Description: She wears a black tunic with brown highlights, and long violet pants that bunch up around her shoes, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 6'1" when asserting herself. Her brass crest is thinning but still full. Her eyes are gold and catlike.

Personality: In the realm of puns, she cannot help herself. She feels obliged to make them. She has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: She was born several months after her mother was called into army service. Her family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The mother sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. She saw this and took pride in her mother's willingness to do anything to win. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: She has passion for adventuring and risk; and she's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Military, Criminal record, Adventurer. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 300 sp. 1 Good lock.

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he wears dull brown sweaters, loose green pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed axe, just in case. His brown hair, when down, is lengthy. His eyes are hazel.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. He takes great joy in being the best Shepherd in town.

History: He got into the Shepherd business at a young age. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered singing. By chance he met his brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Guardian, Job, Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 4000 cp. Red-brown spinel (50 gp).

Description: She prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs. Her brown hair, when down, is lengthy. Her green eyes peer out from beneath her feathered grey hat.

Personality: She likes to fabricate stories about her past exploits and how crazy she is, but in actuality she is rather bland. 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 athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She got away from her former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: To protect her home; and to clean up the streets

Ideals: Joker, Athletic. Flaws: Mundane, Addict. Bonds: Rich, Guardian. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 130 gp. Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (140 gp).

Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic left leg, he wears skinny pants and wears a green and blue robe with the hood down. His white crest is greasy and uncared for. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady red eyes.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation he is generally quite perceptive. He notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. He is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. He likes to tell stories.

History: He was born into a rich family. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. 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 is wracked by social anxiety.

Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Fearful. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 140 gp. Zircon (80 gp).

Description: This western man is wearing a long, green, dusty cloak. His clothes are grease stained in places. His crest is cut close to his head. His red eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He is extraordinarily eccentric. He is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Medrash grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Medrash. He would ruin relationships and cause injury. He was reprimanded several times before being given his current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: He feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help.

Ideals: Joker, Fighting. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 100 sp. Hematite (12 gp).

Description: This western man is abnormally tall. He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. He keeps his silver hair in a flapper bob. His violet eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He hates gnolls. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He enjoys reading and quiet.

History: The child of western immigrants he idolized his mother. His mother was a soldier and died while he was still young. Koeth was left his mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to gnolls demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Many gnolls want him driven away; and a deep hatred of gnolls

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Logical. Bonds: Immigrant, Enemies, Military. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: With white face paint in a stripe pattern across her face, she likes to wear white tank tops with grey skirt. She keeps her black hair in a flapper bob. Her green eyes peer out from beneath her small white hat.

Personality: She will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken her opponents. Despite her formidable combat skills she remains a coward. She uses divination through singing.

History: Her divine talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. 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. She's also a talented Mason, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Criminal record, Job. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 2000 cp.

Description: 4'8" and lanky with angular features, she is an attractive figure. She wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. Her long cinnamon fur is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her skin is flawless and her yellow eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: She is fixated on the number 66. She counts her steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. She seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. Tree enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. While she appears to be a normal Tabaxi, she's... not quite right. Perhaps she's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that she plain doesn't fit in. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the south; and she is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insane, Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing green cape and mantle trimmed with soft grey waves gently in the breeze. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his sword, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a clover on it. His hair is brown and curly. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are gold.

Personality: While he is on the job, he is grim and serious. He understands how dangerous the world is and the need to stay safe. He can't help but pocket interesting objects he comes across

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. In his 13th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his father impaled in their home, and his mother beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. 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: To get a good night's sleep; and he will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. if successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact

Flaws: Disease, Fearful, Insomniac. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 600 sp.