Description: She is a small woman, but exceptionally fit. She prefers to wear flannel. Her silver hair is matted, messy, and big. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She considers herself a woman of culture and sophistication. She likes a good challenge to her wits. 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, Helgret is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: Helgret was born in the north. At a young age she loved to build and create. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world; and nothing but the best is good enough for her

Ideals: Athletic, Impeccable, Justice, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He wears dark leathers with embroidery. He is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly hand crossbows and morningstars. He keeps his auburn hair in a flapper bob. He has several tiny jet earrings on each ear.

Personality: He likes to brag about his accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and he feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help

Ideals: Passionate. Bonds: Criminal record, Rich, Immigrant, Mentor. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: Coral (110 gp).

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He very much looks the part of a Shepherd. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. His brown eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes giants are coming to abduct people. He invented a lineage for himself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: He has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day; and balancing his hectic life and new shepherd responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Athletic. Bonds: Job, Enemies, Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 2000 cp.

Description: This younger middle-aged man wears a robe, a symbol of the four houses of cards around his neck, and a rapier on his belt, and a wedding ring on his right hand. He has done his best to style his blue hair to look like a famous performer. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He is a very philanthropic person; he spends his free time working at various soup kitchens. He is frequently practicing swordplay.

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

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality; and he has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist. Bonds: In love, Military, Adventurer. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He is renowned for his bright black suits and hats. His crest is cut close to his head. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. He is a great chef.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He worked as a nervous Fortune-teller and found it very stressful. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 10 years.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend; and obtaining odd cultural tabaxi artifacts is his passion

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Slave, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 90 gp.

Description: He is a physically imposing dark-skinned man. He is dressed in an above average manner. He keeps his long black hair kept up in a rat tail. He has hazel eyes and a yellow hat with a brown feather.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. He will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. He cares deeply for his spouse and does his best to make sure his guests look presentable.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. At a young age he wooed the heart of his future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Ideals: Persistence, Optimist. Bonds: Attractive, In love, Military. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She is scrawny and has patchy gray fur. She is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing brown cape and mantle trimmed with soft black waves gently in the breeze. She has a hunchback. Her feathered hat is riddled with cuts and holes. She tend to wears goggles to shield her eyes.

Personality: She is irascible and easily irritated. She will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Dyer arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. She inherited a moderately successful company from her father. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Impulsive. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 1 Disguise kit.

Description: This southern man wears baggy grey pantaloons and a black scarf. His clothes are grease stained in places. His blonde hair is knotted and matted. His green eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. He receives visions of the future at random moments

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. Aside from being a slave or a gladiator, there isn't much legitimate work for Humans in Norman's homeland. Norman decided to take the middle way and become a bodyguard. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and nothing but the best is good enough for him

Ideals: Joker, Gifted, Fighting. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Server

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 800 sp.

Description: This western man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest. His tied-back hair is brown. His eyes are gray and beady.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. He plays an instrument quite well.

History: His martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Courier. He has achieved small success as a Courier.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Job, Enemies. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 600 sp. Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (90 gp).