Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She wears a black vest with golden trim over her white shirt. Her brown leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and her black boots flare out at the collars. Her hair, while still mostly black, has prominent grey streaks. This silver eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She hates gnolls. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. As she has aged she has sought to do reparations for her actions as a youth. She is also making sure that her compatriots who never received punishment for their crimes are brought to justice.

History: Born to a Shepherd, her mother struggled to pay the bills. Sorath abandoned her home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. She survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. She did whatever it took for her to survive. When she grew older, she became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. She began work as a mercenary for hire. She would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: A rival would like her out of the picture.

Ideals: Justice. Bonds: Poor, Enemies, Criminal record, Adventurer. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: Red-brown spinel (110 gp). Hematite (11 gp). 1 Good lock.

Description: She wears a fancy brown dress. She carries with her a set of nunchakus on her belt, each one with a amethyst on the hilt. She has wavy gray fur. Her copper eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She is quite rude, and likes to deride her opponents skill and shout insults at them. She keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to her own.

History: Her arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. A freak accident while working with her Armorer mother left her crippled. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 40 pp.

Description: He stands about 5'8" and is typically in his Assassin uniform. His left leg appears badly burned and disfigured. He has wavy brown hair. His eyes are likewise brown. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: This man loves writing and to teach people writing more than just about anything. He does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for him. He lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: Born in the south to a Assassin, Balimaar learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. He helped his mother out around the business and became quite the natural. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Job, Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 90 gp.

Description: He is a paragon of his species. He is larger and stronger than most Half-Orcs. His skin is light but he possesses many brown ritualistic tattoos. He wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. With bright black hair and a scraggly beard. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. He is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in his opinion.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. Cursed with unlife at a very young age, Zâthra has worked very hard to control his curse. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: Marry his sister to traveling adventurers.

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 120 gp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he wears a blue shirt with thin black vertical stripes and brown pants. He has shaved his head bald. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady green eyes.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. He invented a lineage for himself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: When he was but 6 years old his parents immigrated from the north. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: White pearl (70 gp).

Description: She dresses well, wearing pastel shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. Her long beige fur is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her amber eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: She likes to fabricate stories about her past exploits and how crazy she is, but in actuality she is rather bland. Animals are drawn to her, and she is able to talk to them.

History: She got into the Sellsword business at a young age. Her father was a mechanic, and taught her how to fix just about anything. She's also a talented Sailor, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down.

Ideals: Gifted, Persistence. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 600 sp. 1 Everburning torch.

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His black hair is cut short. His brown eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He runs his personal life as if detached from it. He organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits he will get from it. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: His martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. When the war came and ruined his parents he was left adrift. He was a hard man then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. He saw the violence of war and the aftermath so he converted to religion and dedicated himself to non-violence.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and retire the richest man in the east

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Gifted. Flaws: Selfish, PTSD. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 1200 sp.

Description: She tends to wear a black poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt. She is physically well-built. Her golden hair is smooth and relatively long. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She is overprotective of those who hire her services. She loves her children and doesn't want them to worry about her. She loves to share her music with anyone who is interested.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. She eventually got the idea of being the protector of her homeland from reading books, and has made it her duty.

Motivation: Marry her brother to traveling adventurers.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Guardian, Family, Rich. Occupation: Cartwright

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

Possessions: 2100 sp. Eye agate (11 gp).

Description: She likes to wear tan tank tops with brown skirt. She carries with her a set of shortbows, each one with a sapphire on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. She has wavy auburn hair. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. She does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: She was born in the west, but her parents moved at a very young age to the south. 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 untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

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

Ideals: Fighting, Extrovert. Flaws: Insane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.