Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she wears a suit in poor condition. It has not been laundered in sometime and has been worn in activities one would not normally wear a suit during. She has done her best to style her brown hair to look like a famous performer. She has a dull look in her red eyes.

Personality: She is irascible and easily irritated. She uses her nature as a weapon; she likes to lead opponents to think her in distress.

History: Decarabia hails from a village terrorized by orcs. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. During her travels, Decarabia and her party rested in a cavern that was (unknown to them) infused with powerful dark magic. Upon awakening, Decarabia discovered the rest of her party dead, transformed into horrible, mindless undead versions of their former selves. Decarabia fled the cavern, stopping for breath at a small pool, and only then realizing her own horrible transformation.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality.

Flaws: Antagonistic, Secretive, Disease. Bonds: Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 10000 gp.

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he wears a black vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His violet leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his black boots flare out at the collars. He keeps his long brown hair kept up in a rat tail. His gold eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. Oriax enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: He got into the Scribe business at a young age. 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 Scribe. He left for the north, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He is wracked by social anxiety; and he is terrified, and will act out of fear

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Hedonist, Fearful. Bonds: Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 12000 gp. Golden yellow topaz (1600 gp). Jet (100 gp). Rock crystal (80 gp). Smoky quartz (80 gp). Red spinel (100 gp). Fire opal (1300 gp). Iolite (80 gp). Deep green spinel (100 gp). Sardonyx (80 gp). White opal (1300 gp). Violet garnet (1600 gp). Rock crystal (80 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He stands about 2'10" and wears a red vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His blue leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his red boots flare out at the collars. His left hand appears badly burned and disfigured. His blonde hair is matted, messy, and big. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He likes to make people angry or surprised. The war was a terrible time for him, and Krimmon does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. 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. After a long history of fighting, Krimmon and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He loathes his own lifestyle; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Depressed. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 7000 gp. Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1300 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1900 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1300 gp).

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. His chestnut hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the north. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Halflings.

History: Hupe was raised in a hard working conservative environment. While he appears to be a normal Halfling, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. He has achieved small success as a Servant.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Racist, Insane. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 1000 gp. Peridot (80 gp). Rose (80 gp). Rhodochrosite (8 gp). Aquamarine (1000 gp). Red-brown spinel (90 gp). Deep green spinel (90 gp). Aquamarine (1000 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This light-skinned female usually wears her tan robe and has her whip always slung over her shoulder. She is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. She keeps her red hair in a flapper bob. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are brown.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes illithids are coming to abduct people. She is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. Being born in the west, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the west for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way south. She has dedicated herself to building a better world.

Motivation: She wants revenge against illithids; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Bonds: Enemies, Adventurer, Nature, Family, Military. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 800 pp. Alexandrite (1100 gp). Violet garnet (1100 gp). Star ruby (1100 gp). Silver pearl (70 gp).

Description: She has a missing right leg. She is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down. Her golden hair is matted, messy, and big. She tend to wears goggles to shield her eyes.

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 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: Her divine talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. She was a friend to animals and a trickster. In her defense of animals however she would do severe harm to people. She was granted divine powers by her dying brother.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world.

Ideals: Logical, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 6000 gp. Violet garnet (700 gp). Onyx (60 gp). Deep blue spinel (700 gp). Lapis lazuli (9 gp). Black pearl (700 gp). Red-brown spinel (160 gp). Aquamarine (700 gp). Black pearl (700 gp). Lapis lazuli (9 gp). Zircon (60 gp). Violet garnet (700 gp). Lapis lazuli (9 gp). Obsidian (9 gp). White pearl (160 gp). Aquamarine (700 gp). Iolite (60 gp). Black pearl (700 gp). Onyx (60 gp). Violet garnet (700 gp). Freshwater pearl (9 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she wears a simple yellow robe with green stripes complete with hood. Her auburn hair is greasy and uncared for. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines gray.

Personality: She seems absolutely devoid of it. She stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. She also is a firm believer in the womanly ideal.

History: The child of a Performer, who enjoyed hunting, Griselda was taken on many hunting expeditions. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered writing. She bought a halberd and has really upped her game hunting, due to her understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: She seems to be bored by most things.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane, Impulsive. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 800 pp. Black pearl (500 gp). Zircon (60 gp). Bloodstone (60 gp). Blue sapphire (1100 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (11 gp). Brown-green garnet (120 gp). Chrysoprase (60 gp). Coral (120 gp). Rose (60 gp). Chalcedony (60 gp). Jet (120 gp). Deep blue spinel (500 gp). Eye agate (11 gp). Amber (120 gp). Deep green spinel (120 gp). Azurite (11 gp). Silver pearl (120 gp). Rhodochrosite (11 gp). Coral (120 gp). Moss agate (11 gp). 1 Medium magic item.