Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She is well dressed, constantly wearing a black suit, white shirt, and green tie. Her wide-brimmed hat is riddled with cuts and holes. She has red eyes and a black hat with a white feather.

Personality: She is irascible and easily irritated. She uses divination through singing.

History: Her father raised her in a mountain cabin. 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 betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Nature, Military. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 200 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (800 gp).

Description: A middle-aged man, he wears a white cloak and cross-gartered brown stockings, and is pretty ugly. His silver hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His blue eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

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 has all his life been fascinated with music.

History: Trained by his mother for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. As a young adult he joined a group advocating for an improvement in Half-Orc conditions. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Ideals: Opinionated, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He wears bulky black painted plate armor. He is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly bows and greataxes. His red hair is braided into rings. His white eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. As he has aged he has sought to do reparations for his actions as a youth. He is also making sure that his compatriots who never received punishment for their crimes are brought to justice.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when orcs swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. In his 14th year, his parents were killed by a orcs raid, leaving Vassago alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions.

Ideals: Fighting, Justice. Bonds: Criminal record, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 2000 sp. A small bag of saffron. (60 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This tall, slender woman likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. She keeps her white hair in a pixie cut. Her eyes are likewise hazel. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She hates illithids. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. Over the years she perfected her riding and shooting skills. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to illithids demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and she desires to right it; and revenge

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Enemies, Nature. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 600 gp. Emerald (400 gp).

Description: A stocky lighter skinned man, he wears silk and lounges about seductively. With a patchy brown beard and wild brown hair. His amber eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. He spends most of his days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There he gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: His mother raised him in a mountain cabin. His first spouse was a Stableman, they had one son, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Tabaxi artifacts is his passion; and an old rival family wants him found

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Nature, Family. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 400 gp. White pearl (100 gp). Freshwater pearl (14 gp). Banded agate (14 gp).

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking northern young adult. He likes to wear red tank tops with tan pants. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. He has a long auburn beard with little hanging trinkets. His eyes are likewise violet. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food he seems plenty friendly. 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: He was born into a rich family. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a daughter. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out; and he is greedy

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Slave, In love, Rich. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 900 gp. Moss agate (9 gp). Citrine (70 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A plain young-adult man, he is dressed in earthy colors with a brown and white handkerchief worn on his right side. His beige fur is matted, messy, and big. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep copper.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: Born in the south to a Stableman, Great learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. A gifted student he started as a Barrister, but he got bored and became a Stableman. He has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Barrister. He hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: To be a Barrister again; and an old rival family wants him found

Flaws: Ugly, Selfish. Bonds: Job, Has a crush, Family. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 90 pp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: She is of a modest build and height, but she carries herself more imposing than she is. She is renowned for her bright black dresses and hats. Her red hair is greasy and uncared for. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation she is generally quite perceptive. She notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. She cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist she will grow angry at them.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Her parents were killed by dire rats in a raid when she was still a young child. The dire rats captured her, and made her a slave and general play-thing. She was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to her deformed appearance. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world; and she wants revenge against dire rats

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Antagonistic. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 300 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1400 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (70 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (100 gp).

Description: She is lean but muscular and wears a black coat over a white low-cut shirt, and a broad hat upon her head. She wears a colorful flower in her rusty crest. She has red eyes and a black hat with a white feather.

Personality: She is witty, but her monotone delivery comes off as unnerving Any perceived weakness will be pressed and exploited. She is seen as merciless and passionate.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the east. Her parents died when she was young, and she was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Nala 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 Nala. Recently a tribe of orcs attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Nala fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She has comitted a past crime that haunts her to this day.

Ideals: Joker, Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Poor. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 60 gp.