Description: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, she wears a black costume with the symbols of death on her torso. Her head has been shaved. She wears large thick round spectacles.

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. She never wears the same outfit twice, unless she absolutely has to.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when giants swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. In her 18th year, her parents were killed by a giants raid, leaving Tagga alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to giants demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Many giants want her driven away.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 5000 cp. Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (300 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (300 gp).

Description: She wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 3'0" when asserting herself. She has shaved her head bald. Her ears are large.

Personality: She resents people who mock her appearance or her, so she has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. She has a cruel streak; something she gained from her previous mentor. She harbors resentment against her former mentor.

History: Panana was raised in a hard working conservative environment. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Butcher responsibilities is difficult.

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Mentor, Job. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 600 sp.

Description: She is of a modest build and height, but she carries herself more imposing than she is. She wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. She usually doesn't wear a shirt. Her brown hair is knotted and matted. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She hates illithids. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. Her respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to her, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, she tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in her reactions to snap at those who irritate her, Eldeth is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. She couldn't stand her childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with her mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to illithids demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Military, Mentor, In love. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She wears a simple brown robe with pastel stripes complete with hood. She has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She goes out her way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one she won't accept into her heart. When she's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, she's doing music.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. 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. Being a Ruler 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: She possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and she has decided she is irredeemable

Ideals: Optimist, Artistic, Fighting. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 1900 sp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: With brown face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he likes to wear ponchos typically of a light red in addition to tight pants. His red hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. His gray eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He is mildly Halfling supremacist, though he does not identify as such. He is a thrill seeker, he laughs at people and throws down challenges. He is highly competitive and combative.

History: When he was but 6 years old his parents immigrated from the east. He found a children's book about a Halfling Sorcerer who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. He modeled his life after the story, seeing himself destined a hero. He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and someone believes him a fraud

Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Adventurer, Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 1000 cp.

Description: She is lean but muscular and wears red trousers with brown and tan striped suspenders. She wears various colorful collared shirts. Her hair is short and auburn. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food she seems plenty friendly. She is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: Born in the west her family was never financially stable. Her homeland was ravaged by war and she spent much of her life rebuilding it. She became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and to reunite with her old friends

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Adventurer, Poor, In love. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 1000 sp. 1 Darkwood Shield.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears a grey armored body suit, with a simple green line shooting up and back down. His hair is silver and very short. He has brown eyes.

Personality: He likes to make people angry or surprised. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: He was born in the south, but his parents moved at a very young age to the north. He was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. He got away from his former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and he's looking for his big break

Flaws: Antagonistic, Addict. Bonds: Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 200 sp.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He dresses well, wearing violet shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. His blonde hair is lengthy. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his brown eyes.

Personality: He hates Half-Elves with a passion. As such he is filled with self loathing. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. Korfel was born on a far northern forest where he grew up under the tutelage of his father, an expert Mason. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Dwarven people.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Military. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 120 pp. Golden yellow topaz (300 gp). Obsidian (7 gp). Azurite (7 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This tall, slender man dresses well, wearing brown shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. His fur is beige and curly. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. He is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: Trained by his mother for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. Through the years after Cloud was born, his mother became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the south. Cloud's mother didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. After a long history of fighting, Cloud and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Disease, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Military. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 700 sp. Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (180 gp).