Description: An older woman who likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather, she is not a threatening figure. Her tied-back hair is red. 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 barks her statements quickly and with little fuss. She prefers small words and is at her heart utilitarian. She has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her father gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her father, who blamed her for driving them apart. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC.

Flaws: Insomniac, Terse, Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 390 gp.

Description: He is a mite stocky and usually wears his white robe and has his greatsword always slung over his shoulder. His white hair is matted, messy, and big. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are blue.

Personality: This man loves dancing and to teach people dancing more than just about anything. He is always in debt, since he spends his money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 3000 cp.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, she has the majority of her body covered in plate. Her long auburn hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her eyes are likewise gray.

Personality: Juliana is depressed about a lot of things. She tends to be a nihilist. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her father.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the west.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Jeweled anklet (3000 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (60 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (5000 gp).

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she wears a simple green robe with grey stripes complete with hood. Her hair is purple and curly. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She is business-like. She takes instructions and follows them to the letter. She is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. Her mother was a soldier and died while she was still young. Osah was left her mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. She was granted divine powers by her dying sister.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions; and she is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs

Ideals: Professionalism, Gifted, Fighting. Bonds: Military, Religious. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: German accent

Possessions: Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This eastern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. With bright black hair. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She is shy and timid. She has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. She is fiercely devoted to her father, and views her father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating her from her legal half-brother.

History: She was raised in a desert tribe. Paela was a troubled youth. She spent her days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent her evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Paela decided she wanted neither the life of her father nor that of the evil petty criminals she associated with. During her early adolescence, she took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. She would ruin relationships and cause injury. She was reprimanded several times before being given her current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: Regain custody of her daughter; and find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Family, Nature, Criminal record. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: With brown face paint in a stripe pattern across her face, she is renowned for her bright tan dresses and hats. With bright silver hair. Her brown eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She speaks before she thinks and is too direct. She is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: Born in the north to a Engraver, Callybon learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. She helped her mother out around the business and became quite the natural. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by illithids. Callybon was horrified and prayed that her father was alright. However, she heard that her father had died fighting off the illithids.

Motivation: Expand her business; and to reunite with her old friends

Flaws: Addict, Impulsive. Bonds: Adventurer, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 2100 sp.

Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She wears a tattered pair of loose tan pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. Her broad hat is riddled with cuts and holes. Her eyes are blue and catlike.

Personality: She is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. She is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Gnomes.

History: Roywyn was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her mother was employed at, doing general labor. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Dwarven compassion; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Racist. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 50 gp. 1 Masterwork Artisan’s tools.

Description: This southern woman is abnormally tall. She wears brown leather gloves, a brown jacket, and tight pants. Her whole body is exceptionally muscular. Her brown fur is unkempt and raggedy. Her green eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She will rave to anyone who will listen. She plays an instrument quite well.

History: Harvest was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her father was employed at, doing general labor. While she appears to be a normal Tabaxi, she's... not quite right. Perhaps she's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that she plain doesn't fit in. She has never given up on her dancing dream.

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

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Immigrant, Poor. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 1200 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Jeweled anklet (4000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2600 gp).

Description: She is a mite stocky and is dressed in an above average manner. Her golden hair is lengthy. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She is curt in most of her responses. She prefers to keep her word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. Her respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to her, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, she tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in her reactions to snap at those who irritate her, Elysande is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. A few years later when the east was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Shy, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.