Description: She is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down. She is portly but not overly obese. She is bald on top and has large auburn tufts of hair around her ears. 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 hates gnolls. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She is used to getting what she wants. In part because she is a meticulous planner.

History: Barbena hails from a village terrorized by gnolls. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Revenge; and several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge

Ideals: Professionalism, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 11000 gp. Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (500 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (140 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1600 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (1000 gp). Jeweled anklet (2000 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (500 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (300 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (2000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This southern man is abnormally tall. He wears silk and lounges about seductively. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. He wears a feathered hat to cover his moderate length orange fur. He is baby faced.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: Born in the south to a Bather, Three learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. He graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. He advanced relatively quickly due to his good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. He has worked as a Bather like his mother before him.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job.

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Job, Military. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 4000 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (40 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2200 gp).

Description: He tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look. His skin is fair and his fingers are delicate and long. His hair, while still mostly silver, has prominent grey streaks. His eyes are a pleasant gray.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for him. He lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: He comes from a rich eastern family. He was taken from his home at a very young age. He has achieved small success as a Shoemaker.

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

Flaws: Terse. Bonds: Rich, Slave, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 700 pp. Sard (70 gp). Sard (70 gp). White pearl (60 gp). Deep blue spinel (400 gp). Brown-green garnet (60 gp). Rhodochrosite (4 gp). Jet (60 gp). Sardonyx (70 gp). Chalcedony (70 gp). Aquamarine (400 gp). Violet garnet (400 gp). Rhodochrosite (4 gp). Chrysoberyl (60 gp). Obsidian (4 gp). Jade (60 gp). Deep blue spinel (400 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is a pot bellied southern woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She wears light armors faded through time and improper care. Her auburn hair is unkempt and raggedy. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. 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 a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. Through the years after Caelynn was born, her mother became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the south. Caelynn's mother didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. After a long history of fighting, Caelynn and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and she made a deal with a demon which lead to her current lot in life, and she's becoming increasingly nervous about it

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 4000 gp. An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (100 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (100 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (1000 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (100 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (20 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (100 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (1000 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2300 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1400 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (600 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (1000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1200 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (100 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking eastern young adult. He wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. He has blonde hair. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Raer embodies much of what other species detest in the Elves. He is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: Raer was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his father was employed at, doing general labor. His parents divorced when he was young, and his father gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his father, who blamed him for driving them apart. He saw the violence of war and the aftermath so he converted to religion and dedicated himself to non-violence.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and balancing his hectic life and new barber responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Slave, Poor. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 7000 gp. Freshwater pearl (5 gp). Banded agate (5 gp). Violet garnet (400 gp). Aquamarine (400 gp). Red-brown spinel (140 gp). Golden yellow topaz (400 gp). Onyx (30 gp). Jasper (30 gp). Malachite (5 gp). Jet (140 gp). Jade (140 gp).

Description: This late middle aged man likes to wear ponchos typically of a light yellow in addition to tight pants and is in decent physical shape. With bright brown hair and a scraggly beard. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Naill is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: Born in the west to a Bowyer, Naill learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Bowyer. After a long history of fighting, Naill and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: To protect his home; and balancing his hectic life and new bowyer responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Shy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Guardian. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 1000 pp. Onyx (80 gp). Jet (110 gp). Amber (110 gp). Violet garnet (1100 gp). Brown-green garnet (110 gp). Brown-green garnet (110 gp). Chrysoprase (80 gp). Red spinel (110 gp). Chrysoprase (80 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized grey coat. He carries a battered rapier and tarnished dagger as well. Sporting a white mohawk and bushy mustache this man's hair draws a lot of attention. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep blue.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. He is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. He likes to tell stories.

History: Gifted from a young age, Ulfgar studied abroad. 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. Recently a tribe of gnolls attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Ulfgar fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and he is wracked by social anxiety

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Shy, Fearful. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 18000 gp. Silver comb with moonstones (100 gp). Solid gold idol (900 gp). A small bag of saffron. (50 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (100 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1000 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (40 gp). Jeweled anklet (2000 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (40 gp). Solid gold idol (900 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (100 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (100 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2400 gp). Solid gold idol (900 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (40 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (500 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (900 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (40 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (50 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (100 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (100 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (100 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (40 gp). Silver ewer (50 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (100 gp). Solid gold idol (900 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (50 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.