Description: A woman of a pale complexion, she wears professional attire. She wears her red hair up. Her brown eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. She is very protective of her business, her home, and her spouse. She is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: Born to a Gardener, her mother struggled to pay the bills. As a very small child her family refused to pay dues to a local crime lord, who ordered them killed. Her father, a somewhat powerful mage sought to protect her and cast a teleportation spell that whisked her away. She has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: She has comitted a past crime that haunts her to this day; and regain custody of her son

Ideals: Justice. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Poor, Family. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 230 gp.

Description: She wears a worn and beaten armor. Her scarlet crest is unkempt and raggedy. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are gold.

Personality: She has always had a great fascination with Half-Orc culture. Further she is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. 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: To end her boredom; and to find somewhere to settle down

Flaws: Ugly, Racist, Addict, Mundane. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 80000 cp. Chrysoprase (80 gp). Deep blue spinel (800 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a pot bellied northern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He wears white robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a scimitar, but if one is not available he will default to his hammer. His long chestnut hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady gray eyes.

Personality: He is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of gnolls may trigger it at times.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by gnolls. Azgrom was horrified and prayed that his mother was alright. However, he heard that his mother had died fighting off the gnolls.

Motivation: He wants revenge against gnolls; and someone believes him a fraud

Ideals: Athletic, Joker. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 220 gp.

Description: He is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior, and he perpetually has his trident ready. His hair is purple, silky, and of moderate length. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Tieflings.

History: He was born at the edge of vast plains. 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 south. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and doesn't want to be a body guard and was forced into it by his family

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Terse, Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Family. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 150 gp. Brown-green garnet (150 gp).

Description: 5'0" and muscular, this northern man wears a white tunic with grey highlights, and long blue pants that bunch up around his shoes. He is bald on top and has large black tufts of hair around his ears. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: The child of northern immigrants he idolized his father. Norsko was born on a far northern mountains where he grew up under the tutelage of his father, an expert Seamstress. He left for the north, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He loathes his own lifestyle; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Athletic, Opinionated, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 2000 gp. Citrine (60 gp). Deep green spinel (120 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This malnourished man is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. His long brown hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: When he was but 8 years old his parents immigrated from the south. While he appears to be a normal Dwarf, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. He left for the south, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Optimist, Professionalism. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 1000 cp. Star rose quartz (60 gp).

Description: A middle-aged woman, she is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down, and is pretty ugly. She has slicked back black hair. Her brown eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: Ilga speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. She is clearly well-traveled and educated. She is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. She haggles over everything, upselling her goods and buying cheap. She is persistent in everything.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. Being born in the west, 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 west 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 east. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion; and doesn't want to be a banker and was forced into it by her family

Ideals: Impeccable, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 110 gp.

Description: He is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright blue and white, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. His silver hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of brigands may trigger it at times.

History: A child with a great deal of dancing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. His parents divorced when he was young, and his father gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his father, who blamed him for driving them apart. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 1000 gp. Alexandrite (900 gp). Azurite (9 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (9 gp). Obsidian (9 gp). Blue star sapphire (1400 gp).

Description: This malnourished woman wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates her frame. She keeps her black hair in a pixie cut. Her hazel eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with dancing. She constantly tries to fill her life with dancing. Her temper goes off on the smallest of things. She tends to lash out at those around her.

History: Bolhild was born into a poor family. Growing up, she dreamt of becoming a Commoner, to bring honor to her family’s name. When she came of age, she applied for a position with her town's local guard, looking to work her way up via merit and eventually become a Commoner in service of a powerful lord somewhere. She was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform She has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature crossbow.

Motivation: She has passion for adventuring and risk; and meet up once more with her childhood friend

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Adventurer, Slave. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 100 pp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1100 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1100 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (1000 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1100 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1100 gp).