Description: This younger middle-aged woman is generally shirtless and showing off her tattooed chest, and a wedding ring on her right hand. Her golden hair is unkempt and raggedy. She has gleaming, smiling brown eyes.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with singing. She constantly tries to fill her life with singing. She can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: Helja 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. Over the years she perfected her riding and shooting skills. Some 10 years later her spouse died after the birth of her son. Heartbroken, Helja never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her son whom she trained as her mother had trained her before.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: In love, Poor, Nature. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 20 pp.

Description: This exceptionally lanky man wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His silver hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a dagger scrunchie. He has gray eyes and a brown hat with a tan feather.

Personality: A deeply religious man he believes everything happens for a reason. More though he will beg to come along on any journeys. He will attempt to stowaway on any ship he can in the hopes that it will get him further away.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out; and retire the richest man in the south

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Religious, Slave. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 500 sp.

Description: He is a physically imposing dark-skinned man. He is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. His hair is always cut to a buzz. This amber eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. He always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Shoemaker business.

History: Gifted from a young age, Halimath studied abroad. At a young age both his parents were killed in an accident. His uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took him in and had him trained in basic self defense. Being a Shoemaker 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: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and he feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help

Ideals: Disciplined, Persistence, Gifted, Fighting. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: Black pearl (200 gp).

Description: A 2'11" western man, he wears red painted combat armor at almost all times. His hair is always cut to a buzz. His ears are large.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. He lacks moral complications. He does what he is told to by employers but not much else. He spends his money on whatever he fancies at the time.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. He worked as a nervous Junk Dealer and found it very stressful. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Junk Dealer for hire.

Motivation: Expand his business.

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 600 sp.

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she wears a robe, a symbol of the four houses of cards around her neck, and a sword on her belt. She has a long blonde ponytail with little hanging trinkets. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are blue.

Personality: Myathethil speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. She is clearly well-traveled and educated. She is skeptical of what others tell her and is slow to trust.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. Unlike her family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, she wanted to work in the city. She has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs.

Ideals: Fighting, Impeccable. Flaws: Shy, Mundane. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 80 gp. Coral (110 gp).

Description: She wears black leather gloves, a black jacket, and tight pants. Her long brown hair reaches down to her waist. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: Quiet and reserved she prefers to listen than to talk. She will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. She is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: She was born at the edge of vast plains. 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. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Bricklayer for hire.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Bricklayer responsibilities is difficult; and further expansion of business

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Nature, Job. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 160 gp. Chrysoprase (70 gp). 3 Alchemist’s fire.

Description: She is a small woman, but exceptionally fit. She wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). Her hair is red and very short. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She misses her glory days as an athlete. She does not mind her job, but it is boring in comparison. She will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: Zanna was raised in a hard working conservative environment. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. She became a Bookbinder soon after.

Motivation: A rival would like her out of the picture; and she is greedy

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Job, Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 30 pp.

Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking eastern young adult. She wears suspenders and black workpants. Her shirt is brown, and she wears a heavy black leather apron most of the time. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her green eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: A grumpy gal she will invite people to lunch so she can critique them. Yet she still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. 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: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. Her father was very strict, and drilled into her lessons on being the perfect lady. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and nothing but the best is good enough for her

Ideals: Philantrophist, Impeccable. Flaws: Addict, Antagonistic. Bonds: Slave. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 1 Banded mail.

Description: He is a pot bellied northern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He wears a green collared shirt and tan pants. He accessorizes with a grey scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across his shirt. His white crest is smooth and relatively long. His eyes are a pleasant gold.

Personality: Ildrex 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... Further he is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when illithids swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to illithids demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: He wants revenge against illithids; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Ideals: Athletic, Disciplined. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 100 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (900 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (900 gp).