Description: This slender woman stands about 5'8". She wears tattered old clothes. She has no hair. She has several tiny jet earrings on each ear.

Personality: She resents people who mock her appearance or her, so she has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. As long as the job gets done she does not care how it got done.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Being born in the north, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the north for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way west. By chance she met her sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and regain custody of her son

Ideals: Professionalism, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 80 gp. Star rose quartz (60 gp).

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs. Her tied-back hair is chestnut. Her amber eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She is cool and collected. She likes to make quips and puns whenever she does anything. She also makes a point to compliment her superiors and flatter them. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: She was born into a rich family. She was an apprentice working in her mother's forge. She's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and she is greedy

Ideals: Disciplined, Joker. Flaws: Addict, Insane. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 2000 cp. Bloodstone (50 gp).

Description: He is lean but muscular and wears baggy white pantaloons and a pastel scarf. His golden hair and beard is wavy and long. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines gray.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. He is ready at a moment's notice to give into his darker urges. He is a real pyromaniac and does not care who the fire hurts. He often ends up burning people alive in the fires he starts.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. He moved out east to avoid the crime he committed. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and he is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Insane, Disease. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 700 sp.

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She wears yellow painted combat armor at almost all times. Her hair is auburn and curly. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation she is generally quite perceptive. She notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. She is a thrill seeker, she laughs at people and throws down challenges. She is highly competitive and combative.

History: Valanthe was born into a poor family. Growing up, she dreamt of becoming a Sorcerer, to bring honor to her family’s name. When she came of age, she applied for a position with her town's local guard, looking to work her way up via merit and eventually become a Sorcerer in service of a powerful lord somewhere. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Glassblower hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality.

Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Poor. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 20 gp. 4 Antitoxin.

Description: With brown face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with black lining and desert motifs. His brown hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. He has black eyes.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. A gifted student he started as a Butcher, but he got bored and became a Miller. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and balancing his hectic life and new miller responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Professionalism. Bonds: Job, Mentor, Criminal record. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Rhymes sentences (sorry)

Possessions: Solid gold idol (200 gp).

Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she dresses like a well dressed Healer does. She wears her black crest down. Her red eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She is filled with cunning. She likes to feign weakness letting people think she is weak. She refers to her adoptive father for almost all things she is unsure about, which are numerous. She is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: Furrele was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Before the accident, she was one of the most outspoken anti-Tabaxi activists. She was mortally wounded, saved by a kind and fast-acting Tabaxi doctor. She now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and to reunite with her absent father

Flaws: Secretive, Racist. Bonds: Job, Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 280 gp. 1 Masterwork studded leather.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking eastern young adult. He prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. He has moderate length brown hair. He is baby faced.

Personality: He misses his glory days as an athlete. He does not mind his job, but it is boring in comparison. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Detective but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: He was born in the east. He found a children's book about a Human Sorcerer who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. He modeled his life after the story, seeing himself destined a hero. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out.

Ideals: Athletic, Pacifist. Bonds: Rich, Slave, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Musical instrument.

Description: A middle-aged woman, she wears baggy blue pantaloons and a black scarf, and is pretty ugly. Her hair, while still mostly blonde, has prominent grey streaks. Her violet eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Mardnab isn't afraid of most anything. She has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Gnomish unity. She dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. Her biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: Her father raised her in a mountain cabin. Her mother took her hunting and taught her how to get in the mind of other creatures. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for her; and she doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes

Ideals: Impeccable, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Rhymes sentences (sorry)

Possessions: 210 gp. 1 Masterwork Light wooden shield.

Description: This southern man wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his shortspear with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. His clothes are grease stained in places. He has moderate length auburn hair. His eyes are likewise hazel.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his father.

History: Gunter was born into a poor family. Growing up, he dreamt of becoming a Sorcerer, to bring honor to his family’s name. When he came of age, he applied for a position with his town's local guard, looking to work his way up via merit and eventually become a Sorcerer in service of a powerful lord somewhere. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Human companion (his 'brother'). He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Rhymes sentences (sorry)

Possessions: 110 gp.