Description: Her right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She is dressed in earthy colors with a blue and white handkerchief worn on her right side. Her golden hair is thinning but still full. Her violet eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. Her home and work are filled with various knick knacks she has acquired through the years. She cares a great deal for her adopted teenage daughter.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. When the war came and ruined her parents she was left adrift. She was a hard woman then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent mother; and retire the richest woman in the south

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy, Ugly, PTSD. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 150 gp.

Description: She is renowned for her bright white dresses and hats. She carries with her a set of pickaxes, each one with a ruby on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. She has moderate length blonde hair. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She is fixated on the number 42. She counts her steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. She seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. Around other people she will do her best to conceal her emotions and appear jolly.

History: Hrathy hails from a village terrorized by giants. 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. Some 5 years later her spouse died after the birth of her daughter. Heartbroken, Hrathy never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her daughter whom she trained as her mother had trained her before.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and a deep hatred of giants

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Insane, Shy. Bonds: Enemies, In love, Job. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 3000 cp.

Description: She wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with wide-brimmed hat. She is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly hand crossbows and bows. She wears her white hair up in a very large beehive style do. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady blue eyes.

Personality: Cocky and sure of herself, she believes she is the best Scribe born in the past three hundred years. She invented a lineage for herself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. Her childhood dream was to be a Ploughman, but she was a colossal failure. She became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: Meet up once more with her childhood friend.

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record, Job, Adventurer, Slave. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 110 gp. Black pearl (200 gp). 3 Antitoxin.

Description: He is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. His hair is short and chestnut. His eyes are likewise amber. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He is witty, but his monotone delivery comes off as unnerving He is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. He likes to tell stories.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. His father was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: He is terrified, and will act out of fear; and he feels threatened by others

Ideals: Joker, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful, Disease. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 40 gp. Banded agate (13 gp).

Description: She is an average looking eastern female in her early mid-life. She wears tattered old clothes. Her lavender fur is braided into rings. Her yellow eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Fisher who has hired her part-time. She takes great joy in being the best Fisher in town.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. Her parents enrolled her in a Sorcerer school at a young age so that she could practice her divine talents. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Wants a kiss; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Has a crush, Job, Poor. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 200 sp.

Description: This fat southern woman has a bulbous nose and is renowned for her bright black dresses and hats. Her skin is also unnaturally pale. She has wavy golden hair. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as she rather likes the sound of her voice. Her demeanor is somewhat feminine. 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: Bilga hails from a village terrorized by illithids. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. Since then, she has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and she desires to right it; and she wants to meet her childhood hero

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Enemies, Adventurer. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 20 gp. Brown-green garnet (90 gp).

Description: He is a mite stocky and is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. He has a golden handlebar mustache and slicked back golden hair. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: Prone to second guessing himself, he comes off as nervous. He has a cruel streak; something he gained from his previous mentor. He harbors resentment against his former mentor.

History: Anverth lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. His first spouse was a Barrister, they had one daughter, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Spice Merchant and was forced into it by his family; and to get a good night's sleep

Flaws: Insomniac, Shy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor, Family. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 130 gp.

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He is wearing a long, black cloak. His small hat is riddled with cuts and holes. His eyes are a pleasant green.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. He passes on several rewards to people in need. He makes a point to leave places better than he found them.

History: He comes from a rich southern family. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: He possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Ideals: Philantrophist, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (150 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (150 gp).

Description: This petite short woman is perpetually holding a beer of some kind. She wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized black coat, marred by beers. Her chestnut hair is cut short. Her amber eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with painting. She constantly tries to fill her life with painting. She is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. A freak accident while working with her Masseuse father left her crippled. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and a strong sense of loyalty to half-orc people

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Lazy, Disease. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 360 gp.