Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she prefers to wear tan pants and tee shirts. She keeps her long silver hair kept up in a rat tail. Her eyes are brown and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: Mella wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Druid, so she tries to act the part. She does a good job, for the most part... Animals are drawn to her, and she is able to talk to them.

History: Born to a Healer, her father struggled to pay the bills. Her parents enrolled her in a Druid school at a young age so that she could practice her druidic talents. When she grew older, she became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. She began work as a mercenary for hire. She would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: She made a deal with a demon which lead to her current lot in life, and she's becoming increasingly nervous about it; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Disciplined, Gifted. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer, Debt. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 1000 gp. Onyx (70 gp). Azurite (8 gp). Tourmaline (110 gp). Fire opal (1000 gp). Amber (110 gp). Azurite (8 gp). Golden yellow topaz (900 gp). Red garnet (110 gp). Freshwater pearl (8 gp). Star rose quartz (70 gp). Hematite (8 gp). Alexandrite (900 gp). Coral (110 gp). Jet (110 gp). Sard (70 gp). Peridot (70 gp). Onyx (70 gp). Malachite (8 gp). Chrysoprase (70 gp). Obsidian (8 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: 3'3" and muscular, this southern man is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. His blonde hair is smooth and relatively long. His eyes are blue and beady.

Personality: Roge hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his writing career. His brief stint in the army gave him the idea he was invincible and that he is the toughest man alive.

History: Born to a Fletcher, his mother struggled to pay the bills. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered writing. He has never given up on his writing dream.

Motivation: He is greedy; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Military, Poor. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 3000 gp. Star ruby (1200 gp). Blue star sapphire (1200 gp). Obsidian (15 gp). Amethyst (50 gp). Obsidian (15 gp). Eye agate (15 gp). Alexandrite (200 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This man stands a little under 5'0" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. His white hair is thinning but still full. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He likes to make people angry or surprised. To his fellows he is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. He married young, but lost his spouse to gnolls. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to gnolls demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Revenge; and he wants revenge against gnolls

Flaws: Antagonistic, Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Immigrant. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 5000 gp. Pink pearl (50 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1000 gp). Rose (70 gp). Silver pearl (50 gp). Aquamarine (400 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she dresses in pastel turtlenecks beneath a black coat with grey slacks. Her black fur is lengthy. Her copper unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. She is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her sons to still be retired.

Motivation: Marry her sister to traveling adventurers; and to reunite with her absent father

Ideals: Opinionated, Gifted, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 700 pp. Clear bright green emerald (3000 gp). Eye agate (14 gp). Aquamarine (500 gp). Chrysoprase (50 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1300 gp). Blue quartz (14 gp). Sard (50 gp). Onyx (50 gp). Aquamarine (500 gp). Sard (50 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she wears a green coat over a brown low-cut shirt, and a deerstalker hat upon her head. Her long copper crest is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep red.

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 has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a woman enough she will sell her own mother. Money is her most trusted friend.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. Her father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: She is greedy; and someone believes her a fraud

Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Nature, Rich, Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 7000 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1200 gp). Gold music box (4000 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1200 gp). Gold music box (4000 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2000 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2000 gp). Solid gold idol (1200 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (700 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (3000 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1700 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1700 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (4000 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2000 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is lean but muscular and wears bulky green painted plate armor. His hair is cut close to his head. His skin is flawless and his black eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. He is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with his big mouthed big gutted partner. His partner is his best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage daughter.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Bather arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He was one of the best in his class, and was picked up by his current employer. He quickly showed his capability and was soon promoted to a head role. He has worked as a Bather like his father before him.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break.

Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Family, Rich, Job. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 12000 gp. Chrysoberyl (140 gp). Lapis lazuli (12 gp). Freshwater pearl (12 gp). Deep blue spinel (700 gp). Rose (60 gp). Black pearl (700 gp). Azurite (12 gp). Chrysoberyl (140 gp). Rich purple corundum (1100 gp). Silver pearl (140 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (12 gp). Rhodochrosite (12 gp). Alexandrite (700 gp). Black pearl (700 gp). Moonstone (60 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: Standing 3'4", this man wears a tan vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His green leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his tan boots flare out at the collars. His red hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He has schizophrenia that causes him to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. Energy wise he seems alert and responsive.

History: His druidic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: He loathes his own lifestyle; and he feels kind of lost in life

Ideals: Professionalism, Gifted, Persistence. Flaws: Disease, Depressed. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 18000 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (900 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (100 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (800 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (900 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (800 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (100 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (900 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (800 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (800 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (3000 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (3000 gp). 1 Major magic item.