Description: She wears violet trousers with brown and grey striped suspenders. She wears various colorful collared shirts. She has styled her black hair well, parting it to the right. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She is extraordinarily eccentric. She also is a firm believer in the womanly ideal.

History: Ermina lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. A gifted student she started as a Bookbinder, but she got bored and became a Unemployed. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 5 years.

Motivation: Marry her sister to traveling adventurers.

Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Impulsive. Bonds: Family, Job. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 90 gp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking eastern young adult. She dresses in tan turtlenecks beneath a white coat with blue slacks. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. Sporting a auburn mohawk this woman's hair draws a lot of attention. Her ears are large.

Personality: She hates gnolls. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. She likes to tell stories.

History: Her mother raised her in a mountain cabin. Carlin liked to wander the woods near her home when she was young, something she still likes to do at least once a week. She never liked modest clothing or shoes, so she would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and she developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by gnolls. Carlin was horrified and prayed that her mother was alright. However, she heard that her mother had died fighting off the gnolls.

Motivation: A deep hatred of gnolls; and many gnolls want her driven away

Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Slave, Enemies, Nature. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 100 gp. Amber (120 gp).

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she wears suspenders and white workpants. Her shirt is yellow, and she wears a heavy white leather apron most of the time. Her brown hair is braided into rings. Her hazel eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: Stoic and calm, she prefers to meditate than take action. She is very protective of her business, her home, and her spouse. She is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Kansif was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. She graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. She advanced relatively quickly due to her good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. She has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: She has decided she is irredeemable; and she feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Criminal record, Mentor, Military. Occupation: Healer

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

Possessions: 500 sp.

Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She dresses in green turtlenecks beneath a brown coat with blue slacks. Her silver hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She snorts whenever she laughs or is feeling confident. She is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. She found a children's book about a Tiefling 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. She used her abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Dyer responsibilities is difficult; and to be a farmer again

Ideals: Joker, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp).

Description: He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. He is physically well-built. He wears his yellow fur down. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines amber.

Personality: He loves justice and goodness and right action. Anyone who does not fulfill this criteria perfectly will no doubt get a lecture from him. He is the most sanctimonious self-righteous Tabaxi in existence. He also has developed a complete distrust of the Adventurer profession.

History: A powerful wizard made him what he is. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Sage work with an outfit from a few towns over. Sage work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He became a Sage soon after.

Motivation: Expand his business.

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Mentor, Enemies. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This slender man stands about 5'4". He has the majority of his body covered in plate. His fur is cut close to his head. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines hazel.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. He also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: He got into the Stableman business at a young age. Like his father and his sister before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Stableman. He's also a talented Masseuse, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: He feels kind of lost in life; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 2000 cp.

Description: She wears light armors faded through time and improper care. She carries with her a set of daggers, each one with a opal on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. Her chestnut hair is singed and shortened. Her eyes are a pleasant green.

Personality: She has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Bookbinder who has hired her part-time. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her mother.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. 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. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: She would like to get married and retire.

Ideals: Fighting, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Has a crush. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He dresses well, wearing blue shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. His hair is always cut to a buzz. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep blue.

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. He is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. His mother was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Ideals: Persistence, Joker. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Immigrant. Occupation: Server

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 100 sp. Amber (120 gp).

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears a grey costume with the symbols of the sun god on his torso. He has brown hair. He has green eyes and a grey hat with a tan feather.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of illithids once and for all.

History: Jocelyn was born in the east. At a young age he loved to build and create. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero; and someone believes him a fraud

Ideals: Opinionated, Persistence. Bonds: Enemies, Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 110 gp. Obsidian (11 gp).