Description: A middle-aged woman, she likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather, and is pretty ugly. She is bald on top and has large auburn tufts of hair around her ears. She has gleaming, smiling brown eyes.

Personality: She loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. She uses divination through singing.

History: Helja hails from a village terrorized by dire rats. She was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. She has became unsatisfied with her lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: Many dire rats want her driven away; and someone believes her a fraud

Ideals: Opinionated, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Adventurer. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 6000 cp.

Description: This woman is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of her veins is visible when she is not flexing. Her shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for her due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. Her fur is beige, silky, and of moderate length. Her blue unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She considers herself the perfect lady. She makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. She is a very good compulsive liar and kleptomaniac.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. At a young age both her parents were killed in an accident. Her uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took her in and had her trained in basic self defense. Recently a tribe of drow attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Quick fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Impeccable. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 1500 sp.

Description: This malnourished man wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. His crest is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His eyes are red and beady.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: He got into the Shoemaker business at a young age. He worked as a nervous Shoemaker and found it very stressful. He became a Shoemaker soon after.

Motivation: To be a Sage again; and wants to open a new tavern

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Forgetful. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 60 gp.

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he wears dark leathers with embroidery. His blonde hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His eyes are likewise violet. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

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. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Rich, Military, Slave. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 800 sp.

Description: This northern woman wears tattered old clothes. Her clothes are grease stained in places. She keeps her red fur in a flapper bob. Her eyes are likewise amber. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She resents people who mock her appearance or her, so she has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. She tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: When she was but 3 years old her parents immigrated from the north. She was a friend to animals and a trickster. In her defense of animals however she would do severe harm to people. Since then, she has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and revenge

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Nature. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 2000 cp.

Description: He is a husky man, who wears a black costume with the symbols of his god on his torso. His brown hair is unkempt and raggedy. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: Here is a man who knows he is the smartest in the room. He talks down to others constantly. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Miller but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. His mother was very strict, and drilled into him lessons on being the perfect gentleman. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world; and nothing but the best is good enough for him

Ideals: Impeccable, Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Military. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A woman of a pale complexion, she wears a yellow cloak and cross-gartered white stockings. Her red hair is unkempt and raggedy. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: Mialee 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 has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Herbalist hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: She is wracked by social anxiety; and she is terrified, and will act out of fear

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful, Disease. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 130 gp.

Description: She typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep grey leather and dull black iron scale mail. She has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. She has blonde hair. Her eyes are amber and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks her mind. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her mother.

History: She was born into a rich family. Her mother disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her mother, she was betrayed dozens of times. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, Family, Job. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 110 gp.

Description: An older woman who is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Cartwright, she is not a threatening figure. She wears a deerstalker hat to cover her moderate length blonde hair. Her eyes are violet and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: In the realm of puns, she cannot help herself. She feels obliged to make them. She passes on several rewards to people in need. She makes a point to leave places better than she found them.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Helgret grew up listening to her mother's many stories. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. Lacking all sense, she decided to go on an adventure. She picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by gnolls, and she desires to right it; and she has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Joker, Philantrophist. Bonds: Adventurer, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 10000 cp. White pearl (150 gp). Red garnet (150 gp). Star rose quartz (40 gp).