Description: This woman is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized ruby on her right hand. Her Stetson hat is riddled with cuts and holes. Her ears are large.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. She is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Rich, Job, Military. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: Black star sapphire (600 gp). Tourmaline (150 gp).

Description: He is lean but muscular and wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with black lining and desert motifs. He has dyed his greying silver crest a little too much giving a sharp silver color. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the east. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. Greethen was a troubled youth. He spent his days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent his evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Greethen decided he wanted neither the life of his mother nor that of the evil petty criminals he associated with. During his early adolescence, he took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. Being a Performer 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: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by giants, and he desires to right it; and he possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Nature, Criminal record, Enemies. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 5000 cp. Brown-green garnet (50 gp).

Description: She appears as an extremely gaunt Tiefling, and stands approximately 5'2". She wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge, and her gloved hand is found clutching a club. Her hair is purple and curly. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are black.

Personality: She is a jovial happy person, but she is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. She does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: Trained by her mother for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. Since then, she has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and she is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Insomniac, Ugly. Bonds: Military, Criminal record. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 280 gp. Freshwater pearl (5 gp).

Description: This woman stands a little under 3'1" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She is dressed in an above average manner. She has done her best to style her golden hair to look like a famous performer. She has violet eyes.

Personality: While she acts the brute, she is far gentler than she would appear. She can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: Orla was born the youngest of three triplets. She moved out north to avoid the crime she committed. She was granted martial powers by her dying brother.

Motivation: Marry her brother to traveling adventurers; and she has comitted a past crime that haunts her to this day

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Criminal record. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He prefers to wear black pants and tee shirts. His black hair is smooth and relatively long. His gold eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk he knows how to make people feel guilty. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: Fenriz was born into a poor family. Growing up, he dreamt of becoming a Sorcerer, to bring honor to his family’s name. When he came of age, he applied for a position with his town's local guard, looking to work his way up via merit and eventually become a Sorcerer in service of a powerful lord somewhere. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. Lacking all sense, he decided to go on an adventure. He picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and to reunite with his old friends

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Depressed, Forgetful. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 12000 cp.

Description: This malnourished man likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. He keeps his white hair in a flapper bob. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: Calm and collected, he is a well trained Shipwright. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: He was born at the edge of vast forest. Aelar liked to wander the woods near his home when he was young, something he still likes to do at least once a week. He never liked modest clothing or shoes, so he would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and he developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Shipwright for hire.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Job, Nature. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 500 sp. Red-brown spinel (50 gp).

Description: Runty and weak-looking, she is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. She has dyed her greying gold crest a little too much giving a sharp gold color. She has gold eyes.

Personality: She is overprotective of those who hire her services. She plays an instrument quite well.

History: Kadana lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Being born in the west, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the west for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way east. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Guard they were divorced and she won custody of their son. She worked as a Knight, and she later adopted a second son.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well; and her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Guardian, Family. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 130 gp. An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (40 gp).

Description: A middle-aged woman, she typically wears green cloth garments or leather armor, and is pretty ugly. She wears a Stetson hat to hide her balding. Her eyes are red.

Personality: She has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Bookbinder who has hired her part-time. She has a cruel streak; something she gained from her previous mentor. She harbors resentment against her former mentor.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Map Maker. She hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: She would like to get married and retire.

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Mundane. Bonds: Has a crush, Mentor. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 500 sp. 1 Silk rope.

Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright white and tan, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. Her tied-back hair is brown. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She barks her statements quickly and with little fuss. She prefers small words and is at her heart utilitarian. She claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day she will do what she thinks is right.

History: The child of a Merchant, who enjoyed hunting, Ovak was taken on many hunting expeditions. As a young adult she joined a group advocating for an improvement in Half-Orc conditions. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Dragonborn people; and she is greedy

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Terse, Racist. Bonds: Rich, Nature. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 5000 cp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.