Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she wears a tight fitting blue shirt and pants. Her long brown hair reaches down to her waist. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food she seems plenty friendly. She is a bit of a macho woman and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. Her mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her mother was legitimate. Recently a tribe of brigands attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Shanairla fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

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

Ideals: Philantrophist, Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Religious. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 120 gp.

Description: She has the majority of her body covered in plate. Her attire stands in sharp contrast to her nunchaku, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a skull on it. Her chestnut hair is long and unkept. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are gold.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. 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: She was born several months after her father was called into army service. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Tailor work with an outfit from a few towns over. Tailor work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She has became unsatisfied with her lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Halfling artifacts is her passion.

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Military. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 300 gp. Lapis lazuli (15 gp). Rock crystal (80 gp).

Description: He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 6'6" when asserting himself. He wears a colorful flower in his rusty crest. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, he's a very lovable idiot. He is a thrill seeker, he laughs at people and throws down challenges. He is highly competitive and combative.

History: His mother raised him in a mountain cabin. He was a friend to animals and a trickster. In his defense of animals however he would do severe harm to people. He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Tabaxi artifacts is his passion.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Optimist. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Nature. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 70 gp.

Description: This woman wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. She usually doesn't wear a shirt. She is muscular with a powerful set of arms. Her auburn hair is singed and shortened. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Doctor who has hired her part-time. She does not believe in violence as a means to an end. She is a dedicated Doctor but believes her peers are too gung-ho.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when dire rats swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. Her parents were killed by dire rats in a raid when she was still a young child. The dire rats captured her, and made her a slave and general play-thing. She was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to her deformed appearance. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Many dire rats want her driven away; and a deep hatred of dire rats

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Has a crush, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 1400 sp.

Description: This man stands a little under 3'4" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. Sporting a golden mohawk and bushy mustache this man's hair draws a lot of attention. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He is a Painter first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. He is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when brigands swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. A gifted student he started as a Architect, but he got bored and became a Painter. He has worked as a Painter like his mother before him.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by brigands, and he desires to right it; and balancing his hectic life and new painter responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 80 gp.

Description: She is an attractive woman, lean and moderately muscular. She prefers to wear flannel. Her hair, while still mostly auburn, has prominent grey streaks. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She will rave to anyone who will listen. She has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: Born to a Dyer, her father struggled to pay the bills. Since her father passed away years ago, her mother had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and she is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out

Flaws: Insane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Slave. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 150 gp.

Description: This man tends to wear a large brown jacket. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. His white fur is kept up in a ponytail inside a wide-brimmed hat. His yellow eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: Windy was born in the east. At a young age he loved to build and create. His father disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his father, he was betrayed dozens of times. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

Motivation: To settle down with his crush; and he would like to get married and retire

Ideals: Persistence, Logical. Bonds: Family, Has a crush. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: He wears professional attire. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. He has styled his red hair well, parting it to the right. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. He is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. He likes to tell stories.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the south. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. After a long history of fighting, Aust and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He is terrified, and will act out of fear; and he is wracked by social anxiety

Flaws: Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Server

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 140 gp.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he wears an entirely black suit with blue socks and a vest with buckled shoes. He keeps his long bronze crest kept up in a rat tail. This gold eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He considers himself the perfect gentleman. He makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of giants may trigger it at times.

History: His arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He always admired arcane-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by giants. Mugrunden was horrified and prayed that his mother was alright. However, he heard that his mother had died fighting off the giants.

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

Ideals: Impeccable, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Enemies. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: Just what you see.