Description: 5'8" and lanky with angular features, she is an attractive figure. She is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by her earthly robes.. With bright brown hair. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, she has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. A true patriot, Joan would do anything for her country. She is fiercely protective of her fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: Trained by her mother for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. 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 dire rats attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Joan fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Disciplined, Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Military. Occupation: Architect

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

Possessions: 8000 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (50 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (8000 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (90 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2300 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2300 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (90 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (50 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (500 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (2000 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (90 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he has the majority of his body covered in plate. He wears a deerstalker hat to cover his moderate length black crest. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his red eyes.

Personality: He hates gnolls. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his mother.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Many gnolls want him driven away; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by gnolls, and he desires to right it

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Military. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 8000 gp. Silver comb with moonstones (400 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (80 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (900 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (80 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (80 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (5000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (400 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (20 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1600 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1500 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: The dark-skinned woman stands 3'2" and does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. She has no hair. She has a dull look in her green eyes.

Personality: She will rave to anyone who will listen. She is used to getting what she wants. In part because she is a meticulous planner.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. Cursed with unlife at a very young age, Portia has worked very hard to control her curse. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally.

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Mundane, Disease. Occupation: Priest

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

Possessions: 400 pp. Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (900 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1600 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (80 gp). Silver ewer (80 gp). Solid gold idol (700 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (5000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp).

Description: This man stands a little under 6'2" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He sports black clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. His white crest is unkempt and raggedy. His red eyes peer out from beneath his small black hat.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: Gifted from a young age, Nithther studied abroad. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and to reunite with his old friends

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 8000 gp. Golden pearl (140 gp). Smoky quartz (50 gp). Golden pearl (140 gp). Rich purple corundum (500 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1300 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: He is a mite stocky and wears an entirely yellow suit with grey socks and a vest with buckled shoes. His brown hair is knotted and matted. His eyes are likewise brown.

Personality: He is a jovial happy person, but he is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. 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 son.

History: Odo was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his father was employed at, doing general labor. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. By chance he met his brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother; and a deep hatred of orcs

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Family, Poor, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 24000 gp. Violet garnet (1500 gp). Freshwater pearl (11 gp). Chrysoprase (40 gp). Black opal (700 gp). Violet garnet (1500 gp). Aquamarine (1500 gp). Moonstone (40 gp). Chrysoberyl (150 gp). Red garnet (150 gp). Star rose quartz (40 gp). Eye agate (11 gp). Blue quartz (11 gp). Black opal (700 gp). Deep green spinel (150 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: With green face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he wears silk and lounges about seductively. He has bronze crest. His gold eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He is irritable and easily angered. He is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use his stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. He is accommodating to his spouse and as such limits his hospitality. He is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven himself a capable leader.

History: Srorthen was born with his father's beautiful face. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Tabaxi companion (his 'brother'). After a long history of fighting, Srorthen and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero; and meet up once more with his childhood friend

Flaws: Addict, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, In love, Adventurer. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 6000 gp. Gold cup set with emeralds (3000 gp). A small bag of saffron. (20 gp). Old masterpiece painting (500 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (5000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (20 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (2000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Solid gold idol (1200 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (500 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (700 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1000 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (120 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is a pot bellied eastern woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized yellow coat. She wears a colorful flower in her auburn hair. Her eyes are blue.

Personality: She trusts no one. She is not readily capable for forgiveness and her ire never leaves her. She has all her life been fascinated with dancing.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her mother always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. Through the years after Traulam was born, her mother became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the east. Traulam's mother didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. She has never given up on her dancing dream.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and she's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 3000 gp. 1 Medium magic item.