Description: This southern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. She wears a wide-brimmed hat to cover her moderate length chestnut hair. She has blue eyes.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Neega isn't afraid of most anything. She has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Half-Orc unity. She constantly seizes attention wherever she goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. She likes to think of herself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when gnolls swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for her; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by gnolls, and she desires to right it

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 10000 sp. Lapis lazuli (13 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is an average looking northern male in his early mid-life. He prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. His copper crest is drawn into a tight pony tail with a card scrunchie. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. The war was a terrible time for him, and Mreksh does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when brigands swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. He married young, but lost his spouse to brigands. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by brigands. Mreksh was horrified and prayed that his father was alright. However, he heard that his father had died fighting off the brigands.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and he loathes his own lifestyle

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Rich, Military, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 4000 gp. Deep blue spinel (1000 gp). Star rose quartz (30 gp). Black opal (1400 gp). Obsidian (6 gp). Rhodochrosite (6 gp). Black pearl (1000 gp). Amethyst (160 gp). Chrysoprase (30 gp). Lapis lazuli (6 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1400 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he dresses in blue turtlenecks beneath a red coat with tan slacks. He sports a flattop hair cut. He has a dull look in his brown 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 lacks restraint and is impulsive. He jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: His necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Selfish, Impulsive. Bonds: Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Switch between two voices

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

Description: His right side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He wears a tan vest and prefers black and violet shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. His white hair is thinning but still full. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep amber.

Personality: He is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends he is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy himself. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Carpenter work with an outfit from a few towns over. Carpenter work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Carpenter and was forced into it by his family; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: Golden pearl (60 gp).

Description: She wears a blue tunic with tan highlights, and long white pants that bunch up around her shoes. She has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. She wears a colorful flower in her chestnut hair. Her green eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She is happy with her job as a Healer. She turns her eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. She spends most of her days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There she gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: She was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family She worked as a nervous Healer and found it very stressful. She has never given up on her music dream.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Healer and was forced into it by her family; and expand her business

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Adventurer, Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 1000 gp. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. She carries a battered sword and tarnished scimitar as well. Her hair is long and white with streaks of auburn, and is pulled back with small grey clips. Her amber eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: Her voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl she speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of her tone. She does not believe in violence as a means to an end. She is a dedicated Animal Trainer but believes her peers are too gung-ho.

History: A powerful necromancer made her what she is. From there she went from mercenary job to mercenary job. She is searching for what she claims is her rightful reward.

Motivation: She wants to meet her childhood hero.

Ideals: Fighting, Pacifist. Flaws: Cynical. Bonds: Mentor, Adventurer. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 400 sp.

Description: He wears a yellow shirt, with a white mid length shorts with white tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. He has relatively light skin and is very physically imposing due to his abundance of muscles. His black hair and beard is wavy and long. His eyes are likewise hazel. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food he seems plenty friendly. He is very protective of his business, his home, and his spouse. He is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: Drogo was born in the west. At a young age he loved to build and create. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Drogo 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 Drogo. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: He is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and he is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions

Ideals: Philantrophist, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 20 gp. Red spinel (50 gp). 1 Darkwood Buckler.

Description: He has a missing right arm. He wears a red collared shirt and grey pants. He accessorizes with a brown scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across his shirt. He has a very tight haircut. He is baby faced.

Personality: He is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, he's a very lovable idiot. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of illithids may trigger it at times.

History: When he was but 3 years old his parents immigrated from the west. Cursed with a spirit at a very young age, Osco has worked very hard to control his curse. He left for the west, certain he would find work there.

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

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Enemies, Immigrant. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 600 gp. Rose (80 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he wears professional attire. His hair is golden, silky, and of moderate length. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. He works hard and plays hard.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. He was one of the best in his class, and was picked up by his current employer. He quickly showed his capability and was soon promoted to a head role. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Hedonist, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 2400 gp.