Description: This woman wears a fancy grey dress. She is muscular with a powerful set of arms. Her hair is always cut to a buzz. Her brown unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: Melissa speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. She is clearly well-traveled and educated. She has a habit of throwing herself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She used her abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: She has decided she is irredeemable; and to prove her worth to the world

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Disease, Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Criminal record. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 150 gp. Hematite (4 gp).

Description: Standing 5'1", this man wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with Stetson hat. He wears a Stetson hat to hide his balding. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. The occasional robbery is his preferred attention getting crime, but he mainly uses his means for meeting his own perverse desires.

History: He was raised in a forest tribe. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Cairn grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Cairn. He got away from his former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and he will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. if successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Criminal record, Nature, Job. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 110 gp.

Description: His right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He wears blue painted combat armor at almost all times. He has a black handlebar mustache and slicked back black hair. 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 is shy and timid. He has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. 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: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and his religion dominates his actions

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Insomniac, Shy. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 800 sp. Freshwater pearl (8 gp).

Description: This late middle aged woman wears white leather gloves, a white jacket, and tight pants and is in decent physical shape. Her hair is brown, silky, and of moderate length. Her hazel eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. Animals are drawn to her, and she is able to talk to them.

History: A powerful brothel owner made her what she is. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor, Rich. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 110 gp. Deep green spinel (120 gp).

Description: He wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with black lining and desert motifs. He carries with him a set of lances on his belt, each one with a ruby on the hilt. His white crest is knotted and matted. His eyes are red.

Personality: He is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. He would rather hide behind his crafts than deal with other people.

History: Rhogar was born the youngest of three triplets. The family's rival house kidnapped his sister with the intent that his sister marry their son to gain control of contested properties. Recently a tribe of orcs attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Rhogar fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Marry his brother to traveling adventurers; and to reunite with his absent mother

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 600 sp. 1 Small steel mirror.

Description: He is an average looking southern male in his early mid-life. He wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. His black hair is long and unkept. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He has schizophrenia that causes him to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Cimer grew up listening to his father's many stories. His homeland was ravaged by war and he spent much of his life rebuilding it. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

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

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Disease, PTSD. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 200 gp. 4 Antitoxin.

Description: This eastern man is abnormally tall. He typically wears red cloth garments or leather armor. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. His red hair is still thick. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. He invented a lineage for himself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: He comes from a rich eastern family. His family was turned out during the war. He and his family wandered east to less war torn lands. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break; and obtaining odd cultural dragonborn artifacts is his passion

Flaws: Antagonistic, PTSD. Bonds: Immigrant, Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 5000 cp. Red spinel (60 gp).

Description: This woman has a large white mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into her violet robe. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized ruby on her right hand. She wears her red hair up in a very large beehive style do. Her ears are large.

Personality: Prone to second guessing herself, she comes off as nervous. She will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. She cares deeply for her spouse and does her best to make sure her guests look presentable.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. 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: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Rich, In love. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. She wears her red hair up. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, she has a hard time making friends. She does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of gnolls may trigger it at times.

History: Born in the east her family was never financially stable. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Barber hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to gnolls demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by gnolls, and she desires to right it

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Poor, Family. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 380 gp. 1 Darkwood Shield.