Description: She wears brown leather gloves, a brown jacket, and tight pants. She has relatively light skin and is very physically imposing due to her abundance of muscles. She wears her brown hair up in a very large beehive style do. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are gray.

Personality: Stoic and calm, she prefers to meditate than take action. She will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: Born in the east to a Tailor, Jacoba learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her mother gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her mother, who blamed her for driving them apart. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Meet up once more with her childhood friend; and obtaining odd cultural half-orc artifacts is her passion

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Impulsive, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 140 gp. Amethyst (40 gp).

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. With bright chestnut hair and a scraggly beard. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help his friends. He considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. A fanatic, his devotion to his small selection of gods is unquestionable. He claims to be doing their will and will base all his actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, he was no stranger to responsibility. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Dyer. He guards a vault combo very seriously as well as the key needed to open it.

Motivation: Many dire rats want him driven away; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Religious, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 120 gp.

Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she wears a robe, a symbol of the sun god around her neck, and a crossbow on her belt. Her bronze crest is lengthy. Her fierce gold eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She will rave to anyone who will listen. She is underhanded and not above using her wealth and body to get others to do her bidding.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when orcs swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. 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 has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to orcs demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 30 gp.

Description: She wears many layers of old clothing at all times. Her black hair is greasy and uncared for. Her blue eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation she is generally quite perceptive. She notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. 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: She was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. At a young age both her parents were killed in an accident. Her uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took her in and had her trained in basic self defense. She has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: She feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Insane. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 310 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She is an average looking eastern female in her early mid-life. She wears a green shirt, with a brown mid length skirt with brown tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. Her scarlet crest is kept up in a ponytail inside a small hat. Her gold unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. Further she is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: A child with a great deal of painting talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Dragonborns in the east were limited. She left for the east, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: A deep hatred of dire rats; and she is greedy

Ideals: Philantrophist, Artistic. Flaws: Disease, Addict. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Marshal

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

Possessions: 160 gp.

Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He has a large white mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his black robe. He keeps his auburn hair in a pixie cut. He has gleaming, smiling amber eyes.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: He got into the Merchant business at a young age. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Tabaxi companion (his 'brother'). He spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and obtaining odd cultural tabaxi artifacts is his passion

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 2 Alchemist’s fire.

Description: This fat northern man has a bulbous nose and likes to wear ponchos typically of a light red in addition to tight pants. His skin is also unnaturally pale. His brown hair and beard is wavy and long. He has brown eyes and a red hat with a brown feather.

Personality: He has always had a great fascination with Dwarven culture. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage son.

History: Hobart was born in the north. 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. Some 4 years later his spouse died after the birth of his son. Heartbroken, Hobart never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his son whom he trained as his father had trained him before.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent father.

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Family, In love. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 70 gp. 1 Tanglefoot bags.

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. His tied-back hair is auburn. His eyes are brown and catlike.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. He seeks to pay back kindness whenever he gets the chance. Whether it be in the form of unwanted serenades or the latest gossip he always seeks to do solids for his friends.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: He will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Professionalism, Philantrophist. Flaws: Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man dresses like a well dressed Jeweler does. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. His silver hair is matted, messy, and big. His green eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: Born in the north to a Jeweler, Azaki learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. He has had some formal painting training, and achieved minor success. He's also a talented Assassin, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: To be a Assassin again; and he feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Impeccable, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 400 gp.