Description: This woman dresses in green turtlenecks beneath a tan coat with pastel slacks, and sports empty pouches on her belt. Her red hair, when down, is lengthy. Her eyes are white and catlike.

Personality: She is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. Her home and work are filled with various knick knacks she has acquired through the years. She cares a great deal for her adopted teenage son.

History: Purah was born with her mother's beautiful face. Her father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her father was legitimate. By chance she met her brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions.

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Family, Attractive, Religious. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 150 gp. 4 Holy water.

Description: This woman wears dull tan sweaters, loose green pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath her sweater she keeps a concealed ceremonial dagger, just in case. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized aquamarine on her right hand. Her hair, while still mostly black, has prominent grey streaks. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk she knows how to make people feel guilty. Her job bores her to no end. She has decided to make it more interesting.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Elves in the north were limited. She left for the north, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: She has decided she is irredeemable.

Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Criminal record, Immigrant. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 150 gp.

Description: She is an average looking northern female in her early mid-life. She wears black painted combat armor at almost all times. Her red hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her eyes are likewise silver. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating she would invite many more into her home than her spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. She uses her nature as a weapon; she likes to lead opponents to think her in distress.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She used her abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions; and to unite with her sister

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Secretive, Disease. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 30 gp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: He is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. He carries with him a set of clubs on his belt, each one with a jet on the hilt. He is bald on top and has large golden tufts of hair around his ears. His brown eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. He is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. A freak accident while working with his Bounty Hunter father left him crippled. Recently a tribe of gnolls attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Roland fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 50 gp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: She tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with her rolled up shirt sleeves this gives her a very relaxed look. She is portly but not overly obese. She has a very tight haircut. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep green.

Personality: She is shy and timid. She has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. She is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and she has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Joker, Logical. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 2000 cp. Sardonyx (30 gp). Tourmaline (90 gp).

Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing yellow cape and mantle trimmed with soft brown waves gently in the breeze. Her golden hair is long and unkept. Her eyes are likewise hazel.

Personality: She can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. She will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. After coming to the age of reason, Ridaro took it upon herself to study the divine arts in their entirety; because of this, she was labeled a dark omen and banished from her homeland. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Gifted, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 80 gp.

Description: This fat southern man has a bulbous nose and wears a blue shirt, with a grey mid length shorts with grey tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. His skin is also unnaturally pale. He has black hair. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He fancies himself a trickster and likes to rely on his wits to carry the day. He cares for his older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. He is kind towards other men and children and will generally offer men help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to him.

History: He was raised in a island tribe. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by dire rats. Rolen was horrified and prayed that his mother was alright. However, he heard that his mother had died fighting off the dire rats.

Motivation: He wants revenge against dire rats; and to reunite with his absent father

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Nature, Enemies. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 700 sp.

Description: She is scrawny and has patchy black stubble. She wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. She has a hunchback. Her black hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. Her eyes are a pleasant brown.

Personality: She hates illithids. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. As long as the job gets done she does not care how it got done.

History: Born to a Tanner, her father struggled to pay the bills. Her parents were killed by illithids in a raid when she was still a young child. The illithids captured her, and made her a slave and general play-thing. She was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to her deformed appearance. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to illithids demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: She wants revenge against illithids; and a deep hatred of illithids

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Poor. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: Tiger eye turquoise (10 gp).

Description: He wears silk and lounges about seductively. He has golden hair. He has blue eyes.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. He cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: He was born in a small forest village. He was an apprentice working in his mother's forge. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 9 years.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and to be a miner again

Ideals: Joker, Philantrophist. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Job. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 10 pp. 1 Masterwork Heavy steel shield.