Description: A stocky darker skinned woman, she dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her eyes are gray.

Personality: Her tongue was cut out and she uses sign language. She takes great pride in her work and is very well organized. Her planner is full of calendar events.

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 spent several years traveling with her friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: She feels threatened by others; and wants to open a new tavern

Flaws: Disease, Fearful. Bonds: Job, Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 290 gp. 1 Holy water.

Description: She typically wears brown cloth garments or leather armor. She carries a battered kukri and tarnished quarterstaff as well. Her hair is cut close to her head. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Aline will drive conversation. More though she will beg to come along on any journeys. She will attempt to stowaway on any ship she can in the hopes that it will get her further away.

History: She got into the Adventurer business at a young age. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Adventurer work with an outfit from a few towns over. Adventurer work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She's also a talented Soapmaker, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Expand her business; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Fighting, Extrovert. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Slave, Job. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 2000 cp. Alexandrite (300 gp).

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He wears blue robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a glaive, but if one is not available he will default to his trident. He wears a colorful flower in his silver hair. His brown eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes dire rats are coming to abduct people. He is a great chef.

History: A child with a great deal of poetry talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. He always admired druidic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He has never given up on his poetry dream.

Motivation: Many dire rats want him driven away; and someone believes him a fraud

Ideals: Gifted, Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Engraver

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

Possessions: 150 gp.

Description: She is typically in her Priest uniform. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She speaks before she thinks and is too direct. She does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for her. She lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: A child with a great deal of writing talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. When she was little, her rather wealthy family often ventured across the plains to a summer home near a ruined castle. She would wander through that ruined castle and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and she was stranded inside. Her family spent the next few days looking for her, and could only assume she was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the plains due to the painful memories there. Mella took refuge in the ruined castle and found the beat up hammer and armor she uses now. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: Expand her business.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Job, Rich, Nature. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 1 Banded mail.

Description: This younger middle-aged woman is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright grey and black, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems, and a wedding ring on her left hand. She has wavy silver hair. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She misses her glory days as an athlete. She does not mind her job, but it is boring in comparison. She has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: She was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for her. It may also be what makes her so good at details. A freak accident while working with her Layabout mother left her crippled. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and she is greedy

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Fearful, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Rich, In love. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 130 gp.

Description: An older man who wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt, he is not a threatening figure. His chestnut hair is cut short. His ears are large.

Personality: He misses his glory days as an athlete. He does not mind his job, but it is boring in comparison. He uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. He graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. He advanced relatively quickly due to his good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. Recently a tribe of giants attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Gildmak fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions; and he has decided he is irredeemable

Ideals: Athletic, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Secretive. Bonds: Military, Criminal record. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 1700 sp.

Description: Her left side is far more bruised and cut up than her other. She is dressed in a clean white cloak covering her clean studded leather. Her hair is long and chestnut with streaks of brown, and is pulled back with small white clips. Her gray eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes drow are coming to abduct people. She is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. Volen was born on a far eastern forest where she grew up under the tutelage of her father, an expert Navigator. She left for the east, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by drow, and she desires to right it; and revenge

Flaws: Ugly, Selfish, Mundane. Bonds: Enemies, Immigrant. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He wears many layers of old clothing at all times. He carries with him a set of kukris, each one with a topaz on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. He has a chestnut handlebar mustache and slicked back chestnut hair. His eyes are likewise blue. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

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. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of giants may trigger it at times.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. Silvo 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 was granted necromantic powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: A deep hatred of giants; and he wants revenge against giants

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Nature, Enemies. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 350 gp.

Description: This malnourished woman wears a tattered pair of loose green pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. Her rusty crest is matted, messy, and big. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep gold.

Personality: She is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. She is accommodating to her spouse and as such limits her hospitality. She is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven herself a capable leader.

History: Her mother raised her in a mountain cabin. Gilkass liked to wander the woods near her home when she was young, something she still likes to do at least once a week. She never liked modest clothing or shoes, so she would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and she developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. Some 8 years later her spouse died after the birth of her daughter. Heartbroken, Gilkass never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her daughter whom she trained as her father had trained her before.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love.

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, In love, Nature. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 3000 cp.