Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She wears a tattered pair of loose pastel pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. She has done her best to style her lavender fur to look like a famous performer. Her blue eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She likes to fabricate stories about her past exploits and how crazy she is, but in actuality she is rather bland. She has all her life been fascinated with poetry.

History: Born to a Soapmaker, her mother struggled to pay the bills. Her first spouse was a Soapmaker, they had one son, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to gnolls demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: She wants revenge against gnolls.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Poor, Family, Enemies. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 120 gp.

Description: His right side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He wears a robe, a symbol of his god around his neck, and a sickle on his belt. His blonde hair is braided into rings. He has gray eyes.

Personality: While he is on the job, he is grim and serious. He understands how dangerous the world is and the need to stay safe. He is stubborn though. He always likes to keep a trick up his sleeve. He likes to fight dirty and will kick and punch below the belt if he feels he even has a chance of losing.

History: He comes from a rich northern family. He has had some formal singing training, and achieved minor success. 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 feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help; and he is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record, Rich. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: Malachite (10 gp).

Description: This slender woman stands about 6'4". She wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. She keeps her long black crest kept up in a rat tail. Her red eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She snorts whenever she laughs or is feeling confident. She misses her home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: Eggren was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Her childhood dream was to be a Butcher, but she was a colossal failure. As of late she has set up a hidden staging nest where she ambushes people she hires for escort.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge; and she wants revenge against gnolls

Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Job, Criminal record, Enemies. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 160 gp.

Description: He prefers to wear brown pants and tee shirts. He has shaved his head bald. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. He inherited a moderately successful company from his father. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He has been saving his money to try and buy his sister's freedom.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Insane, Mundane. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 40 gp.

Description: He likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. His fur is gray, silky, and of moderate length. His green eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes illithids are coming to abduct people. He takes great joy in being the best Navigator in town.

History: Cloud 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 was an apprentice working in his mother's forge. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to illithids demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: A deep hatred of illithids; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Job, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 90 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She is wearing a tight tan one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. Her red hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. This green eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She is quiet and unassuming. She ignores others and carries on with her job unassumingly. She is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with her old comrades. She has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. Her first spouse was a Beggar, they had one son, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. By chance she met her sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Meet up once more with her childhood friend; and obtaining odd cultural dwarven artifacts is her passion

Ideals: Athletic. Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Poor, Family. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 200 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: A middle-aged man, he wears just a green suit, and is pretty ugly. His crest is green and curly. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are red.

Personality: He has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. He is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with his big mouthed big gutted partner. His partner is his best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. He uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

History: Born in the west his family was never financially stable. His parents enrolled him in a Sorcerer school at a young age so that he could practice his arcane talents. He spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Halfling artifacts is his passion.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Secretive. Bonds: Adventurer, Poor. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 1400 sp. Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (400 gp).

Description: This man stands a little under 5'4" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. His auburn hair is knotted and matted. He has gleaming, smiling blue eyes.

Personality: This man loves singing and to teach people singing more than just about anything. He is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He has never given up on his singing dream.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and he is greedy

Ideals: Artistic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, Military. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 100 gp. Deep green spinel (120 gp).

Description: With yellow face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he is dressed in a clean brown cloak covering his clean studded leather. His head has been shaved. He has a dull look in his violet eyes.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with singing. He constantly tries to fill his life with singing. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: He was raised by priests from a young age. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered singing. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Ideals: Artistic, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 5000 cp. Smoky quartz (80 gp). 1 Healer’s kit.