Description: She prefers to wear brown clothing when she does not wear armor. Her attire stands in sharp contrast to her greatsword, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a cross on it. Her broad hat is riddled with cuts and holes. Her eyes are brown.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. She is used to getting what she wants. In part because she is a meticulous planner.

History: Helja was born in the east. At a young age she loved to build and create. She was an apprentice working in her mother's forge. She became a Mason soon after.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Mason responsibilities is difficult; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Philantrophist, Professionalism, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 3000 gp. Freshwater pearl (6 gp). Black star sapphire (1300 gp). Aquamarine (700 gp). Red garnet (160 gp). Star ruby (1300 gp). Alexandrite (700 gp). Blue quartz (6 gp). Malachite (6 gp). Eye agate (6 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: The dark-skinned woman stands 5'7" and dresses in white turtlenecks beneath a pastel coat with yellow slacks. She keeps her long blonde hair kept up in a rat tail. Her eyes are likewise brown. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends she is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy herself. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her mother.

History: She was born in a small forest village. 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: Retire the richest woman in the west; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Joker, Entrepeneur, Athletic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 1000 gp.

Description: She appears as an extremely gaunt Elf, and stands approximately 4'8". She likes to wear tan tank tops with green skirt, and her gloved hand is found clutching a bow. Her hair is brown and very short. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. She is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with her big mouthed big gutted partner. Her partner is her best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. She pushes her goals aggressively. She is also a coward if confronted.

History: She was born in the north. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Dragonborn companion (her 'brother'). She eventually got the idea of being the protector of her homeland from reading books, and has made it her duty.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found; and obtaining odd cultural dragonborn artifacts is her passion

Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Adventurer, Immigrant, Guardian, Family. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Chain shirt.

Description: She has a missing right leg. She wears a black cloak and cross-gartered green stockings. She has a very tight haircut. Her eyes are likewise green.

Personality: She is a Herbalist first and foremost. She believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. Her philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: The child of northern immigrants she idolized her father. A serious injury left her father unemployed and in need of constant care. Her family became saddled with debt trying to care for her infirm father. She has worked as a Herbalist like her father before her.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Debt. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 1000 gp. Aquamarine (400 gp). Coral (70 gp).

Description: She is an attractive woman, lean and moderately muscular. She prefers to wear red pants and tee shirts. Her white hair is well kept. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She likes to be helpful to her clients. She likes to prescribe proper advice to her clients. She can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. Since her mother passed away years ago, her father had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. Being a Dyer kept her interest for a while, but then she became depressed and bored. So she turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: She is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Slave, Criminal record. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 7000 sp. Deep blue spinel (400 gp). Red spinel (80 gp). Jasper (40 gp). Moss agate (14 gp). 1 Half-Plate.

Description: He is dressed in a clean brown cloak covering his clean studded leather, and carries maces. His brown hair is thinning but still full. His gray eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: A deeply religious man he believes everything happens for a reason. He is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. He likes to tell stories.

History: When he was but 5 years old his parents immigrated from the north. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. He left for the north, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He feels threatened by others; and he is terrified, and will act out of fear

Ideals: Fighting, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Religious, Immigrant. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 200 gp. Tiger eye turquoise (12 gp). Red garnet (110 gp). Lapis lazuli (12 gp). Black pearl (1300 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman stands a little under 4'8" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. She has moderate length brown hair. Her gray eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. She is cautious and jumpy. She reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: Emmeline was born with her father's beautiful face. Emmeline was born on a far western mountains where she grew up under the tutelage of her father, an expert Scribe. She bought a hammer and has really upped her game hunting, due to her understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and she is wracked by social anxiety

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Nature, Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 2000 cp. Jasper (30 gp).

Description: His left side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He wears skinny pants and wears a tan and brown robe with the hood down. He wears his brown hair up in a very large beehive style do. He has gleaming, smiling violet eyes.

Personality: He is a very philanthropic person; he spends his free time working at various soup kitchens. He is always in debt, since he spends his money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: Boddynock was born into a poor family. Growing up, he dreamt of becoming a Warlock, to bring honor to his family’s name. When he came of age, he applied for a position with his town's local guard, looking to work his way up via merit and eventually become a Warlock in service of a powerful lord somewhere. 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 became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 270 gp.

Description: He is a physically imposing dark-skinned man. He wears dull white sweaters, loose black pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed dagger, just in case. His auburn hair is smooth and relatively long. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep amber.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. More though he will beg to come along on any journeys. He will attempt to stowaway on any ship he can in the hopes that it will get him further away.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. His father was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: To be a Stableman again; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Shy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Slave, Job. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 200 sp.