Description: A woman of a pale complexion, she wears a black wide-brimmed hat and black clothes. Her copper crest, when down, is lengthy. Her eyes are likewise gold.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. She is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes her no end of embarrassment.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. Like her mother and her sister before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Animal Trainer. She now spends her time doing works of charity.

Motivation: She is content; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by orcs, and she desires to right it

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Forgetful, Mundane. Bonds: Job, Enemies. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 140 gp.

Description: She wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with brown lining and desert motifs. Her skin is fair and her fingers are delicate and long. She sports a flattop hair cut. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She likes to brag about her accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. She pushes her goals aggressively. She is also a coward if confronted.

History: She was born into a rich family. Her first spouse was a Servant, they had one son, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 19000 cp.

Description: This slender woman stands about 4'7". She wears a tan feathered hat and tan clothes. She has done her best to style her auburn hair to look like a famous performer. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her green eyes.

Personality: She likes to be helpful to her clients. She likes to prescribe proper advice to her clients. She uses her nature as a weapon; she likes to lead opponents to think her in distress.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. She helped her mother out around the business and became quite the natural. She now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: She feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world; and she desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Fighting, Impeccable. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 200 gp. A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (30 gp). Solid gold idol (600 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (500 gp).

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body. Her black hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

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

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered music. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She is greedy; and money/treasure

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Cynical, Impulsive. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 140 gp.

Description: She is in excellent shape and wears a simple blue robe with tan stripes complete with hood. Her silver hair is unkempt and raggedy. Her ears are large.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Hatae isn't afraid of most anything. She has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Elven unity. She can't help but pocket interesting objects she comes across

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. Hatae was a troubled youth. She spent her days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent her evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Hatae decided she wanted neither the life of her mother nor that of the evil petty criminals she associated with. During her early adolescence, she took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. Being a Adventurer kept her interest for a while, but then she became depressed and bored. So she turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: Seeks redemption.

Ideals: Athletic, Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 80 gp. An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (160 gp).

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy brown stubble. He wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. He has a hunchback. His brown hair has been sun bleached extensively. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines green.

Personality: Chad is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his mother.

History: He was born in the west, but his parents moved at a very young age to the south. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the west.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: Sardonyx (30 gp).

Description: He wears a tight fitting yellow shirt and pants. His golden hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. He wears a mask on his face.

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 Half-Elf in existence. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: The child of eastern immigrants he idolized his mother. His family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The mother sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. He saw this and took pride in his mother's willingness to do anything to win. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: He feels kind of lost in life; and he possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 120 gp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. She prefers to wear flannel. Her golden hair is well kept. Her eyes are amber.

Personality: She resents people who mock her appearance or her, so she has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. She is a very good compulsive liar and kleptomaniac.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. She found a children's book about a Half-Orc 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. When she grew older, she became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. She began work as a mercenary for hire. She would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: She possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record, Adventurer. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 130 gp. Rhodochrosite (9 gp). 1 Banded mail.

Description: She is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants, and carries crossbows. Her fur is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her eyes are hazel and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken her opponents. Despite her formidable combat skills she remains a coward. She is kind towards other women and children and will generally offer women help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to her.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. There was a wharf not far from home where she often wandered off to fish. Recently a tribe of illithids attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Ethereal fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She feels threatened by others; and she doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Nature. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 380 gp. 1 Banded mail.