Description: 5'4" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. He wears a small hat to cover his moderate length silver hair. His gold unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He hates gnolls. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. On top of that he is swayed by a pretty face, and while loyalty to his employer will always come first he doesn't like to hit women.

History: Cressel was born with his father's beautiful face. Cressel abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. He has recently attracted an admirer that believes he's playing hard to get.

Motivation: He's attracted to the PC.

Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Has a crush, Adventurer. Occupation: Server

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 12000 gp. Rock crystal (60 gp). Golden yellow topaz (400 gp). Banded agate (15 gp). Lapis lazuli (15 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This eastern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She wears a simple brown robe with yellow stripes complete with hood. Her beige fur is long and unkept. She has blue eyes.

Personality: She swings through moods quickly. One moment she is cool and collected, the next she is carried away by passions. The war was a terrible time for her, and Shadow does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: A child with a great deal of writing talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. When Shadow reached her early adolescence her Tabaxi father passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, she decided to travel. Her rounds led her into the Army with a few individuals who would become her life-long companions. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She feels kind of lost in life; and she loathes her own lifestyle

Ideals: Passionate, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 1100 pp. Chrysoberyl (110 gp). Jasper (40 gp). Pink pearl (110 gp). Black pearl (200 gp). Violet garnet (200 gp). Coral (110 gp). Violet garnet (200 gp). Fire opal (600 gp). Peridot (40 gp). Golden yellow topaz (200 gp). Smoky quartz (40 gp). Eye agate (9 gp). Malachite (9 gp). Emerald (600 gp). White pearl (110 gp). Rhodochrosite (9 gp). Red-brown spinel (110 gp). Malachite (9 gp). Azurite (9 gp). Amethyst (110 gp). Hematite (9 gp). Lapis lazuli (9 gp). Black pearl (200 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what she was had she not made sure her armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit she wears tattered old clothes. Her brown fur is long and unkept. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines blue.

Personality: She will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken her opponents. Despite her formidable combat skills she remains a coward. She misses her home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: Born in the east her family was never financially stable. A few years later when the south was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She left for the east, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and retire the richest woman in the east

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Poor. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 13000 gp. Cloth of gold vestments (150 gp). Jeweled gold crown (7000 gp). Jeweled anklet (4000 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1800 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (700 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1200 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (700 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1200 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (150 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). 1 Major magic item.

Description: She dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head. She is physically well-built. Her crest is brass and curly. Her red eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She goes out her way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one she won't accept into her heart. She does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: She got into the Sellsword business at a young age. Her family was turned out during the war. She and her family wandered west to less war torn lands. She's also a talented Interpreter, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister; and balancing her hectic life and new sellsword responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Optimist, Extrovert. Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 1000 pp. Blue quartz (7 gp). Jet (110 gp). Coral (110 gp). Aquamarine (300 gp). Jade (110 gp). Malachite (7 gp). Carnelian (50 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is in excellent shape and is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. Her auburn hair is matted, messy, and big. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes orcs are coming to abduct people. She is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: She got into the Sellsword business at a young age. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Sellsword work with an outfit from a few towns over. Sellsword work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to orcs demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and a deep hatred of orcs

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Job. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 1000 pp. Citrine (20 gp). Red-brown spinel (130 gp). Deep blue spinel (1600 gp). Aquamarine (1600 gp). Sard (20 gp). Jet (130 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1600 gp).

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he wears a brown armored body suit, with a simple grey line shooting up and back down. He has a very tight haircut. His eyes are gray and beady.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He enjoys reading and quiet.

History: He got into the Healer business at a young age. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 7 years.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Philantrophist, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: Brown-green garnet (50 gp). Lapis lazuli (9 gp). Zircon (30 gp). Onyx (30 gp). Jet (50 gp). Lapis lazuli (9 gp). Amethyst (50 gp). Freshwater pearl (9 gp). Jet (50 gp). Bloodstone (30 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (9 gp). Star ruby (1500 gp). Violet garnet (1100 gp). Jade (50 gp). Emerald (1500 gp). Brown-green garnet (50 gp). Black pearl (1100 gp). Star rose quartz (30 gp). Deep green spinel (50 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy silver hair. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are brown.

Personality: He has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Stylist who has hired him part-time. His temper goes off on the smallest of things. He tends to lash out at those around him.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Watson grew up listening to his father's many stories. 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 Stylist soon after.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister; and an old rival family wants him found

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Has a crush, Adventurer, Job, Family. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 7000 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (200 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (120 gp). Old masterpiece painting (500 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (3000 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (70 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (200 gp). Solid gold idol (200 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. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.