Description: She likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. She is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly sais and monstrous two handed axes. She wears a top hat to hide her balding. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: Prone to second guessing herself, she comes off as nervous. She is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of her. She is by nature obliging.

History: She was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: She is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Insomniac, Shy, Insane. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 400 sp. Rose (40 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: An older woman who is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times, she is not a threatening figure. Her hair is silver, silky, and of moderate length. Her amber eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She is irascible and easily irritated. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her mother gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her mother, who blamed her for driving them apart. Some 10 years later her spouse died after the birth of her daughter. Heartbroken, Silaqui never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her daughter whom she trained as her mother had trained her before.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and retire the richest woman in the south

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic, Insane. Bonds: Attractive, In love. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 60 gp. Red-brown spinel (140 gp).

Description: An older woman who wears a pastel cloak and cross-gartered blue stockings, she is not a threatening figure. Her beige fur is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She considers herself a woman of culture and sophistication. She likes a good challenge to her wits. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her father.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Cloak grew up listening to her father's many stories. Her father took her hunting and taught her how to get in the mind of other creatures. She has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature longbow.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Half-Elven artifacts is her passion; and retire the richest woman in the south

Ideals: Impeccable, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Nature. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She is an average looking western female in her early mid-life. She wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with green lining and desert motifs. Her hair is silver and curly. Her silver eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She trusts no one. She is not readily capable for forgiveness and her ire never leaves her. She is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Tieflings.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. While studying, she fell in love. They married and had a daughter. After a long history of fighting, Gadreel and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Roofer and was forced into it by her family; and human compassion

Flaws: Antagonistic, Racist, Disease. Bonds: In love, Family. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 1300 sp.

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. His long silver hair reaches down to his waist. He has gleaming, smiling amber eyes.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. On top of that he is swayed by a pretty face, and while loyalty to his employer will always come first he doesn't like to hit women.

History: He is a Yochlol in disguise. He 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. 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: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Shy, Insane. Bonds: Has a crush, Adventurer. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 1000 cp. Blue quartz (13 gp). 1 Chain shirt.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. His chestnut hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a small hat. His fierce green eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. When he's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, he's doing poetry.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. Now he works as a poetry tutor during his time off.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world.

Ideals: Artistic, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Insane. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 2700 sp.

Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright black and yellow, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. She has silver crest. Her red eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with music. She constantly tries to fill her life with music. She is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. She haggles over everything, upselling her goods and buying cheap. She is persistent in everything.

History: A child with a great deal of music talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. She was one of the best in her class, and was picked up by her current employer. She quickly showed her capability and was soon promoted to a head role. Some 4 years later her spouse died after the birth of her daughter. Heartbroken, Nala never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her daughter whom she trained as her mother had trained her before.

Motivation: To clean up the streets; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Artistic, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Rich, Job, In love, Guardian. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 20 gp.

Description: The dark-skinned man stands 6'3" and tends to wear a large black jacket. His black hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His gray eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. He disdains his fellow northerners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: Shag hails from a village terrorized by dire rats. When Shag reached his early adolescence his Half-Orc mother 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. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and a deep hatred of dire rats

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Enemies, Military, Job. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A thin woman, she clearly needs to put on some weight, but she still has a lot of muscle. She wears white robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally she wears more armor. She prefers to carry a pickaxe, but if one is not available she will default to her trident. She sports a flattop hair cut. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She can speak with the recently deceased. As long as the job gets done she does not care how it got done.

History: Her divine talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. After coming to the age of reason, Marigold took it upon herself to study the divine arts in their entirety; because of this, she was labeled a dark omen and banished from her homeland. 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. Marigold fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted, Professionalism, Fighting. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 2000 cp. 4 Tanglefoot bags.