Description: 4'7" and muscular, this northern woman wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. Her hair is chestnut and very short. Her eyes are likewise blue. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. Ella is a bit of a follower. Usually she is manipulated by her brothers into helping them out, but recently she has become more of a free agent.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. Being born in the north, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the north for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way south. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion; and her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 400 gp. Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (800 gp).

Description: She is an attractive woman, lean and moderately muscular. She likes to wear yellow tank tops with brown skirt. Her long white hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She likes to fabricate stories about her past exploits and how crazy she is, but in actuality she is rather bland. The occasional robbery is her preferred attention getting crime, but she mainly uses her means for meeting her own perverse desires.

History: Leshanna was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her mother was employed at, doing general labor. She couldn't stand her childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with her mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. Being a Mortician kept her interest for a while, but then she became depressed and bored. So she turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and she has comitted a past crime that haunts her to this day

Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Poor, Mentor. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 70 gp. Black pearl (300 gp).

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he likes to wear ponchos typically of a light white in addition to tight pants. He has a very tight haircut. He has gleaming, smiling amber eyes.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. He never wears the same outfit twice, unless he absolutely has to.

History: Dondon hails from a village terrorized by gnolls. In his 18th year, his parents were killed by a gnolls raid, leaving Dondon alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: Revenge.

Ideals: Artistic, Justice. Flaws: Sensitive. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 280 gp. 1 Darkwood Shield.

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. He wears a feathered hat to cover his moderate length golden hair. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. Nutae enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: He comes from a rich western family. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He tends to his Fortune-teller job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: To be a Fletcher again; and he is greedy

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 20 pp. Blue quartz (11 gp). 4 Antitoxin.

Description: He is a mite stocky and wears a brown tunic with red highlights, and long pastel pants that bunch up around his shoes. His golden hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a feathered hat. He has gleaming, smiling violet eyes.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk he knows how to make people feel guilty. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Glassblower work with an outfit from a few towns over. Glassblower work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Glassblower for the past few years.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Depressed, Disease. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 3000 cp.

Description: He appears as an extremely gaunt Half-Elf, and stands approximately 5'10". He wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty yellow coat over it, and his gloved hand is found clutching a hand crossbow. He wears a wide-brimmed hat to cover his moderate length brown hair. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. He refers to his adoptive father for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: Born in the west his family was never financially stable. He graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. He advanced relatively quickly due to his good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother; and wants to raise his children well

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Poor, Military. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 500 sp.

Description: She is a paragon of her species. She is larger and stronger than most Elves. Her skin is dark but she possesses many tan ritualistic tattoos. She very much looks the part of a Spice Merchant. She keeps her auburn hair in a pixie cut. Her half smiles and hazel eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: She seems absolutely devoid of it. She stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. She does not believe in violence as a means to an end. She is a dedicated Spice Merchant but believes her peers are too gung-ho.

History: She was born in a small mountains village. Her childhood dream was to be a Interpreter, but she was a colossal failure. Unlike her family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, she wanted to work in the city. She has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Job, Attractive, Nature. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 200 sp. Jet (90 gp). 4 Thunderstones.

Description: She wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally she sports a yellow coat. She cuts an attractive figure and her suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. She has a very tight haircut. Her amber eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She hates Half-Elves with a passion. As such she is filled with self loathing. Energy wise she seems alert and responsive.

History: Born to a Masseuse, her father struggled to pay the bills. Before the accident, she was one of the most outspoken anti-Tiefling activists. She was mortally wounded, saved by a kind and fast-acting Tiefling doctor. Recently a tribe of orcs attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Oriel fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She is wracked by social anxiety; and tiefling compassion

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 400 sp.

Description: She is wearing a long, brown, dusty cloak. She keeps her long red hair kept up in a rat tail. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She has a good heart but also a terrible temper. She will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. She also is a firm believer in the womanly ideal.

History: She was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for her. It may also be what makes her so good at details. Her homeland was ravaged by war and she spent much of her life rebuilding it. After a long history of fighting, Artin and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She loathes her own lifestyle; and to get a good night's sleep

Flaws: Insomniac, Antagonistic, Impulsive, Disease, PTSD, Depressed. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: Just what you see.