Description: This woman likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized opal on her left hand. She keeps her scarlet crest in a flapper bob. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She considers herself a woman of culture and sophistication. She likes a good challenge to her wits. She seeks to pay back kindness whenever she gets the chance. Whether it be in the form of unwanted serenades or the latest gossip she always seeks to do solids for her friends.

History: A child with a great deal of writing talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. Her father was very strict, and drilled into her lessons on being the perfect lady. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She is greedy; and nothing but the best is good enough for her

Ideals: Impeccable, Philantrophist, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 160 gp.

Description: He is wearing a long, grey, dusty cloak. He is portly but not overly obese. He wears a colorful flower in his white hair. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He exudes charisma. He is a tour de force of persuasion. He is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: When he was but 4 years old his parents immigrated from the west. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to illithids demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Marry his brother to traveling adventurers; and someone believes him a fraud

Ideals: Logical. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Enemies, Family. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 100 sp.

Description: She usually wears her grey robe and has her scimitar always slung over her shoulder. She is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly scimitars and shields. Her chestnut hair is heavily combed to the left. This amber eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She hates Dwarves with a passion. As such she is filled with self loathing. She pushes her goals aggressively. She is also a coward if confronted.

History: Oriff 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. Her parents enrolled her in a Sorcerer school at a young age so that she could practice her necromantic talents. Being a Spice Merchant 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: She has comitted a past crime that haunts her to this day; and she possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Racist, Fearful. Bonds: Criminal record, Poor. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 3000 cp.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He wears green robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a pickaxe, but if one is not available he will default to his sickle. He keeps his black crest in a flapper bob. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: While he is on the job, he is grim and serious. He understands how dangerous the world is and the need to stay safe. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: Maagog lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. His family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The mother sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. He saw this and took pride in his mother's willingness to do anything to win. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 240 gp. Golden pearl (130 gp).

Description: He wears a tan tunic with grey highlights, and long tan pants that bunch up around his shoes. He is portly but not overly obese. His long chestnut hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. 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 on a small isolated farm. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He got away from his former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and wants to raise his children well

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Nature, Family. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 60 gp. A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (90 gp).

Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. Her red hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She misses her glory days as an athlete. She does not mind her job, but it is boring in comparison. She is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. In her 19th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her father impaled in their home, and her mother beheaded. She saw the woman who walked out, and charged her in a blind rage. The woman easily evaded and defeated her, leaving her to live broken and terrified. In her journeys she found a malevolent artifact. She wishes to return this artifact and its corrupting influence back to where it came.

Motivation: She feels threatened by others; and she has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Disease, Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 20 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what she was had she not made sure her armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit she wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. She has wavy golden hair. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before her hampering stammer kicks in. She also has developed a complete distrust of the Sage profession.

History: A child with a great deal of singing talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. She was an apprentice working in her father's forge. She has worked as a Blacksmith like her father before her.

Motivation: To be a Sage again.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 500 sp. Moonstone (40 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: 5'7" and lanky with angular features, she is an attractive figure. She wears a worn and beaten armor. She has golden hair. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. She moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep her interest for a month it is impressive.

History: Ahlyssa hails from a village terrorized by orcs. She 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. She is searching for what she claims is her rightful reward.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge.

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Adventurer. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: Sard (20 gp).

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He is dressed in a clean red cloak covering his clean studded leather. His hair is red, silky, and of moderate length. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: Pirithin wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Sorcerer, so he tries to act the part. He does a good job, for the most part... He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Halflings.

History: Born to a Engraver, his mother struggled to pay the bills. In his youth he was part of a gang. He got caught, but did not rat out his comrades and served his time in prison. Being a Jeweler kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and he has decided he is irredeemable

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Criminal record. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 40 pp.