Description: She wears silk and lounges about seductively. She sports a flattop hair cut. She wears large thick round spectacles.

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. Despite her manner, she is extremely passionate and proud of her job, and she prides herself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: Born in the north to a Courier, Irann learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Half-Orc companion (her 'brother'). She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality.

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Courier

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 800 sp.

Description: This eastern woman tends to wear a black poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt. Her clothes are grease stained in places. Her tied-back hair is red. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: Tomph hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her poetry career. She has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: The child of eastern immigrants she idolized her mother. A freak accident while working with her Layabout mother left her crippled. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

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

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Fearful, Disease. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is a paragon of her species. She is larger and stronger than most Halflings. Her skin is dark but she possesses many white ritualistic tattoos. She wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her crossbow with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt. Her long silver hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her hazel eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

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. Further she is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. From there she went from mercenary job to mercenary job. She spent several years traveling with her friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: A deep hatred of drow; and her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Family, Slave, Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 90 gp.

Description: This woman stands a little under 2'9" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She is renowned for her bright red dresses and hats. She has moderate length brown hair. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. She disdains her fellow easterners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: A child with a great deal of music talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. She was a friend to animals and a trickster. In her defense of animals however she would do severe harm to people. She left for the east, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Joker, Artistic. Flaws: Insomniac, Mundane. Bonds: Immigrant, Nature. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 200 gp. Zircon (70 gp). Bloodstone (70 gp).

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She wears a fine chain shirt which she covers with pastel colored cloaks and clothing. Her fur is orange and curly. She has a dull look in her blue eyes.

Personality: She is filled with cunning. She likes to feign weakness letting people think she is weak. Silent enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. She always admired psionic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: She is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions; and she is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Secretive, Hedonist, Shy. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 1100 gp. Zircon (80 gp). Tourmaline (150 gp). Citrine (80 gp). Moss agate (11 gp). Onyx (80 gp). Deep blue spinel (400 gp). Deep blue spinel (400 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she wears light armors faded through time and improper care. Her hair, while still mostly red, has prominent grey streaks. Her gray eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She exudes charisma. She is a tour de force of persuasion. She invented a lineage for herself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. Like her father and her brother before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Priest. She leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever she goes.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Priest responsibilities is difficult; and to reunite with her old friends

Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Rich, Job. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 2000 cp. 1 Holy water.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, she wears a tattered pair of loose red pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. She has a long white ponytail with little hanging trinkets. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She misses her glory days as an athlete. She does not mind her job, but it is boring in comparison. She is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. Her mother took her hunting and taught her how to get in the mind of other creatures. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Expand her business; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Joker. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Nature. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 20 pp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: His left side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He dresses in blue turtlenecks beneath a green coat with white slacks. He sports a long red beard, and similarly colored long hair. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep brown.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: He comes from a rich northern family. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Ideals: Passionate, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Religious. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 330 gp.

Description: A 5'11" northern man, he wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. His hair is black and curly. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady amber eyes.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: He was born into a rich family. In his 16th year, his parents were killed by a illithids raid, leaving Paelias alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and he is greedy

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed, Selfish. Bonds: Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 200 gp.