Description: 3'0" and muscular, this western woman wears dull red sweaters, loose yellow pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath her sweater she keeps a concealed longsword, just in case. Her hair is black, silky, and of moderate length. She has gleaming, smiling hazel eyes.

Personality: Cora is a sociable creature first and foremost. She loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. She can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. She would rather hide behind her crafts than deal with other people.

History: A child with a great deal of poetry talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She has never given up on her poetry dream.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Athletic, Extrovert, Artistic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 7000 sp. Banded agate (13 gp).

Description: This woman is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of her veins is visible when she is not flexing. Her shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for her due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. Her hair, while still mostly black, has prominent grey streaks. She is baby faced.

Personality: She is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of her strength. She works very hard to maintain that gentleness. She is ready at a moment's notice to give into her darker urges. She is a real pyromaniac and does not care who the fire hurts. She often ends up burning people alive in the fires she starts.

History: She was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. Recently a tribe of dire rats attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Shaena fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She will attempt to ambush and attack anyone she thinks she can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, she will try to sell them to her slave-trader contact; and she has decided she is irredeemable

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Disciplined. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 700 gp. Chalcedony (50 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright green and white, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. She is portly but not overly obese. She has done her best to style her brass crest to look like a famous performer. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines gold.

Personality: She does not care much for physical appearances, nor does she care much for other people. She does however care about what she wants and getting it. She is used to getting what she wants. In part because she is a meticulous planner.

History: She got into the Jeweler business at a young age. 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. She has been saving her money to try and buy her sister's freedom.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break; and expand her business

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Job, Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 700 gp.

Description: This man wears a tattered pair of loose brown pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. He has moderate length brown hair. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. He is accommodating to his spouse and as such limits his hospitality. He is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven himself a capable leader.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. After coming to the age of reason, Alberich took it upon himself to study the martial arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and he possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Sensitive. Bonds: Poor, In love. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 140 pp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: An imposing woman with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic right leg, she usually wears her violet robe and has her bastard sword always slung over her shoulder. Her hair, while still mostly blonde, has prominent grey streaks. Her blue eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She is irascible and easily irritated. Dara 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: A powerful necromancer made her what she is. Through the years after Dara was born, her father became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the east. Dara's father didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. She has been saving her money to try and buy her brother's freedom.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion.

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Family, Mentor, Slave. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 500 gp. Rhodochrosite (11 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is renowned for her bright black dresses and hats. She is physically well-built. Her blue crest is braided into rings. She has several tiny ruby earrings on each ear.

Personality: Quiet and reserved she prefers to listen than to talk. She will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. She is kind towards other women and children and will generally offer women help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to her.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her mother and father. Her mother taught her the rudiments of the Mercenary arts, while her father instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Her mother was very strict, and drilled into her lessons on being the perfect lady. She has achieved small success as a Mercenary.

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

Ideals: Philantrophist, Impeccable. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, Job, Slave. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 120 pp.

Description: This western man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His fierce green eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: Cocky and sure of himself, he believes he is the best Map Maker born in the past three hundred years. He always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Map Maker business.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Thomas was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Thomas grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Thomas. He struck the Map Maker job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture; and he feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Mentor, Criminal record. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 1700 gp. Blue quartz (7 gp). Red garnet (60 gp). Black pearl (500 gp). Jasper (50 gp). Sard (50 gp). Rhodochrosite (7 gp). Carnelian (50 gp). Hematite (7 gp). Iolite (50 gp).

Description: She wears a suit in poor condition. It has not been laundered in sometime and has been worn in activities one would not normally wear a suit during. She carries a battered scimitar and tarnished sword as well. She wears a colorful flower in her brown hair. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She exudes charisma. She is a tour de force of persuasion. A fanatic, her devotion to her small selection of gods is unquestionable. She claims to be doing their will and will base all her actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. She became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Tiefling artifacts is her passion; and she desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Adventurer, Attractive, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 900 gp. Citrine (30 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (15 gp). Lapis lazuli (15 gp). Deep green spinel (40 gp).

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. She is bald on top and has large red tufts of hair around her ears. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines violet.

Personality: She will rave to anyone who will listen. She is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: She was born several months after her mother was called into army service. She graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. She advanced relatively quickly due to her good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends.

Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Lazy. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 400 gp. Aquamarine (500 gp).