Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she wears light armors faded through time and improper care. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. She has hazel eyes.

Personality: Abalaba is depressed about a lot of things. She tends to be a nihilist. A true patriot, Abalaba would do anything for her country. She is fiercely protective of her fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Bookbinder. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 2 years.

Motivation: She feels kind of lost in life.

Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Military, Religious, Job. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 1000 sp. Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Silver ewer (40 gp).

Description: This light-skinned female has the majority of her body covered in plate. She is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. Her silver hair is wavy and long. Her brown eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She is highly sensitive about her name. She loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. She has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Being born in the south, 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 south 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. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Tailor and was forced into it by her family; and find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Sensitive, Fearful. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 360 gp. 1 Average lock.

Description: This exceptionally lanky man tends to wear a large brown jacket. With bright brown hair and a scraggly beard. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. As he has aged he has sought to do reparations for his actions as a youth. He is also making sure that his compatriots who never received punishment for their crimes are brought to justice.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: He seems to be bored by most things; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Justice, Gifted. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Criminal record, Military, Job. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 50 gp.

Description: This man wears many layers of old clothing at all times, and sports empty pouches on his belt. His hair is red and curly. His fierce hazel eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: A grumpy guy he will invite people to lunch so he can critique them. Yet he still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He was taken from his home at a very young age. He now spends his time doing works of charity.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and he is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Insomniac. Bonds: Poor, Slave. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 10000 cp. Golden pearl (160 gp). 2 Tanglefoot bags.

Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking southern young adult. She dresses like a well dressed Assassin does. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. She has amber eyes.

Personality: She is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. She moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep her interest for a month it is impressive.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Alain grew up listening to her father's many stories. 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 then took over the family business and is one of the better Assassin for hire.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Job, Slave, Adventurer. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 800 sp. 1 Simple lock.

Description: An imposing woman with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic left leg, she wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. Her long gold crest is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes drow are coming to abduct people. She is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with her old comrades. She has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Kava grew up listening to her mother's many stories. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Dragonborn companion (her 'brother'). When she grew older, she became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. She began work as a mercenary for hire. She would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break; and to reunite with her old friends

Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Enemies, Adventurer. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 11000 cp. Tiger eye turquoise (15 gp). 1 Chain shirt. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Breastplate.

Description: Standing 3'9", this woman is wearing a long, brown, dusty cloak. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She barks her statements quickly and with little fuss. She prefers small words and is at her heart utilitarian. She has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a woman enough she will sell her own mother. Money is her most trusted friend.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Bardryn was born on a far northern forest where she grew up under the tutelage of her mother, an expert Dilettante. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: She is greedy.

Flaws: Insomniac, Terse. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 230 gp. A roughly beaten golden orb (100 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (400 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (100 gp).

Description: An older man who tends to wear a large black jacket, he is not a threatening figure. His red hair is lengthy. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines gray.

Personality: He is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help his friends. He considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. 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: Born in the north his family was never financially stable. When Uthûg reached his early adolescence his Half-Orc father passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, he decided to travel. His rounds led him into the Army with a few individuals who would become his life-long companions. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: He made a deal with a demon which lead to his current lot in life, and he's becoming increasingly nervous about it; and to unite with his brother

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

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 150 gp.

Description: This man stands a little under 6'10" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright green and brown, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. He has wavy red hair. His gold eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help his friends. He considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. He lacks moral complications. He does what he is told to by employers but not much else. He spends his money on whatever he fancies at the time.

History: He was born at the edge of vast mountains. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg.

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Rich, Job, Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 1700 sp.