the Army with a few individuals who would become his life-long companions. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

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

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Shy, Mundane. Bonds: Enemies, Military. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 90 pp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman wears a grey cloak and cross-gartered blue stockings. She is muscular with a powerful set of arms. Her chestnut hair is long and unkept. Her eyes are brown and beady.

Personality: She barks her statements quickly and with little fuss. She prefers small words and is at her heart utilitarian. She has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. 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's also a talented Layabout, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and money/treasure

Flaws: Ugly, Terse, Mundane. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 1 Everburning torch.

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman has the majority of her body covered in plate. She has moderate length gold crest. Her gold eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: She is irritable and easily angered. She is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use her stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. More though she will beg to come along on any journeys. She will attempt to stowaway on any ship she can in the hopes that it will get her further away.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. 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 brigands attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Mijira fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Slave, Mentor. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 20 gp. Carved bone or ivory statuette (90 gp).

Description: He wears a green shirt with thin red vertical stripes and brown pants. He is portly but not overly obese. His dark red hair is long and unkept. His fierce silver eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He is a very philanthropic person; he spends his free time working at various soup kitchens. More though he will beg to come along on any journeys. He will attempt to stowaway on any ship he can in the hopes that it will get him further away.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. Recently a tribe of gnolls attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Akmen fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and he is greedy

Ideals: Philantrophist, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Slave, Rich. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 1500 gp. White opal (1000 gp). Banded agate (7 gp). Golden pearl (130 gp). Smoky quartz (70 gp). Sard (70 gp).

Description: 5'9" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. He keeps his orange fur in a pixie cut. His half smiles and amber eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He hates drow. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He disdains his fellow southerners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to drow demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Revenge.

Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Immigrant, Criminal record, Mentor. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 3000 gp. White opal (1400 gp). Bloodstone (50 gp). Violet garnet (700 gp). Red spinel (90 gp). Sardonyx (50 gp). Smoky quartz (50 gp). Malachite (11 gp). Red-brown spinel (90 gp).