Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She prefers to wear grey pants and tee shirts. Her auburn hair is singed and shortened. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She is quiet and unassuming. She ignores others and carries on with her job unassumingly. 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, Dariff is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: Dariff was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her father was employed at, doing general labor. 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 now owns her own business.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Job, Religious. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She is dressed in a clean green cloak covering her clean studded leather. Her brown hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She is cool and collected. She likes to make quips and puns whenever she does anything. She also makes a point to compliment her superiors and flatter them. She misses her home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. 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: She is greedy.

Ideals: Disciplined, Fighting. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she wears suspenders and brown workpants. Her shirt is black, and she wears a heavy brown leather apron most of the time. Her auburn hair is unkempt and raggedy. Her amber eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She believes there is no problem she cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. 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: Torbera was born the youngest of three triplets. While studying, she fell in love. They married and had a son. 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: Wishes to resurrect an old love.

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Family, In love. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 30 pp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: This western woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She is dressed in earthy colors with a brown and yellow handkerchief worn on her right side. She keeps her blonde hair in a pixie cut. Her eyes are likewise amber. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She resents people who mock her appearance or her, so she has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. She spends most of her days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There she gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: Mary lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. She is searching for what she claims is her rightful reward.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Gnomish people; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Adventurer, Family, Rich. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 160 gp.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what she was had she not made sure her armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit she wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. Her hair is silver and very short. Her ears are large.

Personality: She will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken her opponents. Despite her formidable combat skills she remains a coward. A fanatic, her devotion to her small selection of gods is unquestionable. She claims to be doing their will and will base all her actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Religious. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 100 sp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. She has no hair. Her eyes are a pleasant amber.

Personality: She is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help her friends. She considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. She does not believe in violence as a means to an end. She is a dedicated Brewer but believes her peers are too gung-ho.

History: Dalaba was born the youngest of three triplets. Being born in the south, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the south for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way east. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: To unite with her sister; and wants to raise her children well

Ideals: Optimist, Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Family. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 120 gp.

Description: She is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing black cape and mantle trimmed with soft red waves gently in the breeze. Her chestnut hair is singed and shortened. Her black eyes peer out from beneath her deerstalker black hat.

Personality: She believes there is no problem she cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. She is kind towards other women and children and will generally offer women help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to her.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. Cursed with lycanthropy at a very young age, Decarabia has worked very hard to control her curse. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and she is greedy

Ideals: Persistence, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: This man wears many layers of old clothing at all times, and sports empty pouches on his belt. His hair is long and black with streaks of blonde, and is pulled back with small brown clips. His beard is blonde, braided, and well cared for. His eyes are blue.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. He plays an instrument quite well.

History: Born in the north to a Body Guard, Thomas learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: To be a Jeweler again; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Job, Mentor. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 160 gp.

Description: An older woman who is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down, she is not a threatening figure. Her scarlet crest is kept up in a ponytail inside a feathered hat. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Jezean isn't afraid of most anything. She has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Dragonborn unity. She is stubborn though. She always likes to keep a trick up her sleeve. She likes to fight dirty and will kick and punch below the belt if she feels she even has a chance of losing.

History: Born in the north to a Slave Trader, Jezean learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. Her family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The mother sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. She saw this and took pride in her mother's willingness to do anything to win. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to gnolls demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: She feels threatened by others; and many gnolls want her driven away

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Criminal record, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 120 gp. Azurite (10 gp).