Description: She is a husky woman, who wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. Her yellow fur is lengthy. Her eyes are a pleasant green.

Personality: She is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. 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, Cask 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. She took after her mother in leading caravans. Because they were valued, her mother taught her to defend herself. When her mother died while fighting drow, the young Cask began to lead the lost caravan. She has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge; and she wants revenge against drow

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Justice. Flaws: Shy, Ugly. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 800 sp.

Description: This southern man is wearing a long, black cloak. His clothes are grease stained in places. His hair is short and white. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines silver.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. His philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: A powerful necromancer made him what he is. Forcas was born on a far southern desert where he grew up under the tutelage of his mother, an expert Unemployed. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Unemployed for the past few years.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and seeks redemption

Ideals: Persistence, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Mentor. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 90 gp.

Description: A stocky lighter skinned woman, she wears light armors faded through time and improper care. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her blue eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She has two modes she varies between. On the job she is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job she is a party animal. Buvvie 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 a bastard born out of an affair, and her mother always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. She was an apprentice working in her mother's forge. She has achieved small success as a Mayor.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and to unite with her brother

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: She likes to wear ponchos typically of a light green in addition to tight pants. She carries with her a set of pickaxes on her belt, each one with a sapphire on the hilt. Her black hair is braided into rings. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes dire rats are coming to abduct people. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her mother.

History: Kasdeya hails from a village terrorized by dire rats. In her youth she was a Shepherd, and wanted to be a champion fighter when she grew up. She was working during a period of war, and as one of the natives she lived in fear of joining the others in being slaughtered. She saw the brutality and swore off her fighting aspirations, taking her younger brother on her back after seeing her parents die, and fled the country. She hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and a deep hatred of dire rats

Ideals: Fighting, Entrepeneur. Flaws: PTSD, Insomniac. Bonds: Enemies, Job. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 190 gp.

Description: This fat northern woman has a bulbous nose and is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright blue and black, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. Her skin is also unnaturally pale. Her golden hair is smooth and relatively long. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: While she acts the brute, she is far gentler than she would appear. She is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: She was born at the edge of vast desert. 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. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Lazy. Bonds: Rich, Nature, Mentor. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 140 gp.

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he wears dark leathers with embroidery. His top hat is riddled with cuts and holes. His eyes are red and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: Hirrathak hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his writing career. He is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: Hirrathak hails from a village terrorized by drow. At a young age his mother died while driving off some drow. His father being the stubborn sort decided to stay and helped train him in nunchaku use. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to drow demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Revenge; and many drow want him driven away

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: She usually wears her black robe and has her monstrous two handed axe always slung over her shoulder. Her attire stands in sharp contrast to her monstrous two handed axe, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a skull on it. She has no hair. Her gray eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: She loves justice and goodness and right action. Anyone who does not fulfill this criteria perfectly will no doubt get a lecture from her. She is the most sanctimonious self-righteous Half-Orc in existence. She is fiercely devoted to her father, and views her father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating her from her legal half-sister.

History: Bendoo 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. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found; and wants to raise her children well

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Herbalist

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

Possessions: 40 pp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. He has done his best to style his silver hair to look like a famous performer. He has a dull look in his violet eyes.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. 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: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. He became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. He spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: He possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and he feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Immigrant, Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she wears tan painted combat armor at almost all times. She keeps her long golden hair kept up in a rat tail. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

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 passes on several rewards to people in need. She makes a point to leave places better than she found them.

History: Born in the north to a Blacksmith, Baelitae learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. Her parents died when she was young, and she was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Baelitae 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 Baelitae. She has achieved small success as a Blacksmith.

Motivation: A rival would like her out of the picture.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 130 gp.