Description: She wears well tailored gowns and hats with beautiful decoration. She is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. She wears a Stetson hat to cover her moderate length auburn hair. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: A grumpy gal she will invite people to lunch so she can critique them. Yet she still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. She has a cruel streak; something she gained from her previous mentor. She harbors resentment against her former mentor.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, she was no stranger to responsibility. 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. After a long history of fighting, Mella and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs; and her religion dominates her actions

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Mentor, Religious. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: Freshwater pearl (16 gp).

Description: A moderately attractive woman, she wears a worn and beaten armor. She has wavy purple hair. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, she has a hard time making friends. She dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. Her biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Brilliant and gifted she never wanted to apply herself. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and money/treasure

Ideals: Logical, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 800 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he dresses in grey turtlenecks beneath a red coat with blue slacks. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy red hair. His eyes are violet.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. He lacks moral complications. He does what he is told to by employers but not much else. He spends his money on whatever he fancies at the time.

History: Born to a Animal Trainer, his father struggled to pay the bills. At a young age he wooed the heart of his future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. He struck the Glassblower job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Flaws: Antagonistic, Insane. Bonds: Job, Poor, In love. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 1000 cp.

Description: She is a husky woman, who wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. She usually doesn't wear a shirt. She wears her silver hair up in a very large beehive style do. Her eyes are gray and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She is happy with her job as a Sage. She turns her eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. She does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of illithids may trigger it at times.

History: Hatae was born with her mother's beautiful face. As a young adult she joined a group advocating for an improvement in Half-Elven conditions. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by illithids. Hatae 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 she is unsatisfied with her job

Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Job, Enemies, Attractive. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 13000 cp. Red-brown spinel (150 gp).

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He wears silk and lounges about seductively. His brown fur is heavily combed to the right. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Art will drive conversation. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of brigands once and for all.

History: Art was raised in a hard working conservative environment. He was an apprentice working in his father's forge. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by brigands. Art was horrified and prayed that his mother was alright. However, he heard that his mother had died fighting off the brigands.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Athletic, Extrovert. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Job. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 2000 cp.

Description: She wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with blue lining and desert motifs. She has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. Her red hair is well kept. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She is business-like. She takes instructions and follows them to the letter. She is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: Trained by her father for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. Her parents were killed by drow in a raid when she was still a young child. The drow captured her, and made her a slave and general play-thing. She was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to her deformed appearance. She has became unsatisfied with her lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge; and she desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Military, Enemies. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 500 pp. Chrysoberyl (60 gp). Violet garnet (600 gp). Star ruby (1500 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy chestnut stubble. He wears a grey cloak and cross-gartered black stockings. He has a hunchback. His chestnut hair has been sun bleached extensively. He has a dull look in his gray eyes.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Frederick embodies much of what other species detest in the Humans. He cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist he will grow angry at them.

History: His psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. Through the years after Frederick was born, his father became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the south. Frederick's father didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He has been saving his money to try and buy his brother's freedom.

Motivation: He has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Family, Criminal record. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 700 sp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: This northern woman is abnormally tall. She dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head. Her whole body is exceptionally muscular. She has moderate length chestnut hair. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She is enamored with her job. She loves it. She likes the challenge and she likes helping those less fortunate than her. As long as the job gets done she does not care how it got done.

History: The child of northern immigrants she idolized her mother. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Guard. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Guard.

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

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Guard

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: A 2'8" western woman, she wears a fine chain shirt which she covers with red colored cloaks and clothing. She has a long brown ponytail with little hanging trinkets. Her eyes are a pleasant gray.

Personality: She likes to brag about her accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. She disdains her fellow westerners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: A child with a great deal of music talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. At a young age she wooed the heart of her future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. She left for the west, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the west; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Passionate, Artistic, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Immigrant, In love. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 1000 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.