Description: A woman with a warm, jovial air about her, she wears a black armored body suit, with a simple green line shooting up and back down. Her purple hair is still thick. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She trusts no one. She is not readily capable for forgiveness and her ire never leaves her. She always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove her into the Shoemaker business.

History: Mastema was born with her mother's beautiful face. 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. 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. Mastema 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.

Ideals: Persistence, Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 5000 gp. Chalcedony (40 gp). Iolite (40 gp). Violet garnet (1400 gp). Golden pearl (40 gp). Sardonyx (40 gp). Jasper (40 gp).

Description: This woman is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of her veins is visible when she is not flexing. Her shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for her due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. Her fur is yellow, silky, and of moderate length. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are hazel.

Personality: She likes to brag about her accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. She works hard and plays hard.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. Recently a tribe of giants attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Art 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.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Passionate. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 3000 gp. Silver comb with moonstones (400 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (400 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (40 gp). A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (40 gp). Solid gold idol (500 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1100 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (6000 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1400 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep white leather and dull black iron scale mail. His red hair and beard is wavy and long. His amber eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. The war was a terrible time for him, and Tod does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. His mother was a soldier and died while he was still young. Tod was left his mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. Lacking all sense, he decided to go on an adventure. He picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend.

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Military. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 5000 gp. Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1000 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (70 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1000 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (70 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (2000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (70 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (900 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (70 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This western man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He tends to wear a large tan jacket. He has styled his black hair well, parting it to the left. His eyes are likewise violet.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He is kind towards other men and children and will generally offer men help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to him.

History: Roondar was born the youngest of three triplets. While he appears to be a normal Gnome, 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. By chance he met his brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and doesn't want to be a bather and was forced into it by his family

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Terse, Insane, Insomniac. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 1900 pp. Violet garnet (1400 gp). Star rose quartz (50 gp). Deep blue spinel (1400 gp). Blue quartz (7 gp). Obsidian (7 gp). Hematite (7 gp). Aquamarine (1400 gp). Bloodstone (50 gp). Alexandrite (1400 gp). Jasper (50 gp). Black pearl (1400 gp). Freshwater pearl (7 gp). Blue quartz (7 gp). Jasper (50 gp). Iolite (50 gp). Rhodochrosite (7 gp). Chrysoberyl (140 gp). 1 Major magic item.

Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic right leg, he dresses in tan turtlenecks beneath a black coat with pastel slacks. His hair is golden and very short. His violet eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes goblins are coming to abduct people. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Assassin arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. 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. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to goblins demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Enemies, Rich. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 5000 gp. Alexandrite (300 gp). Sard (70 gp). Aquamarine (300 gp). Banded agate (7 gp). Malachite (7 gp). White pearl (160 gp). Moss agate (7 gp). Lapis lazuli (7 gp). Alexandrite (300 gp). Aquamarine (300 gp). Hematite (7 gp). Zircon (70 gp). Freshwater pearl (7 gp). Blue sapphire (800 gp). Freshwater pearl (7 gp). Smoky quartz (70 gp).

Description: Her skin has the orange glow of too much sun. She is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. Her red hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. She has a dull look in her gray eyes.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Engong embodies much of what other species detest in the Half-Orcs. She cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when illithids swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. In her 13th year, her parents were killed by a illithids raid, leaving Engong alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She now spends her time doing works of charity.

Motivation: Many illithids want her driven away; and she is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 1700 pp. Deep blue spinel (800 gp). Deep green spinel (110 gp). Emerald (700 gp). Banded agate (14 gp). Peridot (80 gp). Deep green spinel (110 gp). Obsidian (14 gp). Citrine (80 gp). Freshwater pearl (14 gp). Citrine (80 gp). Amber (110 gp). Chalcedony (80 gp). Obsidian (14 gp). Rich purple corundum (700 gp). Deep green spinel (110 gp). Black pearl (800 gp). Chrysoprase (80 gp). Golden yellow topaz (800 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (14 gp). Eye agate (14 gp). Red garnet (110 gp). Blue quartz (14 gp). Blue-white diamond (6000 gp). Chrysoprase (80 gp).

Description: She is of a modest build and height, but she carries herself more imposing than she is. She usually wears her tan robe and has her scimitar always slung over her shoulder. Her auburn hair is well kept. She has several tiny amber earrings on each ear.

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 pushes her goals aggressively. She is also a coward if confronted.

History: Ella hails from a village terrorized by illithids. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Revenge.

Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Nature, Enemies, Immigrant. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 2000 gp. Golden pearl (70 gp). Rock crystal (60 gp). 1 Medium magic item.