Description: She usually wears her tan robe and has her shield always slung over her shoulder. She keeps her auburn hair in a flapper bob. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She barks her statements quickly and with little fuss. She prefers small words and is at her heart utilitarian. She is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: Dara lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. She has since married many spouses, only to have them die. She claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and to unite with her sister

Ideals: Logical, Fighting. Flaws: Terse. Bonds: Family, In love. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 30 gp.

Description: This younger middle-aged woman is wearing a long, violet cloak, and a wedding ring on her left hand. She sports a flattop hair cut. She has a dull look in her amber eyes.

Personality: She exudes charisma. She is a tour de force of persuasion. She believes the world needs to unite to get rid of drow once and for all.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Fletcher arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. In her 18th 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. Some 10 years later her spouse died after the birth of her daughter. Heartbroken, Heather never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her daughter whom she trained as her father had trained her before.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and she is wracked by social anxiety

Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: In love, Attractive, Enemies, Rich, Job. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 160 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He is a husky man, who wears a blue feathered hat and blue clothes. With bright white hair and a scraggly beard. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He likes to make people angry or surprised. He plays an instrument quite well.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. He was an apprentice working in his father's forge. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Insomniac, Antagonistic, Insane. Bonds: Military, Job. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: Eye agate (15 gp). Rhodochrosite (15 gp). Hematite (15 gp).

Description: He has a large black mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his brown robe. His skin is fair and his fingers are delicate and long. He wears his red hair down. His brown eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. He takes great joy in being the best Glassblower in town.

History: Resh was raised in a hard working conservative environment. In his 15th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his mother impaled in their home, and his father beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. He eventually got the idea of being the protector of his homeland from reading books, and has made it his duty.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Job, Guardian, In love. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: A woman with a warm, jovial air about her, she is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. She wears a deerstalker hat to hide her balding. Her eyes are likewise silver. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. She spends most of her days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There she gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: Makaria 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. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Dyer hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality; and she wants to meet her childhood hero

Ideals: Fighting, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Adventurer, Poor. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 20 gp. 1 Magnifying glass.

Description: He wears a blue collared shirt and grey pants. He accessorizes with a black scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across his shirt. He carries a battered kukri and tarnished longbow as well. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. His eyes are amber and beady.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation he is generally quite perceptive. He notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. He is accommodating to his spouse and as such limits his hospitality. He is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven himself a capable leader.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: In love, Religious. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 3000 cp. Tourmaline (90 gp).

Description: Her skin has the orange glow of too much sun. She wears dull red sweaters, loose green pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath her sweater she keeps a concealed bow, just in case. Her auburn hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a card scrunchie. This gray eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She barks her statements quickly and with little fuss. She prefers small words and is at her heart utilitarian. She is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories she has discovered

History: Her father raised her in a mountain cabin. Like her mother and her brother before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Hunter. She has achieved small success as a Hunter.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Terse. Bonds: Nature, Job. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 150 pp.

Description: She is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright green and white, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. She carries with her a set of sais on her belt, each one with a aquamarine on the hilt. She wears a deerstalker hat to hide her balding. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: While she is on the job, she is grim and serious. She understands how dangerous the world is and the need to stay safe. She refers to her adoptive mother for almost all things she is unsure about, which are numerous. She is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: Nala was raised in a hard working conservative environment. A gifted student she started as a Locksmith, but she got bored and became a Painter. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: She is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and seeks redemption

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record, Family, Job. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. Her moppish chestnut hair is in a traditional bowl cut. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. Despite her manner, she is extremely passionate and proud of her job, and she prides herself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: Mary was born the youngest of three triplets. She was one of the best in her class, and was picked up by her current employer. She quickly showed her capability and was soon promoted to a head role. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well.

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 400 gp.