Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. She has wavy silver hair. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She seems absolutely devoid of it. She stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. She loves being with her children and actually smiles when they are around. She would do anything for them. She dislikes her ex a great deal.

History: A powerful brothel owner made her what she is. At a young age she wooed the heart of her future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. Unlike her family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, she wanted to work in the city. She has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: She is content; and she seems to be bored by most things

Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Mentor, In love. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 100 gp. Chalcedony (50 gp). Red-brown spinel (60 gp).

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. Sporting a red mohawk this woman's hair draws a lot of attention. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: Bethrynna hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her music career. Her respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to her, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, she tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in her reactions to snap at those who irritate her, Bethrynna is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: She was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family She became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. Being a Banker kept her interest for a while, but then she became depressed and bored. So she turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: She will attempt to ambush and attack anyone she thinks she can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, she will try to sell them to her slave-trader contact; and she is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions

Ideals: Artistic, Justice. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Criminal record. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 40 pp.

Description: This tall, slender woman wears a tattered pair of loose black pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. Her dark red hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a cross scrunchie. This white eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She considers herself the protector of her home. She feels this is her duty and calling. Her temper goes off on the smallest of things. She tends to lash out at those around her.

History: She was raised by priests from a young age. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. After a long history of fighting, Purah and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs; and her religion dominates her actions

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Guardian, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 2400 sp.

Description: She is lean but muscular and is dressed in earthy colors with a black and white handkerchief worn on her left side. Her hair is chestnut and curly. Her eyes are likewise gray. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She is a Glassblower first and foremost. She believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. Brakka 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: Born to a Server, her mother struggled to pay the bills. Her mother took her hunting and taught her how to get in the mind of other creatures. She has achieved small success as a Glassblower.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and wants to open a new tavern

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Family, Poor, Nature, Criminal record. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 350 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: This exceptionally lanky man wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with brown lining and desert motifs. His white fur is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His amber eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He is filled with cunning. He likes to feign weakness letting people think he is weak. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: The child of a Healer, who enjoyed hunting, Smoking was taken on many hunting expeditions. Smoking liked to wander the woods near his home when he was young, something he still likes to do at least once a week. He never liked modest clothing or shoes, so he would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and he developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. He was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of freemasons.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by goblins, and he desires to right it

Flaws: Addict, Secretive, Lazy. Bonds: Nature, Enemies. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 30 pp.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He wears a suit in poor condition. It has not been laundered in sometime and has been worn in activities one would not normally wear a suit during. His white hair is braided into rings. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep gray.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of orcs once and for all.

History: The child of a Soapmaker, who enjoyed hunting, Naill was taken on many hunting expeditions. His parents enrolled him in a Sorcerer school at a young age so that he could practice his druidic talents. He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Enemies, Nature. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 700 sp.

Description: He stands about 3'6" and wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. His left leg appears badly burned and disfigured. He wears a colorful flower in his silver hair. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He is underhanded and not above using his wealth and body to get others to do his bidding.

History: He was born at the edge of vast forest. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He used his abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: Many illithids want him driven away.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Nature. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 70 gp.

Description: This slender woman stands about 3'1". She typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep red leather and dull green iron scale mail. She is bald on top and has large black tufts of hair around her ears. She has a dull look in her violet eyes.

Personality: She is quiet and unassuming. She ignores others and carries on with her job unassumingly. She is skeptical of what others tell her and is slow to trust.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. Her childhood dream was to be a Sellsword, but she was a colossal failure. She left for the east, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 700 sp.

Description: A 3'4" western man, he prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. He has styled his red hair well, parting it to the left. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He has a good heart but also a terrible temper. He will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when brigands swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. He inherited a moderately successful company from his mother. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to brigands demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by brigands, and he desires to right it

Flaws: Insomniac, Antagonistic, Forgetful. Bonds: Rich, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: Just what you see.