Description: This eastern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She usually wears her grey robe and has her falchion always slung over her shoulder. Her head has been shaved. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are blue.

Personality: Her tongue was cut out and she uses sign language. Avelina is a bit of a follower. Usually she is manipulated by her brothers into helping them out, but recently she has become more of a free agent.

History: Heir to a fortune, her parents put a great deal of effort into curing her disease. She was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and marry her brother to traveling adventurers

Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Family, Rich, Slave. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 700 pp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This late middle aged woman tends to wear a pastel poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt and is in decent physical shape. She wears a colorful flower in her black fur. She has green eyes.

Personality: She is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks her mind. She takes great pride in her work and is very well organized. Her planner is full of calendar events.

History: She was born at the edge of vast forest. Tree was born on a far eastern forest where she grew up under the tutelage of her father, an expert Soapmaker. She's also a talented Barrister, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job.

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Nature, Immigrant. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 5000 gp. Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (500 gp). Solid gold idol (800 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (500 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (100 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (100 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (800 gp). Solid gold idol (800 gp). Jeweled gold crown (8000 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (3000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (800 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (80 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (500 gp). Silver ewer (70 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (500 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This petite short woman is perpetually holding a sweet of some kind. She dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head, marred by sweets. Her chestnut hair is well kept. Her hazel eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: She is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. The war was a terrible time for her, and Tiaathque does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. Her mother was a soldier and died while she was still young. Tiaathque was left her mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. She has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature nunchaku.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends; and she's looking for her big break

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Depressed. Bonds: Military, Adventurer. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 9000 gp. A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (70 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1200 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (10 gp).

Description: He is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. He is portly but not overly obese. His brown hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. He has blue eyes and a white hat with a blue feather.

Personality: He is someone who is used to having a large amount of sex appeal. He also lacks a concept of privacy and shares just about everything. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of orcs once and for all.

History: Zed was born with his father's beautiful face. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: He feels kind of lost in life; and money/treasure

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Mundane, Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Rich. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 500 pp. Moss agate (15 gp). Deep green spinel (60 gp). Coral (60 gp). Star ruby (800 gp). Bloodstone (30 gp). Red garnet (60 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (15 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (15 gp). Bloodstone (30 gp). Onyx (30 gp). Rock crystal (30 gp).

Description: She wears just a brown suit. She carries a battered bow and tarnished shortspear as well. She has styled her lavender fur well, parting it to the right. She has several tiny amethyst earrings on each ear.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes gnolls are coming to abduct people. She works hard and plays hard.

History: A child with a great deal of dancing talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by gnolls, and she desires to right it.

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 1100 pp. Hematite (4 gp). Jasper (40 gp). Brown-green garnet (70 gp). Hematite (4 gp). Lapis lazuli (4 gp). Eye agate (4 gp). Deep green spinel (70 gp). Rock crystal (40 gp). Chrysoprase (40 gp). Red garnet (70 gp). Black pearl (500 gp). Hematite (4 gp). Jasper (40 gp). Black pearl (500 gp).

Description: 4'3" and muscular, this eastern man likes to wear ponchos typically of a light brown in addition to tight pants. His blonde hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a deerstalker hat. His eyes are amber and beady.

Personality: He's a bit of a prankster. He knows he is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. He always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Mercenary business.

History: Morkral was born in the east. At a young age he loved to build and create. He helped his father out around the business and became quite the natural. He has recently attracted an admirer that believes he's playing hard to get.

Motivation: To settle down with his crush; and he would like to get married and retire

Ideals: Athletic, Joker, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 1000 gp. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He stands about 5'9" and is wearing a tight brown one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. His left hand appears badly burned and disfigured. He has a long red beard with little hanging trinkets. His brown eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He goes out his way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one he won't accept into his heart. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. 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: He has money and likes to spend it; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Optimist, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Religious, Rich. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 500 pp. Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (800 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (300 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (800 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (800 gp). 1 Medium magic item.