Description: An older woman who usually wears her brown robe and has her mace always slung over her shoulder, she is not a threatening figure. Her black hair is well kept. Her eyes are amber and catlike.

Personality: She is quiet and unassuming. She ignores others and carries on with her job unassumingly. She enjoys reading and quiet.

History: She was raised in a forest tribe. 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. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: She is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and to be a spice merchant again

Ideals: Logical, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Job, Nature, Criminal record. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 120 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: He wears a yellow tunic with grey highlights, and long brown pants that bunch up around his shoes. He carries with him a set of hand crossbows on his belt, each one with a amethyst on the hilt. His chestnut hair and beard is wavy and long. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. He loves teas. He is very sensitive about his face. To blow off anger he lifts weights and to control his otherwise explosive temper he works out a lot.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Healer hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. Recently a tribe of gnolls attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Suhnae fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Wants his loneliness to end; and he wants to get laid

Ideals: Fighting, Disciplined. Bonds: Military, Poor, Has a crush. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 40 gp.

Description: Her skin has the orange glow of too much sun. She wears well tailored gowns and hats with beautiful decoration. She is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. She has a long auburn ponytail with little hanging trinkets. Her eyes are hazel and beady.

Personality: Avice is depressed about a lot of things. She tends to be a nihilist. She does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: She was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family Her family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The father sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. She saw this and took pride in her father's willingness to do anything to win. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help.

Flaws: Ugly, Depressed, Insomniac. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

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 has a long auburn ponytail with little hanging trinkets. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She is a hateful person. She taunts others and blames them for her problems. She has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: She comes from a rich eastern family. As a young adult she joined a group advocating for an improvement in Half-Elven conditions. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Half-Orc people.

Flaws: Antagonistic, Fearful, Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 50 gp.

Description: This western woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. Her brown hair is knotted and matted. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: While she is on the job, she is grim and serious. She understands how dangerous the world is and the need to stay safe. 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: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. Her parents died when she was young, and she was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Ielenia grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Ielenia. She would ruin relationships and cause injury. She was reprimanded several times before being given her current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: She is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and she is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 2000 sp. Jet (80 gp). Azurite (10 gp). 1 Half-Plate.

Description: She is lean but muscular and likes to wear ponchos typically of a light grey in addition to tight pants. She has done her best to style her red hair to look like a famous performer. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She is irritable and easily angered. She is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use her stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. She has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. She got away from her former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: To prove her worth to the world; and she is wracked by social anxiety

Flaws: Antagonistic, Fearful, Addict, Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: 3'1" and muscular, this western woman likes to wear ponchos typically of a light tan in addition to tight pants. She has moderate length red hair. She has gleaming, smiling hazel eyes.

Personality: She is filled with cunning. She likes to feign weakness letting people think she is weak. She is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of her. She is by nature obliging.

History: Roywyn hails from a village terrorized by brigands. A gifted student she started as a Spice Merchant, but she got bored and became a Slave Trader. She struck the Slave Trader job and began her own company from there.

Motivation: She would like to get married and retire; and someone believes her a fraud

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Secretive, Shy. Bonds: Enemies, Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 600 sp.

Description: He is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. With a patchy red beard and wild red hair. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. His brief stint in the army gave him the idea he was invincible and that he is the toughest man alive.

History: Harbek was born into a poor family. Growing up, he dreamt of becoming a Sorcerer, to bring honor to his family’s name. When he came of age, he applied for a position with his town's local guard, looking to work his way up via merit and eventually become a Sorcerer in service of a powerful lord somewhere. Since his mother passed away years ago, his father had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. 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: To reunite with his old friends.

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 270 gp.

Description: She is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. Her red hair is smooth and relatively long. Her eyes are a pleasant white.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. She plays an instrument quite well.

History: The child of a Doctor, who enjoyed hunting, Ea was taken on many hunting expeditions. Her family was turned out during the war. She and her family wandered west to less war torn lands. She bought a greataxe and has really upped her game hunting, due to her understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: She wants revenge against illithids; and she is wracked by social anxiety

Ideals: Philantrophist, Artistic. Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Attractive, Nature. Occupation: Bather

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: Just what you see.