Description: She is of a modest build and height, but she carries herself more imposing than she is. She wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized black coat. She has moderate length silver hair. Her eyes are likewise brown. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. 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. A freak accident while working with her Merchant father left her crippled. She now spends her time doing works of charity.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and she is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs

Ideals: Philantrophist, Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 50 gp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: This woman is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down, and sports empty pouches on her belt. Her auburn hair is well kept. Her eyes are a pleasant gray.

Personality: She is curt in most of her responses. She prefers to keep her word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. Around other people she will do her best to conceal her emotions and appear jolly.

History: She comes from a rich western family. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Servant work with an outfit from a few towns over. Servant work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Servant.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break; and further expansion of business

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 210 gp. Eye agate (8 gp). Rose (30 gp). 1 Breastplate.

Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She wears a fancy green dress. Her black hair has been sun bleached extensively. She has a dull look in her silver eyes.

Personality: She likes to be helpful to her clients. She likes to prescribe proper advice to her clients. She has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. In her 13th year, her parents were killed by a gnolls raid, leaving Nija alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Sage.

Motivation: To prove her worth to the world; and revenge

Flaws: Fearful, Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Mentor, Enemies. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 70 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: A plain young-adult man, he wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. His black hair is lengthy. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He is happy with his job as a Bookbinder. He turns his eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. As he has aged he has sought to do reparations for his actions as a youth. He is also making sure that his compatriots who never received punishment for their crimes are brought to justice.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. He always admired divine-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He has dedicated himself to building a better trade route.

Motivation: He is wracked by social anxiety; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Justice, Gifted. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Job, Criminal record, Adventurer. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 110 gp. Azurite (10 gp). Rhodochrosite (10 gp). Lapis lazuli (10 gp). 1 Darkwood Buckler.

Description: She is a mite stocky and wears a brown costume with the symbols of the four houses of cards on her torso. She wears her black hair up in a very large beehive style do. Her green eyes peer out from beneath her small brown hat.

Personality: She hates gnolls. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She is underhanded and not above using her wealth and body to get others to do her bidding.

History: The child of a Glassblower, who enjoyed hunting, Giselle was taken on many hunting expeditions. She was a friend to animals and a trickster. In her defense of animals however she would do severe harm to people. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: To settle down with her crush; and she wants revenge against gnolls

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Enemies, Attractive, Nature, Has a crush. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 1300 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She is of a modest build and height, but she carries herself more imposing than she is. She wears a tattered pair of loose green pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. Her white crest has been sun bleached extensively. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She is a woman who does what she needs to. She will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. On top of that she is swayed by a pretty face, and while loyalty to her employer will always come first she doesn't like to hit women.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Nala was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. At a young age both her parents were killed in an accident. Her uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took her in and had her trained in basic self defense. She is searching for what she claims is her rightful reward.

Motivation: She will attempt to ambush and attack anyone she thinks she can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, she will try to sell them to her slave-trader contact; and she wants to get laid

Bonds: Poor, Criminal record, Has a crush, Adventurer, Mentor. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 90 gp. Sard (30 gp).

Description: A middle-aged man, he is renowned for his bright brown suits and hats, and is pretty ugly. He wears a wide-brimmed hat to hide his balding. He wears an eyepatch.

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 will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. He worked as a nervous Bellfounder and found it very stressful. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and expand his business

Ideals: Opinionated, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Job, Religious. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 70 gp.

Description: She is scrawny and has patchy golden stubble. She wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. She has a hunchback. She wears her golden hair up in a very large beehive style do. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: Her voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl she speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of her tone. She has a habit of throwing herself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: The child of a Sculptor, who enjoyed hunting, Pennie was taken on many hunting expeditions. A serious injury left her mother unemployed and in need of constant care. Her family became saddled with debt trying to care for her infirm mother. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To prove her worth to the world.

Flaws: Ugly, Cynical, Impulsive. Bonds: Poor, Nature, Debt. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 500 sp.

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He wears a pastel vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His white leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his pastel boots flare out at the collars. He keeps his white fur in a pixie cut. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He does not care much for physical appearances, nor does he care much for other people. He does however care about what he wants and getting it. He is fiercely devoted to his mother, and views his mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-sister.

History: He was born at the edge of vast mountains. As a young adult he joined a group advocating for an improvement in Tabaxi conditions. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well.

Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Family, Nature. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 110 gp.