Description: This late middle aged woman wears brown trousers with black and brown striped suspenders. She wears various colorful collared shirts and is in decent physical shape. Her red hair is heavily combed to the right. Her eyes are likewise blue.

Personality: She hates drow. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep her interest for a month it is impressive.

History: Ella hails from a village terrorized by drow. At some point she was captured by drow and was tortured. After several years of this she finally managed to escape. She's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: She is greedy; and she is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out

Flaws: Hedonist, Addict. Bonds: Enemies, Slave, Rich. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally she sports a green coat. She is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly hammers and scimitars. She keeps her gold crest in a pixie cut. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk she knows how to make people feel guilty. She has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: The child of northern immigrants she idolized her mother. Her family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The mother sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. She saw this and took pride in her mother's willingness to do anything to win. She left for the north, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: She is terrified, and will act out of fear.

Flaws: Depressed, Fearful. Bonds: Criminal record, Immigrant. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 400 pp. A silver and pearl hairclip (70 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (5000 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (100 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (100 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (100 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Solid gold idol (700 gp).

Description: This eastern man is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. His clothes are grease stained in places. His blonde hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His hazel eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. He constantly seizes attention wherever he goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. He likes to think of himself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: Trained by his mother for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Gnomes in the east were limited. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and he doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes

Ideals: Fighting, Disciplined, Impeccable. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Military. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 3100 gp. An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (50 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Solid gold idol (1100 gp).

Description: He is a mite stocky and wears a tight fitting blue shirt and pants. Sporting a red mohawk and bushy mustache this man's hair draws a lot of attention. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: Mindartis was raised in a hard working conservative environment. His father was very strict, and drilled into him lessons on being the perfect gentleman. He's also a talented Gardener, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Sellsword and was forced into it by his family; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Lazy. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Family. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 500 gp.

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He is well dressed, constantly wearing a black suit, red shirt, and white tie. His auburn hair, when down, is lengthy. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are amber.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Adventurer but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: Trained by his father for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. He was a friend to animals and a trickster. In his defense of animals however he would do severe harm to people. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge; and revenge

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Military, Nature, Enemies. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 500 sp. Amber (90 gp).

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She wears many layers of old clothing at all times. Her black hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating she would invite many more into her home than her spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. Althaea is a bit of a follower. Usually she is manipulated by her brothers into helping them out, but recently she has become more of a free agent.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. Her first spouse was a Bowyer, they had one son, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. She now spends her time doing works of charity.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother; and she is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Poor, Family, Religious. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is wearing a tight black one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. His crest is scarlet and very short. His eyes are a pleasant gold.

Personality: He is cool and collected. He likes to make quips and puns whenever he does anything. He also makes a point to compliment his superiors and flatter them. A true patriot, Dadalan would do anything for his country. He is fiercely protective of his fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. In his 16th year, his parents were killed by a brigands raid, leaving Dadalan alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: He possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and balancing his hectic life and new actor responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Disciplined. Bonds: Military, Enemies, Criminal record, Job. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She wears suspenders and pastel workpants. Her shirt is blue, and she wears a heavy pastel leather apron most of the time. She cuts an attractive figure and her suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. She wears a small hat to hide her balding. She has gleaming, smiling amber eyes.

Personality: Stoic and calm, she prefers to meditate than take action. She moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep her interest for a month it is impressive.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. Since her mother passed away years ago, her father had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. She has achieved small success as a Banker.

Motivation: She is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out; and wants her loneliness to end

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Slave. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 600 gp. Jasper (30 gp).

Description: She is in excellent shape and wears a tan coat over a blue low-cut shirt, and a top hat upon her head. Her blonde hair is matted, messy, and big. Her gray eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She fancies herself a trickster and likes to rely on her wits to carry the day. She cares for her older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. She misses her home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. Bimpnottin was born on a far western forest where she grew up under the tutelage of her father, an expert Herbalist. She got away from her former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Herbalist and was forced into it by her family; and regain custody of her son

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 400 gp. Jasper (40 gp). Alexandrite (300 gp). 1 Half-Plate. 1 Breastplate.