Description: 3'11" and muscular, this western woman wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with brown lining and desert motifs. Her auburn hair is singed and shortened. Her hazel eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: Her tongue was cut out and she uses sign language. 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: When she was but 3 years old her parents immigrated from the west. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Dwarves in the west were limited. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world.

Ideals: Athletic, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: Chrysoprase (30 gp). Iolite (30 gp). Eye agate (4 gp).

Description: This man wears a fancy black suit. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized amber on his left hand. His purple hair is braided into rings. His skin is flawless and his red eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help his friends. He considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. He has all his life been fascinated with dancing.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when gnolls swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to gnolls demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Revenge; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Optimist, Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 800 gp.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He prefers to wear tan clothing when he does not wear armor. He wears a small hat to hide his balding. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his green eyes.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: He got into the Fortune-teller business at a young age. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Fortune-teller work with an outfit from a few towns over. Fortune-teller work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He has recently attracted an admirer that believes he's playing hard to get.

Motivation: Many drow want him driven away; and he wants revenge against drow

Ideals: Joker. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Job, Has a crush, Enemies. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: He prefers to wear flannel. His hair is long and golden with streaks of red, and is pulled back with small yellow clips. His beard is red, braided, and well cared for. He has several tiny amethyst earrings on each ear.

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 is an amazing painter.

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. His parents divorced when he was young, and his mother gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his mother, who blamed him for driving them apart. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 8 years.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and balancing his hectic life and new dilettante responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Persistence, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 500 gp.

Description: A pudgy man standing about 6'1" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He very much looks the part of a Junk Dealer. His blue crest is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His eyes are likewise gold. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Junk Dealer work with an outfit from a few towns over. Junk Dealer work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Expand his business.

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Mundane. Bonds: Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 40 gp.

Description: 5'3" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Gardener. He wears a top hat to hide his balding. His eyes are a pleasant brown.

Personality: He is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. He enjoys reading and quiet.

History: A powerful wizard made him what he is. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to gnolls demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Tiefling people; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Shy, Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor, Enemies. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 500 gp.

Description: Standing 5'2", this woman has a large grey mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into her white robe. Her silver hair is cut short. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: This woman loves singing and to teach people singing more than just about anything. She is an amazing painter.

History: A child with a great deal of singing talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. When Rohesia reached her early adolescence her Human father passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, she decided to travel. Her rounds led her into the Army with a few individuals who would become her life-long companions. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Butcher for hire.

Motivation: To be a Barkeep again.

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Military, Job. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 800 sp.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what she was had she not made sure her armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit she wears a yellow costume with the symbols of strength on her torso. Her hair is cut close to her head. Her fierce amber eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. She is kind towards other women and children and will generally offer women help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to her.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. At a young age both her parents were killed in an accident. Her uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took her in and had her trained in basic self defense. After months of barely getting by, Keyleth managed to ambush a major caravan with a load of valuables. Instantly wealthy, she made her way to the capital under a new identity.

Motivation: She has decided she is irredeemable; 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: Opinionated, Philantrophist. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: This fat western woman has a bulbous nose and is wearing a long, blue cloak. Her skin is also unnaturally pale. She has moderate length white hair. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with poetry. She constantly tries to fill her life with poetry. She refers to her adoptive mother for almost all things she is unsure about, which are numerous. She is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: Her father raised her in a mountain cabin. Cumpen 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. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her sons to still be retired.

Motivation: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Nature. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 1100 gp. A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (50 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (50 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (50 gp).