Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. She wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath her coat. She has moderate length white fur. Her yellow eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken her opponents. Despite her formidable combat skills she remains a coward. As long as the job gets done she does not care how it got done.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. When River reached her early adolescence her Tabaxi mother 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. 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. River 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 she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Fighting, Professionalism, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 11000 gp. Lapis lazuli (14 gp). Black pearl (1300 gp). Violet garnet (1300 gp). Rhodochrosite (14 gp). Citrine (30 gp). Jet (150 gp). Black pearl (1300 gp). Azurite (14 gp). Blue quartz (14 gp). Jade (150 gp). Banded agate (14 gp). Iolite (30 gp). Banded agate (14 gp). Chrysoprase (30 gp). Sard (30 gp). Brown-green garnet (150 gp). Citrine (30 gp). Obsidian (14 gp). Blue diamond (2000 gp). Zircon (30 gp). Black pearl (1300 gp). Deep blue spinel (1300 gp). Rose (30 gp). Amber (150 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1300 gp). Blue quartz (14 gp). Banded agate (14 gp). Rich purple corundum (1000 gp). Chalcedony (30 gp). Blue quartz (14 gp). Alexandrite (1300 gp). Sardonyx (30 gp). Violet garnet (1300 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He prefers to wear black clothing when he does not wear armor. He wears his blue crest down. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: Baradad hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his painting career. He uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Ploughman work with an outfit from a few towns over. Ploughman work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent mother; and to unite with his brother

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Insomniac, Secretive, Disease. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 5000 gp. Brown-green garnet (120 gp). Alexandrite (1000 gp). Chrysoberyl (120 gp). Alexandrite (1000 gp). Coral (120 gp). Moss agate (12 gp). Amethyst (120 gp). Fire opal (1300 gp).

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a violet coat. He wears a deerstalker hat to hide his balding. His eyes are a pleasant hazel.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. The war was a terrible time for him, and Ernest does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for him; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Depressed, Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Military. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 500 pp. Red-brown spinel (130 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (11 gp). Rich purple corundum (1100 gp). Violet garnet (1100 gp). Lapis lazuli (11 gp). Hematite (11 gp). Lapis lazuli (11 gp). Alexandrite (1100 gp). Moss agate (11 gp). Star ruby (1100 gp). Violet garnet (1100 gp). Black opal (1100 gp). Alexandrite (1100 gp). Lapis lazuli (11 gp). Rhodochrosite (11 gp). Coral (130 gp). White opal (1100 gp). Moonstone (50 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She is dressed in a clean brown cloak covering her clean studded leather. Her fur is orange and very short. Her eyes are likewise copper. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, she has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. She does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: She was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for her. It may also be what makes her so good at details. Cursed with lycanthropy at a very young age, Smoking has worked very hard to control her curse. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and her religion dominates her actions

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Disease. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 1000 gp. Brown diamond (4000 gp). Rose (40 gp). Sard (40 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1000 gp). Red spinel (60 gp). Aquamarine (1000 gp). Deep blue spinel (1000 gp). Alexandrite (1000 gp). Red garnet (60 gp). Alexandrite (1000 gp). Deep blue spinel (1000 gp). Obsidian (16 gp). Onyx (40 gp). Banded agate (16 gp). Obsidian (16 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy white stubble. He wears an entirely green suit with grey socks and a vest with buckled shoes. He has a hunchback. His white hair is smooth and relatively long. 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. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. 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 remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and to settle down with his crush

Ideals: Justice, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 12000 gp. Jade (100 gp). Jasper (30 gp). Pink diamond (7000 gp). Blue diamond (7000 gp). Freshwater pearl (7 gp). Malachite (7 gp). Chalcedony (30 gp). Aquamarine (700 gp). Red garnet (100 gp). Jasper (30 gp). Golden yellow topaz (700 gp). Freshwater pearl (7 gp). Fire opal (1600 gp). Deep blue spinel (700 gp). Deep green spinel (100 gp). Rhodochrosite (7 gp). Hematite (7 gp).

Description: This man wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized amber on his left hand. His brown hair is still thick. His blue eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. Gerbo is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his sisters into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. When Gerbo reached his early adolescence his Gnome father passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, he decided to travel. His rounds led him into the Army with a few individuals who would become his life-long companions. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Apothecary and was forced into it by his family; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Rich, Family, Military. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 4000 gp. A roughly beaten golden orb (40 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (40 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1700 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1100 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 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. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she prefers to wear blue clothing when she does not wear armor. She has wavy golden hair. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are gray.

Personality: She swings through moods quickly. One moment she is cool and collected, the next she is carried away by passions. She constantly seizes attention wherever she goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. She likes to think of herself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. Like her father and her sister before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Barkeep. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Barkeep for hire.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Passionate, Impeccable. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 4000 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (2000 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2500 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (2000 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2500 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (2000 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1000 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (40 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2500 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (30 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (100 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (40 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (100 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2500 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (700 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (40 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (900 gp). Solid gold idol (700 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2500 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.