Description: This woman is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of her veins is visible when she is not flexing. Her shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for her due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. She has done her best to style her brown fur to look like a famous performer. Her ears are large.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. She does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: Born in the east to a Barkeep, Aura learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. She was one of the best in her class, and was picked up by her current employer. She quickly showed her capability and was soon promoted to a head role. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Barkeep responsibilities is difficult; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Extrovert. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She very much looks the part of a Marshal. Her skin is fair and her fingers are delicate and long. Her tied-back hair is golden. Her violet unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: A deeply religious woman she believes everything happens for a reason. She lacks moral complications. She does what she is told to by employers but not much else. She spends her money on whatever she fancies at the time.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Anne grew up listening to her father's many stories. In her 12th year, her parents were killed by a orcs raid, leaving Anne alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: She wants to meet her childhood hero; and she's looking for her big break

Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Job, Religious, Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: He wears long strands of amber and short tan dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. Sporting a golden mohawk and bushy mustache this man's hair draws a lot of attention. His gray eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He hates dire rats. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for him. He lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. In his 17th year, his parents were killed by a dire rats raid, leaving Naill alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. 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: Many dire rats want him driven away.

Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Enemies, Mentor. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 2000 sp. Blue quartz (8 gp). Banded agate (8 gp). Blue quartz (8 gp). 1 Chain shirt. 1 Masterwork Light wooden shield. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: He has the majority of his body covered in plate. He is physically well-built. His black hair is thinning but still full. His gray eyes peer out from beneath his Stetson white hat.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: Norsko hails from a village terrorized by illithids. At some point he was captured by illithids and was tortured. After several years of this he finally managed to escape. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by illithids. Norsko was horrified and prayed that his mother was alright. However, he heard that his mother had died fighting off the illithids.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and he desires to right it; and he wants revenge against illithids

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Enemies, Slave. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 60 gp.

Description: She wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. She has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. Her green crest is kept up in a ponytail inside a top hat. Her red eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: This woman loves music and to teach people music more than just about anything. She believes the world needs to unite to get rid of giants once and for all.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Megren was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. After coming to the age of reason, Megren took it upon herself to study the arcane arts in their entirety; because of this, she was labeled a dark omen and banished from her homeland. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to giants demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud.

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Bonds: Enemies, Mentor. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep brown leather and dull white iron scale mail. Her hair is short and red. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her amber eyes.

Personality: She loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. She claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day she will do what she thinks is right.

History: Her divine talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. In her 12th year, her parents were killed by a goblins raid, leaving Whurdred alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by goblins. Whurdred was horrified and prayed that her father was alright. However, she heard that her father had died fighting off the goblins.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by goblins, and she desires to right it; and many goblins want her driven away

Ideals: Opinionated, Justice, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Shoemaker

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

Possessions: 3000 cp.

Description: This man wears many layers of old clothing at all times. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. He has dyed his greying chestnut hair a little too much giving a sharp chestnut color. His eyes are gray and beady.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with music. He constantly tries to fill his life with music. He is ready at a moment's notice to give into his darker urges. He is a real pyromaniac and does not care who the fire hurts. He often ends up burning people alive in the fires he starts.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. A freak accident while working with his Mason father left him crippled. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: He has decided he is irredeemable; and he feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Disease. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 20000 cp. Sapphire pendant on gold chain (600 gp).

Description: This northern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She is renowned for her bright grey dresses and hats. Her brown hair is braided into rings. Her fierce amber eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, she has a hard time making friends. Any perceived weakness will be pressed and exploited. She is seen as merciless and passionate.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her mother always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. A freak accident while working with her Sailor mother left her crippled. She hasn't been sleeping well lately.

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.

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 1000 cp. A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (160 gp).

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. He has done his best to style his chestnut hair to look like a famous performer. He has several tiny amethyst earrings on each ear.

Personality: He believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Godfrey is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. Godfrey liked to wander the woods near his home when he was young, something he still likes to do at least once a week. He never liked modest clothing or shoes, so he would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and he developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. He leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever he goes.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he is greedy

Ideals: Athletic, Justice. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Nature. Occupation: Barkeep

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

Possessions: 60 gp. Brown-green garnet (150 gp).