Description: She wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with grey lining and desert motifs. She has relatively dark skin and is very physically imposing due to her abundance of muscles. Her chestnut hair, when down, is lengthy. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of her strength. She works very hard to maintain that gentleness. She is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories she has discovered

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. In her 18th year, her parents were killed by a brigands raid, leaving Gurdis alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She left for the east, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud; and she is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Disciplined, Logical. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: Violet garnet (200 gp).

Description: This exceptionally lanky man sports brown clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. He is a great chef.

History: Born in the north to a Shoemaker, Gerard learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. When he was little, his rather wealthy family often ventured across the desert to a summer home near a old dungeon. He would wander through that old dungeon 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 desert due to the painful memories there. Gerard took refuge in the old dungeon and found the beat up hand crossbow and armor he uses now. He tends to his Shoemaker job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: Revenge; and many dire rats want him driven away

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Guardian, Job, Nature, Enemies. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 150 gp.

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. Her auburn hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her eyes are blue and beady.

Personality: She is witty, but her monotone delivery comes off as unnerving She is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Elves.

History: Keyleth was born the youngest of three triplets. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Barrister hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent mother; and marry her sister to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Fighting, Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Poor, Family. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: Chrysoberyl (50 gp).

Description: She is of a modest build and height, but she carries herself more imposing than she is. She wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with deerstalker hat. She wears her auburn hair up in a very large beehive style do. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: Kristryd is a sociable creature first and foremost. She loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. She can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. She is a very good compulsive liar and kleptomaniac.

History: She was born in the west. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Dyer. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Ideals: Extrovert. Bonds: Criminal record, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: An older woman who wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. She usually doesn't wear a shirt, she is not a threatening figure. Her scarlet crest has been sun bleached extensively. She has red eyes.

Personality: Nala is a sociable creature first and foremost. She loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. She can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. She lacks restraint and is impulsive. She jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. 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. She is searching for what she claims is her rightful reward.

Motivation: She has passion for adventuring and risk; and she's looking for her big break

Ideals: Extrovert, Fighting. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 3000 cp.

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his dagger with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. His golden hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a card scrunchie. His hazel eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk he knows how to make people feel guilty. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: He was born in a small desert village. He was one of the best in his class, and was picked up by his current employer. He quickly showed his capability and was soon promoted to a head role. He struck the Healer job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and further expansion of business

Flaws: Depressed, Insomniac. Bonds: Nature, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 300 gp. Smoky quartz (20 gp). Onyx (20 gp). 4 Tanglefoot bags.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright black and brown, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. His chestnut hair is heavily combed to the right. His fierce blue eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He is a Locksmith first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. He does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: Trained by his father for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He feels threatened by others; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Extrovert, Gifted. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Job, Military. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 100 gp. Malachite (5 gp). Citrine (70 gp). Eye agate (5 gp). 1 Half-Plate.

Description: He is lean but muscular and sports red clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. His black hair is long and unkept. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. He refers to his adoptive father for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: He was raised by priests from a young age. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To end his boredom.

Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Family, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 360 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She wears pastel painted combat armor at almost all times. She wears a colorful flower in her orange fur. Her copper eyes peer out from beneath her feathered pastel hat.

Personality: She is quite rude, and likes to deride her opponents skill and shout insults at them. A true patriot, Flask would do anything for her country. She is fiercely protective of her fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her mother always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. She graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. She advanced relatively quickly due to her good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. She was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of specialists.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Military. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 90 gp. Blue quartz (4 gp). Violet garnet (400 gp). Blue quartz (4 gp).