Description: This eastern woman sports grey clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. Her clothes are grease stained in places. She has shaved her head bald. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: While she acts the brute, she is far gentler than she would appear. As long as the job gets done she does not care how it got done.

History: Helja lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Aside from being a slave or a gladiator, there isn't much legitimate work for Dwarves in Helja's homeland. Helja decided to take the middle way and become a bodyguard. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her sons to still be retired.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Fighting, Professionalism. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 900 pp. White opal (1100 gp). Sard (30 gp). Obsidian (7 gp). Red garnet (110 gp). Lapis lazuli (7 gp). Amethyst (110 gp). Zircon (30 gp). Rose (30 gp). Malachite (7 gp). Rich purple corundum (1100 gp). Black pearl (800 gp). Chalcedony (30 gp). Deep blue spinel (800 gp). Star ruby (1100 gp). Smoky quartz (30 gp). Emerald (1100 gp). Peridot (30 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (7 gp). Jet (110 gp). Tourmaline (110 gp). Eye agate (7 gp). Aquamarine (800 gp). Moonstone (30 gp). Violet garnet (800 gp). Lapis lazuli (7 gp). Alexandrite (800 gp). Red-brown spinel (110 gp). Amber (110 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He wears silk and lounges about seductively. His hair is silver and curly. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. He is always in debt, since he spends his money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: A child with a great deal of music talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He was granted druidic powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world; and he has decided he is irredeemable

Ideals: Athletic, Passionate, Artistic. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Server

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 6000 gp. Amethyst (120 gp). Onyx (60 gp). Moss agate (8 gp). Bloodstone (60 gp). Obsidian (8 gp). Deep blue spinel (1300 gp). Blue diamond (5000 gp). Citrine (60 gp). Hematite (8 gp). Alexandrite (1300 gp). Bloodstone (60 gp). Freshwater pearl (8 gp). Violet garnet (1300 gp). Rich purple corundum (1100 gp). Red spinel (120 gp). Malachite (8 gp). Chalcedony (60 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1100 gp). Black pearl (1300 gp). Lapis lazuli (8 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This tall, slender man wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty brown coat over it. His black hair is unkempt and raggedy. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. He is a thrill seeker, he laughs at people and throws down challenges. He is highly competitive and combative.

History: He was born in the west. 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 has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature bastard sword.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend; and obtaining odd cultural tabaxi artifacts is his passion

Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer, Immigrant. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 500 pp. Malachite (5 gp). Moss agate (5 gp). Star ruby (1200 gp). Zircon (60 gp). Golden yellow topaz (600 gp). Bloodstone (60 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (5 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she typically wears white cloth garments or leather armor. Her auburn hair is long and unkept. Her eyes are likewise amber. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: Her voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl she speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of her tone. Energy wise she seems alert and responsive.

History: Born in the south her family was never financially stable. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world.

Ideals: Professionalism, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Cynical. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 1200 pp. Silver comb with moonstones (500 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1000 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1100 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1100 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (7000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (7000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (110 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (80 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (700 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1100 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (110 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (700 gp). 1 Major magic item.

Description: She is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of her physical features obscured. She carries with her a set of pickaxes, each one with a topaz on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. Her purple hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. Her eyes are white and beady.

Personality: She is intelligent and cunning, but she will too often allow her rage to get the better of her. She will lose her cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. She will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. At a young age she wooed the heart of her future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. Recently a tribe of dire rats attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Damaia fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and to prove her worth to the world

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Impulsive. Bonds: In love. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 4000 gp. Rhodochrosite (8 gp). Rock crystal (50 gp). Black pearl (1500 gp). Star rose quartz (50 gp).

Description: Runty and weak-looking, she wears suspenders and green workpants. Her shirt is violet, and she wears a heavy green leather apron most of the time. She has moderate length black hair. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are white.

Personality: She snorts whenever she laughs or is feeling confident. Energy wise she seems alert and responsive.

History: She was raised in a desert tribe. Her homeland was ravaged by war and she spent much of her life rebuilding it. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and she is wracked by social anxiety

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly, PTSD. Bonds: Poor, Nature. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 4000 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.

Description: His right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He wears an entirely tan suit with white socks and a vest with buckled shoes. He has auburn hair. His ears are large.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. 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: Rimple hails from a village terrorized by illithids. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Gnomes in the west were limited. He left for the west, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and he desires to right it; and regain custody of his daughter

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Family, Enemies, Immigrant. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 3000 gp. Peridot (80 gp). Jet (80 gp). Alexandrite (600 gp). Red garnet (80 gp). White pearl (80 gp). Brown-green garnet (80 gp). Coral (80 gp). Obsidian (12 gp). Lapis lazuli (12 gp). White pearl (80 gp). Amethyst (80 gp). Bloodstone (80 gp). Jade (80 gp). Lapis lazuli (12 gp). Chrysoprase (80 gp).