Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she wears a robe, a symbol of strength around her neck, and a ceremonial dagger on her belt. Her head has been shaved. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: Here is a woman who knows she is the smartest in the room. She talks down to others constantly. 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, Jo is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. Her father was very strict, and drilled into her lessons on being the perfect lady. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally.

Ideals: Fighting, Impeccable, Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 300 sp.

Description: She is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. She cuts an attractive figure and her suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. She wears her chestnut hair up. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. She is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Criella was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. She helped her mother out around the business and became quite the natural. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Miller responsibilities is difficult; and to be a masseuse again

Flaws: Lazy. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Mentor. Occupation: Miller

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

Possessions: 600 gp. Chrysoberyl (70 gp). Brown-green garnet (70 gp). Coral (70 gp).

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He dresses in black turtlenecks beneath a grey coat with white slacks. His golden hair is greasy and uncared for. His eyes are blue.

Personality: He is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. He has a cruel streak; something he gained from his previous mentor. He harbors resentment against his former mentor.

History: A powerful slaver made him what he is. In his 13th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his father impaled in their home, and his mother beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. He has recently attracted an admirer that believes he's playing hard to get.

Motivation: To settle down with his crush; and he feels threatened by others

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Mentor, Has a crush. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: He wears dark leathers with embroidery. He is portly but not overly obese. His tied-back hair is silver. His eyes are amber and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: His voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl he speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of his tone. Despite his manner, he is extremely passionate and proud of his job, and he prides himself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. Like his mother and his sister before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Junk Dealer. He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: Wants a kiss; and to be a layabout again

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Cynical. Bonds: Job, Slave, Has a crush. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 700 sp. Jade (40 gp). 1 Banded mail.

Description: She wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized white coat. She is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly scythes and quarterstaffs. She wears her blonde hair down. Her eyes are blue and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: A deeply religious woman she believes everything happens for a reason. She is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes her no end of embarrassment.

History: Bilga lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent mother; and her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Flaws: Forgetful. Bonds: Criminal record, Religious, Family. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 1000 cp. Amethyst (140 gp).

Description: He tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. He has done his best to style his white crest to look like a famous performer. His eyes are likewise gold.

Personality: Nithther speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world; and his religion dominates his actions

Ideals: Impeccable, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Rich. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 80 gp. 2 Acid flasks.

Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. Her golden hair, when down, is lengthy. Her gray eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Nagrette will drive conversation. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the north. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. She is searching for what she claims is her rightful reward.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud; and a deep hatred of gnolls

Ideals: Extrovert, Joker. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic right hand, he wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. He keeps his blonde hair in a flapper bob. 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 has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Ploughman who has hired him part-time. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. Through the years after Adam was born, his mother became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the east. Adam's mother didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He has recently attracted an admirer that believes he's playing hard to get.

Motivation: Wants a kiss; and he has a crush on the local courier

Flaws: Insomniac, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Has a crush. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 600 sp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: She wears a robe, a symbol of strength around her neck, and a scimitar on her belt. She carries a battered dagger and tarnished scimitar as well. Her black fur is heavily combed to the right. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: Calm and collected, she is a well trained Map Maker. A friendly and beautiful Tabaxi, she is rarely seen without a few beauties around her arms. Though a playboy in all rights, she is no lame duck.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Her father was a soldier and died while she was still young. Sweet was left her father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Expand her business; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Job, Attractive, Rich, Military. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 1000 cp. 1 Chain shirt.