Description: Her left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She is renowned for her bright red dresses and hats. Her tied-back hair is red. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She believes there is no problem she cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. She has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her sons to still be retired.

Motivation: Marry her sister to traveling adventurers.

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Barber

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 600 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty grey coat over it. She is physically well-built. She has chestnut hair. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She is quite rude, and likes to deride her opponents skill and shout insults at them. Nalaed 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: Nalaed lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. As a very small child her family refused to pay dues to a local crime lord, who ordered them killed. Her mother, a somewhat powerful mage sought to protect her and cast a teleportation spell that whisked her away. She has never given up on her painting dream.

Motivation: She possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and she has decided she is irredeemable

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Family, Criminal record. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 7000 cp.

Description: This southern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. His white hair is unkempt and raggedy. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. He is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: Born in the south his family was never financially stable. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Slave Trader hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He eventually got the idea of being the protector of his homeland from reading books, and has made it his duty.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs.

Flaws: Ugly, Selfish. Bonds: Poor, Guardian, Religious. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 5000 cp.

Description: This petite short woman is perpetually holding a chocolate of some kind. She wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her morningstar with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt, marred by chocolates. Her black hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. Her blue unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She considers herself the protector of her home. She feels this is her duty and calling. She receives visions of the future at random moments

History: Emmeline was raised in a hard working conservative environment. After coming to the age of reason, Emmeline took it upon herself to study the divine arts in their entirety; because of this, she was labeled a dark omen and banished from her homeland. She struck the Masseuse job and began her own company from there.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and to protect her home

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Guardian, Job. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 140 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp).

Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking southern young adult. She is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. Her blue crest is braided into rings. Her eyes are red and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. She does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her father always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. While studying, she fell in love. They married and had a daughter. She has since married many spouses, only to have them die. She claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and she is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Shy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Slave, In love. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 26000 cp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This malnourished man dresses like a well dressed Adventurer does. His auburn hair has been sun bleached extensively. He has a dull look in his amber eyes.

Personality: Prone to second guessing himself, he comes off as nervous. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. He was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. He's also a talented Jeweler, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Adventurer responsibilities is difficult; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Flaws: Shy, Selfish. Bonds: Job, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 600 gp. Azurite (8 gp). Moss agate (8 gp). Alexandrite (900 gp). Onyx (30 gp).

Description: She is in excellent shape and wears a white wide-brimmed hat and white clothes. Her golden hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a wide-brimmed hat. 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 calm most of the time but flees social interaction. She keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to her own.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. 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 south. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and doesn't want to be a architect and was forced into it by her family

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Insomniac, Shy, Ugly. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: This malnourished man wears silk and lounges about seductively. His long white hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Spy who has hired him part-time. He is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: He was raised in a forest tribe. His father took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: Wants his loneliness to end; and he would like to get married and retire

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Has a crush, Nature. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 120 gp. 1 Chain shirt.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. His brown hair and beard is wavy and long. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are blue.

Personality: He loves justice and goodness and right action. Anyone who does not fulfill this criteria perfectly will no doubt get a lecture from him. He is the most sanctimonious self-righteous Elf in existence. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of goblins may trigger it at times.

History: He is a Hag in disguise. He was taken from his home at a very young age. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to goblins demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Dwarven artifacts is his passion; and to be a marshal again

Ideals: Justice. Bonds: Enemies, Adventurer, Slave, Job. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 600 sp.