Description: This younger middle-aged woman wears a tan collared shirt and grey skirt. She accessorizes with a yellow scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across her shirt, and a wedding ring on her left hand. Her hair is always cut to a buzz. Her hazel eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: Claira is depressed about a lot of things. She tends to be a nihilist. She will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Claira grew up listening to her father's many stories. From there she went from mercenary job to mercenary job. She now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: She feels kind of lost in life; and she wants to meet her childhood hero

Flaws: Addict, Depressed, Impulsive. Bonds: In love, Adventurer. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 5000 cp. Azurite (6 gp).

Description: Her left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She wears an entirely grey suit with blue socks and a vest with buckled shoes. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: Agnes speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. She is clearly well-traveled and educated. She is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: Trained by her mother for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Courier work with an outfit from a few towns over. Courier work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Courier.

Motivation: She is content; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Military, Job. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 50 gp.

Description: Her right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She is wearing a long, brown cloak. Her red fur is kept up in a ponytail inside a broad hat. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She is envious of other's things. She hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that she so desires. She does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of orcs may trigger it at times.

History: The child of eastern immigrants she idolized her mother. Ostracized due to the arcane powers of her oldest brother, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Tabaxis became a terror of the countryside. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by orcs. Cloud was horrified and prayed that her father was alright. However, she heard that her father had died fighting off the orcs.

Motivation: She is greedy; and revenge

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Greedy. Bonds: Enemies, Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 170 gp. Brown-green garnet (80 gp). Amber (80 gp). Iolite (40 gp).

Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He has a large black mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his tan robe. He has no hair. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: He was raised in a plains tribe. A few years later when the north was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He tends to his Junk Dealer job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Junk Dealer responsibilities is difficult; and expand his business

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Nature. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (200 gp).

Description: This light-skinned female wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. She is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. Her black hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She thrives on attention. She does whatever is in her power to gain the attention of whomever she deems a fit date. She passes on several rewards to people in need. She makes a point to leave places better than she found them.

History: Gurdis was born into a poor family. Growing up, she dreamt of becoming a Sorcerer, to bring honor to her family’s name. When she came of age, she applied for a position with her town's local guard, looking to work her way up via merit and eventually become a Sorcerer in service of a powerful lord somewhere. Since her father passed away years ago, her mother had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Sage they were divorced and she won custody of their daughter. She worked as a Herbalist, and she later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the west; and she's looking for her big break

Ideals: Philantrophist, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 30 pp.

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 physically well-built. She has auburn hair. Her eyes are likewise green.

Personality: She's a bit of a prankster. She knows she is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. She is fiercely devoted to her father, and views her father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating her from her legal half-sister.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Fortune-teller arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Soapmaker they were divorced and she won custody of their daughter. She worked as a Fortune-teller, and she later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: She uses money and sex appeal to get what she needs; and to unite with her sister

Ideals: Joker, Athletic. Bonds: Family, Rich, Attractive. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: This man stands a little under 3'6" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He has a large blue mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his violet robe. His hair, while still mostly chestnut, has prominent grey streaks. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. He takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. He was taken from his home at a very young age. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and expand his business

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Insomniac, Disease. Bonds: Job, Slave. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 2000 cp.

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he wears a green vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His brown leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his green boots flare out at the collars. His crest, while still mostly bronze, has prominent grey streaks. He has red eyes.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. He feeds upon the attention of others.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. He became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. He left for the east, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Ideals: Justice. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Criminal record, Job. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 400 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: He wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with wide-brimmed hat. He wears his black hair down. His eyes are gray and beady.

Personality: He has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. He is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with his big mouthed big gutted partner. His partner is his best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. Thervan enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: He was raised by priests from a young age. Thervan abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Adventurer, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 400 gp. Azurite (9 gp).