Description: This western woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with brown lining and desert motifs. Her hair is cut close to her head. Her eyes are green.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Balifra will drive conversation. She tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. In her youth she was a Fortune-teller, and wanted to be a champion fighter when she grew up. She was working during a period of war, and as one of the natives she lived in fear of joining the others in being slaughtered. She saw the brutality and swore off her fighting aspirations, taking her younger sister on her back after seeing her parents die, and fled the country. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and meet up once more with her childhood friend

Ideals: Extrovert, Optimist, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, PTSD. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 350 gp.

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She wears a tight fitting white shirt and pants. She has a long auburn ponytail with little hanging trinkets. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines brown.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. Her home and work are filled with various knick knacks she has acquired through the years. She cares a great deal for her adopted teenage daughter.

History: She was raised in a forest tribe. Like her mother and her brother before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Shoemaker. She left for the west, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and sabotage a competitor

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Job, Family, Nature. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 5000 cp.

Description: She stands about 5'4" and is dressed in an above average manner. Her right leg appears badly burned and disfigured. She has wavy black hair. Her gray eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: Quiet and reserved she prefers to listen than to talk. She will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. She is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Half-Elves.

History: Her father raised her in a mountain cabin. As a young adult she joined a group advocating for an improvement in Half-Elven conditions. She used her abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: To prove her worth to the world; and a strong sense of loyalty to tiefling people

Flaws: Shy, Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Nature. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: She wears a brown shirt with thin green vertical stripes and yellow pants, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 3'9" when asserting herself. She has slicked back chestnut hair. Her blue eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Glassblower who has hired her part-time. She also is a firm believer in the womanly ideal.

History: She was born at the edge of vast mountains. 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: Wants her loneliness to end.

Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Has a crush, Nature, Job. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 160 gp. Lapis lazuli (16 gp).

Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. Her hair is cut close to her head. She tend to wears goggles to shield her eyes.

Personality: She is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as she rather likes the sound of her voice. Her demeanor is somewhat feminine. She is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in her opinion.

History: Riswynn was born in the west. At a young age she loved to build and create. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. One night she noticed a nearby shooting star which she hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. She has done her darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Optimist, Opinionated, Persistence, Logical. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: Blue quartz (4 gp).

Description: She is lean but muscular and is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. Her brown hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her hazel eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. She refers to her adoptive father for almost all things she is unsure about, which are numerous. She is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. Ostracized due to the necromantic powers of her oldest sister, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Half-Orcs became a terror of the countryside. She bought a hand crossbow and has really upped her game hunting, due to her understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: She is greedy; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Family, Nature, Rich. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 150 gp. Obsidian (14 gp).

Description: This western woman wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath her coat. Her clothes are grease stained in places. She is bald on top and has large black tufts of hair around her ears. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She is a jovial happy person, but she is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. She has a habit of throwing herself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: Helen was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her mother was employed at, doing general labor. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Humans in the west were limited. She left for the west, certain she would find work there.

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

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 80 gp.

Description: He wears dark leathers with embroidery, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 5'11" when asserting himself. He wears his black fur up. His ears are large.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food he seems plenty friendly. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: Born in the east to a Miller, Harvest learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. While he appears to be a normal Tabaxi, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Miller for the past few years.

Motivation: To be a Doctor again; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 220 gp.

Description: He wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized black coat. He is physically well-built. His hair is short and auburn. His eyes are green and beady.

Personality: He is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. He invites people to come help in his community garden.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the south. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Assassin hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To unite with his brother; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 380 gp. Rose (70 gp). Silver pearl (130 gp).