Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head. Her chestnut hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. Her amber eyes peer out from beneath her feathered grey hat.

Personality: Cocky and sure of herself, she believes she is the best Cook born in the past three hundred years. She believes the world needs to unite to get rid of gnolls once and for all.

History: A powerful necromancer made her what she is. She worked as a nervous Cook and found it very stressful. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions; and to reunite with her absent father

Bonds: Job, Enemies, Mentor, Family, Religious. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 160 gp. Violet garnet (300 gp).

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking northern young adult. He wears long strands of jet and short violet dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. His auburn hair is matted, messy, and big. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He is extraordinarily eccentric. 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 comes from a rich northern family. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and retire the richest man in the north

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Rich, Slave. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 30 pp.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. His auburn hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His brown eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. 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 always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. While he appears to be a normal Elf, 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 now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and retire the richest man in the west

Ideals: Fighting, Entrepeneur, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 400 sp. Jasper (60 gp).

Description: She wears a simple pastel robe with white stripes complete with hood. She is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly lances and daggers. Her fur, while still mostly brown, has prominent grey streaks. This amber eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She thrives on attention. She does whatever is in her power to gain the attention of whomever she deems a fit date. Sweet is a bit of a follower. Usually she is manipulated by her sisters into helping them out, but recently she has become more of a free agent.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Sweet was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. 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. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: Marry her sister to traveling adventurers; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Criminal record, Attractive, Family, Mentor. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 350 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. He is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly hammers and flails. He wears a deerstalker hat to cover his moderate length cinnamon fur. His eyes are green.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. He can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: Born in the north to a Glassblower, Tricking learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. Ostracized due to the druidic powers of his oldest sister, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Tabaxis became a terror of the countryside. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature hammer.

Motivation: He wants revenge against drow; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Criminal record, Guardian, Job, Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (500 gp).

Description: This malnourished man wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his warhammer with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. His hair is cut close to his head. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. He receives visions of the future at random moments

History: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. His parents divorced when he was young, and his father gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his father, who blamed him for driving them apart. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Religious. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: A woman of a pale complexion, she wears a fancy white dress. Her hair is short and blonde. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She is highly sensitive about her name. She loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. Her brief stint in the army gave her the idea she was invincible and that she is the toughest woman alive.

History: She was born in a small island village. In her 15th year, her parents were killed by a giants raid, leaving Vani 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 giants. Vani was horrified and prayed that her father was alright. However, she heard that her father had died fighting off the giants.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud; and revenge

Flaws: Insane, Sensitive. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Nature, Enemies. Occupation: Spy

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

Possessions: 400 gp. Silver pearl (60 gp). Fire opal (700 gp). Freshwater pearl (11 gp).

Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He wears a black vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His white leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his black boots flare out at the collars. His hair is brown and curly. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. On top of that he is swayed by a pretty face, and while loyalty to his employer will always come first he doesn't like to hit women.

History: Gifted from a young age, Golm studied abroad. He always admired necromantic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He was granted necromantic powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend; and he's attracted to the pc

Ideals: Professionalism, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Has a crush, Adventurer. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she wears dull blue sweaters, loose brown pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath her sweater she keeps a concealed trident, just in case. Her long golden hair reaches down to her waist. Her hazel eyes peer out from beneath her top blue hat.

Personality: Hatae is a sociable creature first and foremost. She loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. She can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. A true patriot, Hatae would do anything for her country. She is fiercely protective of her fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: A child with a great deal of music talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. She has had some formal music training, and achieved minor success. She has recently attracted an admirer that believes she's playing hard to get.

Motivation: She would like to get married and retire.

Ideals: Extrovert, Artistic. Bonds: Military, Has a crush. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 120 gp.