Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She wears a tan shirt with thin blue vertical stripes and grey pants. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her half smiles and hazel eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: Xanaphia is depressed about a lot of things. She tends to be a nihilist. She has all her life been fascinated with painting.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. A freak accident while working with her Guard mother left her crippled. She has never given up on her painting dream.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world.

Ideals: Artistic, Logical. Flaws: Depressed, Disease. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 210 gp. 1 Antitoxin.

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He prefers to wear flannel. His silver crest is knotted and matted. His red unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He hates gnolls. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: A powerful slaver made him what he is. Cursed with vampirism at a very young age, Mozikth has worked very hard to control his curse. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by gnolls. Mozikth was horrified and prayed that his mother was alright. However, he heard that his mother had died fighting off the gnolls.

Motivation: He wants revenge against gnolls; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by gnolls, and he desires to right it

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Disease, Lazy. Bonds: Enemies, Mentor. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 1300 sp.

Description: She is a paragon of her species. She is larger and stronger than most Humans. Her skin is light but she possesses many green ritualistic tattoos. She is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright brown and green, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. She has a very tight haircut. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines brown.

Personality: She hates Humans with a passion. As such she is filled with self loathing. As she has aged she has sought to do reparations for her actions as a youth. She is also making sure that her compatriots who never received punishment for their crimes are brought to justice.

History: The child of eastern immigrants she idolized her father. She moved out west to avoid the crime she committed. After months of barely getting by, Agatha managed to ambush a major caravan with a load of valuables. Instantly wealthy, she made her way to the capital under a new identity.

Motivation: Tabaxi compassion; and she is greedy

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record, Immigrant. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. She keeps her silver hair in a flapper bob. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: Stoic and calm, she prefers to meditate than take action. She is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Elves.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. She found a children's book about a Elf Sorcerer who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. She modeled her life after the story, seeing herself destined a hero. During her travels, Valanthe and her party rested in a cavern that was (unknown to them) infused with powerful dark magic. Upon awakening, Valanthe discovered the rest of her party dead, transformed into horrible, mindless undead versions of their former selves. Valanthe fled the cavern, stopping for breath at a small pool, and only then realizing her own horrible transformation.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break; and a strong sense of loyalty to elven people

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly, Racist, Disease. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 1 Tanglefoot bags.

Description: 4'0" and lanky with angular features, she is an attractive figure. She wears just a grey suit. Her golden hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She exudes charisma. She is a tour de force of persuasion. She lacks restraint and is impulsive. She jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: She got into the Jeweler business at a young age. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. When she grew older, she became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. She began work as a mercenary for hire. She would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Elven artifacts is her passion; and balancing her hectic life and new jeweler responsibilities is difficult

Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 700 sp. Freshwater pearl (14 gp). 1 Tanglefoot bags.

Description: She dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head. With wild auburn hair. This blue eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as she rather likes the sound of her voice. Her demeanor is somewhat feminine. She is a thrill seeker, she laughs at people and throws down challenges. She is highly competitive and combative.

History: The child of southern immigrants she idolized her father. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Gnomes in the south were limited. She was granted druidic powers by her dying sister.

Motivation: A deep hatred of orcs; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted. Bonds: Adventurer, Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 20 pp.

Description: An imposing woman with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic left hand, she tends to wear a large blue jacket. She has shaved her head bald. Her amber eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. She uses divination through singing.

History: Born in the west to a Tailor, Arara learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. She became a Tailor soon after.

Motivation: She wants to get laid; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Justice, Gifted. Bonds: Job, Religious, Has a crush. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 2000 cp.

Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She tends to wear a large yellow jacket. Her white hair is braided into rings. Her amber eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with her opinion, she thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, she can get violently argumentative. 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: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. She helped her mother out around the business and became quite the natural. She used her abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: Meet up once more with her childhood friend; and she is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out

Ideals: Opinionated, Philantrophist. Bonds: Slave, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 140 gp.

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest. He has wavy orange fur. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: A grumpy guy he will invite people to lunch so he can critique them. Yet he still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. When he was little, his rather wealthy family often ventured across the plains to a summer home near a old dungeon. He would wander through that old dungeon and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and he was stranded inside. His family spent the next few days looking for him, and could only assume he was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the plains due to the painful memories there. Shifting took refuge in the old dungeon and found the beat up bastard sword and armor he uses now. He now spends his time doing works of charity.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and he is greedy

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Insomniac, Antagonistic, Hedonist. Bonds: Rich, Nature. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 100 gp. Jade (80 gp). Coral (80 gp). Rhodochrosite (9 gp).