Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She wears brown robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally she wears more armor. She prefers to carry a mace, but if one is not available she will default to her quarterstaff. She wears a small hat to hide her balding. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: A deeply religious woman she believes everything happens for a reason. 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: She was born in the west, but her parents moved at a very young age to the south. Her childhood dream was to be a Bookbinder, but she was a colossal failure. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 3 years.

Motivation: To be a Bookbinder again; and she is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs

Bonds: Poor, Religious, Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 60000 cp. Silver comb with moonstones (500 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (800 gp). A pair of blacksmith’s puzzle; each has a pair of interlocked iron designs that users try to take apart and put back together (60 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1900 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking eastern young adult. She wears a green costume with the symbols of the sun god on her torso. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. Her crest, while still mostly silver, has prominent grey streaks. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep red.

Personality: She is cool and collected. She likes to make quips and puns whenever she does anything. She also makes a point to compliment her superiors and flatter them. She does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. While studying, she fell in love. They married and had a daughter. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: She is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out; and money/treasure

Ideals: Disciplined, Extrovert. Bonds: Slave, Rich, In love. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 1200 gp. Bloodstone (60 gp). Rock crystal (60 gp). Red-brown spinel (80 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears skinny pants and wears a black and brown robe with the hood down. He keeps his rusty crest in a pixie cut. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He has always had a great fascination with Halfling culture. He lacks restraint and is impulsive. He jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: He is a Maurezhi in disguise. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Carpenter. He tends to his Carpenter job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: Marry his brother to traveling adventurers; and an old rival family wants him found

Flaws: Racist, Impulsive. Bonds: Adventurer, Job, Family. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 1700 gp.

Description: This woman wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty brown coat over it, and sports empty pouches on her belt. Her blonde hair is knotted and matted. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: Cocky and sure of herself, she believes she is the best Navigator born in the past three hundred years. She is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in her opinion.

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. As a young adult she joined a group advocating for an improvement in Human conditions. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Navigator for hire.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and a strong sense of loyalty to elven people

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Job, Nature. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 270 pp. Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (150 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1000 gp). Jeweled anklet (3000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (150 gp).

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized white coat. Her deerstalker hat is riddled with cuts and holes. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She is fixated on the number 91. She counts her steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. She seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. She is obsessed with her god.

History: Born in the north to a Gardener, Shaena learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and her religion dominates her actions

Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Religious, Job. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 270 gp. Carnelian (70 gp). Lapis lazuli (12 gp). Hematite (12 gp).

Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic right hand, he wears a blue shirt with thin brown vertical stripes and white pants. He has moderate length black hair. His brown unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: This man loves singing and to teach people singing more than just about anything. He is harsh and unforgiving.

History: Himo was born the youngest of three triplets. Being born in the north, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the north for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way east. After a long history of fighting, Himo and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Regain custody of his daughter; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Disease, Antagonistic. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 5000 sp.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He is wearing a tight yellow one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. He wears his black hair up. He is baby faced.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. He refers to his adoptive mother for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: Rael was born the youngest of three triplets. His childhood dream was to be a Animal Trainer, but he was a colossal failure. He struck the Knight job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and he desires to right it

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Family, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 600 gp. Sardonyx (50 gp).

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She wears a green shirt, with a black mid length skirt with black tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. She wears her blue crest up. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. She misses her home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. Unlike her family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, she wanted to work in the city. She has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: She wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away; and she is content

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy, Mundane, Greedy. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Masterwork studded leather. 1 Chain shirt.

Description: A stocky lighter skinned woman, she has a large grey mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into her pastel robe. Her long black hair reaches down to her waist. Her half smiles and amber eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: She can speak with the recently deceased. She is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in her opinion.

History: Emma lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. She was one of the best in her class, and was picked up by her current employer. She quickly showed her capability and was soon promoted to a head role. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Guard they were divorced and she won custody of their daughter. She worked as a Carpenter, and she later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister; and an old rival family wants her found

Ideals: Gifted, Opinionated. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Job. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Thunderstones.