Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She wears a violet tunic with white highlights, and long brown pants that bunch up around her shoes. Her auburn hair is braided into rings. She has hazel eyes and a violet hat with a white feather.

Personality: She can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. A true patriot, Valanthe would do anything for her country. She is fiercely protective of her fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the south. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She guards a vault combo very seriously as well as the key needed to open it.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Military, Poor, Job. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 3000 gp.

Description: This southern man is abnormally tall. He wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with black lining and desert motifs. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. His dark red hair is singed and shortened. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. He claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day he will do what he thinks is right.

History: He was born at the edge of vast island. Aside from being a slave or a gladiator, there isn't much legitimate work for Tieflings in Marbas's homeland. Marbas decided to take the middle way and become a bodyguard. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and he has a crush on the local sage

Ideals: Fighting, Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Nature. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 6000 gp. Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (500 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (1000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (900 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (100 gp).

Description: She stands about 3'1" and wears a simple red robe with grey stripes complete with hood. Her left hand appears badly burned and disfigured. Her red hair is matted, messy, and big. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, she has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. She is harsh and unforgiving.

History: Georgina hails from a village terrorized by gnolls. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by gnolls, and she desires to right it; and several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 7000 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Jeweled anklet (3000 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (10 gp).

Description: She is in excellent shape and is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing white cape and mantle trimmed with soft grey waves gently in the breeze. Her brown hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She likes to fabricate stories about her past exploits and how crazy she is, but in actuality she is rather bland. When she's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, she's doing singing.

History: She was born into a rich family. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. Unlike her family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, she wanted to work in the city. She has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: To end her boredom.

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Rich, Attractive. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 2000 gp. Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (700 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2400 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (700 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (900 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This southern man wears silk and lounges about seductively. His clothes are grease stained in places. His black hair, when down, is lengthy. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. 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: He was born in the south. A few years later when the west was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He used his abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: To protect his home; and he would like to get married and retire

Ideals: Philantrophist. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Immigrant, Guardian. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 4000 gp. Rose (30 gp). Malachite (13 gp). Silver pearl (150 gp). Sard (30 gp). Red spinel (150 gp). Hematite (13 gp). Tourmaline (150 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She likes to wear red tank tops with grey skirt. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: While she acts the brute, she is far gentler than she would appear. She takes great pride in her work and is very well organized. Her planner is full of calendar events.

History: Lavinia was raised in a hard working conservative environment. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered poetry. She has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Scribe. She hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Half-Orc artifacts is her passion; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Bonds: Job, Has a crush, Adventurer. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 11000 gp. Embroidered and bejeweled glove (2000 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1800 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (100 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (160 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Gold music box (2000 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1700 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1800 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (50 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (100 gp). Jeweled gold crown (4000 gp).

Description: This exceptionally lanky man wears tattered old clothes. He has styled his brown hair well, parting it to the right. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. His temper goes off on the smallest of things. He tends to lash out at those around him.

History: He was born in a small island village. When he was little, his rather wealthy family often ventured across the island to a summer home near a ruined castle. He would wander through that ruined castle and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and he was stranded inside. His family spent the next few days looking for him, and could only assume he was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the island due to the painful memories there. Halimath took refuge in the ruined castle and found the beat up longsword and armor he uses now. After a long history of fighting, Halimath and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Elven compassion; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Shy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 8000 gp. Amber (150 gp). Lapis lazuli (5 gp). Iolite (60 gp). Jasper (60 gp). Eye agate (5 gp). Alexandrite (1200 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1500 gp). Tourmaline (150 gp). White pearl (150 gp). Black pearl (1200 gp). Rhodochrosite (5 gp). Emerald (1500 gp). Jet (150 gp). Aquamarine (1200 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1200 gp). Citrine (60 gp). Chalcedony (60 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1200 gp). 1 Medium magic item.