Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She wears a black coat over a tan low-cut shirt, and a wide-brimmed hat upon her head. Her red hair is cut short. Her fierce gray eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She is curt in most of her responses. She prefers to keep her word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. She is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. She likes to tell stories.

History: Tawar was born the youngest of three triplets. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Guard hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found; and to unite with her sister

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy, Fearful. Bonds: Poor, Family. Occupation: Guard

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

Possessions: 230 gp. Carnelian (20 gp). Rhodochrosite (4 gp). Deep green spinel (70 gp). 2 Smokesticks.

Description: This eastern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He wears light armors faded through time and improper care. He has blue crest. His eyes are likewise red. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He is content.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Mundane. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 150 gp.

Description: This man wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his falchion with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. His chestnut hair is still thick. His fierce gray eyes like to dwell on things.

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. 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: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Balimaar was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He found a children's book about a Half-Elf Sorcerer who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. He modeled his life after the story, seeing himself destined a hero. He came across an abandoned tomb where he found a relic that called out to him. After picking it up he was cursed by lycanthropy.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and to be a soapmaker again

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Adventurer, Mentor, Job. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 1800 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She prefers to wear black pants and tee shirts, and she perpetually has her greataxe ready. Her tied-back hair is blonde. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. She is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: The child of northern immigrants she idolized her father. 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. Recently a tribe of goblins attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Puyet fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Fighting, Joker. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 120 gp.

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. His cinnamon fur is kept up in a ponytail inside a wide-brimmed hat. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He is happy with his job as a Ploughman. He turns his eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. He would rather hide behind his crafts than deal with other people.

History: He got into the Ploughman business at a young age. He has had some formal music training, and achieved minor success. He became a Ploughman soon after.

Motivation: To be a Masseuse again; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 140 gp.

Description: She is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright green and grey, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. She carries a battered mace and tarnished bastard sword as well. Her red hair is thinning but still full. Her half smiles and red eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. She is a thrill seeker, she laughs at people and throws down challenges. She is highly competitive and combative.

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. Since her mother passed away years ago, her father 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. Recently a tribe of goblins attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Markosian fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Adventurer, Military. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 130 gp. Tourmaline (50 gp).

Description: He wears a robe, a symbol of death around his neck, and a crossbow on his belt. He is physically well-built. His hair is short and blonde. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his brown eyes.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. He spends most of his days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There he gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Arumawann grew up listening to his father's many stories. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. Lacking all sense, he decided to go on an adventure. He picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality; and to reunite with his old friends

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 100 gp. Azurite (14 gp). Coral (50 gp). Obsidian (14 gp).

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she wears a blue coat over a grey low-cut shirt, and a Stetson hat upon her head. Her silver hair is well kept. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She hates illithids. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She works hard and plays hard.

History: Ilanis 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. From there she went from mercenary job to mercenary job. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by illithids. Ilanis was horrified and prayed that her father was alright. However, she heard that her father had died fighting off the illithids.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and she desires power and/or immortality

Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Enemies, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 500 sp.

Description: She wears brown leather gloves, a brown jacket, and tight pants, and carries tridents. She keeps her silver hair in a flapper bob. Her brown eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, she has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. She is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in her opinion.

History: Her psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. Her father took her hunting and taught her how to get in the mind of other creatures. She bought a trident and has really upped her game hunting, due to her understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and to protect her home

Ideals: Fighting, Disciplined, Opinionated, Gifted. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 20 pp. Peridot (50 gp).