Description: This tall, slender woman wears brown robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally she wears more armor. She prefers to carry a hammer, but if one is not available she will default to her rapier. Her golden hair has been sun bleached extensively. Her blue eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: While she acts the brute, she is far gentler than she would appear. She constantly seizes attention wherever she goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. She likes to think of herself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. Recently a tribe of illithids attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Matilda fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Fighting, Impeccable. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 3000 cp.

Description: 5'11" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. His red hair is knotted and matted. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with dancing. He constantly tries to fill his life with dancing. He is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: His druidic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He has never given up on his dancing dream.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero; and he's looking for his big break

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 90 gp.

Description: This woman sports brown clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. She is muscular with a powerful set of arms. Her tied-back hair is red. She has a dull look in her blue eyes.

Personality: Prone to second guessing herself, she comes off as nervous. 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, Ilde is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her father always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. At a young age she wooed the heart of her future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. After a long history of fighting, Ilde and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She is greedy; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Shy, Antagonistic. Bonds: In love, Rich. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 50 gp. 1 Good lock.

Description: She is an average looking northern female in her early mid-life. She wears a tan vest with golden trim over her white shirt. Her brown leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and her tan boots flare out at the collars. Her hair is blonde and curly. Her brown eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She is enamored with her job. She loves it. She likes the challenge and she likes helping those less fortunate than her. She misses her home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. Before the accident, she was one of the most outspoken anti-Dwarven activists. She was mortally wounded, saved by a kind and fast-acting Dwarven doctor. She left for the north, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: She is greedy; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 40 pp.

Description: This man is dressed in earthy colors with a blue and pastel handkerchief worn on his right side, and sports empty pouches on his belt. His auburn hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: Calm and collected, he is a well trained Mayor. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: He was born in the north. A serious injury left his mother unemployed and in need of constant care. His family became saddled with debt trying to care for his infirm mother. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Justice. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Debt, Adventurer. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: His left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He wears a tight fitting brown shirt and pants. His fur is cut close to his head. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: Pelt hails from a village terrorized by illithids. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Tabaxis in the west were limited. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: Revenge; and someone believes him a fraud

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Insomniac, Shy. Bonds: Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 80 gp.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy brown stubble. He wears an entirely brown suit with black socks and a vest with buckled shoes. He has a hunchback. His head has been shaved. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He seeks to pay back kindness whenever he gets the chance. Whether it be in the form of unwanted serenades or the latest gossip he always seeks to do solids for his friends.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. 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: Money/treasure; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Gifted, Philantrophist, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 40 gp. Sardonyx (30 gp).

Description: This man wears a worn and beaten armor, and sports empty pouches on his belt. He has no fur. His eyes are likewise yellow.

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 disdains his fellow northerners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: Cask was born the youngest of three triplets. When Cask reached his early adolescence his Tabaxi 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. By chance he met his sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and marry his sister to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Family, Military. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 60 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: An older man who is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright grey and pastel, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems, he is not a threatening figure. His brown hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His blue eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. He is always in debt, since he spends his money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Shipwright arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Like his mother and his brother before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Shipwright. Being a Shipwright kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and he has decided he is irredeemable

Flaws: Mundane, Impulsive, Insomniac. Bonds: Rich, Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 1 Disguise kit.