Description: The dark-skinned woman stands 4'1" and wears a robe, a symbol of the four houses of cards around her neck, and a bastard sword on her belt. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her ears are large.

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: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. Being born in the east, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the east for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way west. By chance she met her brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well.

Ideals: Fighting, Passionate. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 130 pp. Alexandrite (500 gp).

Description: She appears as an extremely gaunt Tabaxi, and stands approximately 6'2". She is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by her earthly robes., and her gloved hand is found clutching a club. Her red fur is still thick. She has amber eyes and a pastel hat with a green feather.

Personality: She is irascible and easily irritated. She is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Spring was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. Spring was born on a far northern desert where she grew up under the tutelage of her father, an expert Carpenter. She left for the north, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: She has passion for adventuring and risk.

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Mentor, Immigrant. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 2000 gp. White pearl (120 gp). Smoky quartz (60 gp). Moonstone (60 gp). Alexandrite (200 gp). Black opal (400 gp). Bloodstone (60 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (12 gp). White pearl (120 gp). Amethyst (120 gp). Red spinel (120 gp). Alexandrite (200 gp). Black pearl (200 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (12 gp). Rose (60 gp). Blue quartz (12 gp). Banded agate (12 gp). Bloodstone (60 gp).

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He has a large tan mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his grey robe. His white hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a broad hat. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. He does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: Vanuath was born with his mother's beautiful face. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform Some 3 years later his spouse died after the birth of his son. Heartbroken, Vanuath never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his son whom he trained as his mother had trained him before.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out.

Ideals: Athletic, Opinionated, Extrovert. Bonds: Attractive, Slave. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright black and white, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. She wears her black hair up in a very large beehive style do. Her eyes are amber and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She is mildly Half-Orc supremacist, though she does not identify as such. She is cautious and jumpy. She reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: Her mother raised her in a mountain cabin. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Half-Orcs in the south were limited. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: She is wracked by social anxiety; and dragonborn compassion

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Racist, Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Nature. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She stands about 5'5" and wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with wide-brimmed hat. Her right leg appears badly burned and disfigured. Her long chestnut hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her green unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Shautha isn't afraid of most anything. She has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Half-Orc unity. 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: Born to a Roofer, her father struggled to pay the bills. Cursed with vampirism at a very young age, Shautha has worked very hard to control her curse. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world.

Ideals: Impeccable, Logical. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 600 gp. Rich purple corundum (900 gp). Black star sapphire (900 gp). Iolite (70 gp).

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He wears light armors faded through time and improper care. His hair is long and red with streaks of blonde, and is pulled back with small grey clips. His beard is blonde, braided, and well cared for. He has a dull look in his blue eyes.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Beloril is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. His father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his father was legitimate. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He is content; and to end his boredom

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized brown coat, and carries maces. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her eyes are likewise blue. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends she is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy herself. As long as the job gets done she does not care how it got done.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. 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 gnolls attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Kristryd 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 regain custody of her son

Ideals: Fighting, Joker, Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 600 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates her frame. Her hair is cut close to her head. Her eyes are a pleasant silver.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation she is generally quite perceptive. She notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. She loves teas. She is very sensitive about her face. To blow off anger she lifts weights and to control her otherwise explosive temper she works out a lot.

History: The child of southern immigrants she idolized her father. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Tieflings in the south were limited. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the south; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insomniac, Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 500 gp. Malachite (4 gp). Chrysoberyl (90 gp). Jet (90 gp). Rhodochrosite (4 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This southern woman wears blue robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally she wears more armor. She prefers to carry a trident, but if one is not available she will default to her monstrous two handed axe. Her clothes are grease stained in places. She has shaved her head bald. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She has always had a great fascination with Dwarven culture. She is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. As a young adult she joined a group advocating for an improvement in Gnomish conditions. She left for the south, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Dwarven people; and dwarven compassion

Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Military. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 1500 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.