Description: A woman of a pale complexion, she wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally she sports a white coat. Her golden hair is greasy and uncared for. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, she has a hard time making friends. Despite her manner, she is extremely passionate and proud of her job, and she prides herself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Vani was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. Through the years after Vani was born, her father became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the north. Vani's father didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Barrister.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Mentor. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 70 pp. Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (30 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (600 gp). 1 Half-Plate.

Description: She is an average looking eastern female in her early mid-life. She prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. She carries her fan with her everywhere and carries herself as the perfect lady. Her auburn hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a card scrunchie. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk she knows how to make people feel guilty. She works hard and plays hard.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. Her father was very strict, and drilled into her lessons on being the perfect lady. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: She feels kind of lost in life; and she doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Depressed, Hedonist. Bonds: Rich, Religious. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. He wears a wide-brimmed hat to cover his moderate length silver hair. His eyes are likewise brown.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. 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: He was raised by priests from a young age. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. Recently a tribe of illithids attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Delg fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 200 gp. Deep green spinel (130 gp). Pink pearl (130 gp). Red-brown spinel (130 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This woman is dressed in a clean violet cloak covering her clean studded leather, and sports empty pouches on her belt. Her red hair is lengthy. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. She dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. Her biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: Her druidic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. She married young, but lost her spouse to goblins. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to goblins demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: A deep hatred of goblins.

Ideals: Gifted, Logical. Flaws: Insane, Depressed. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 40 gp.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. His hair, while still mostly red, has prominent grey streaks. His fierce violet eyes like to dwell on things.

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 receives visions of the future at random moments

History: Trained by his mother for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and he is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out

Ideals: Persistence, Gifted, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 270 gp.

Description: She typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep red leather and dull brown iron scale mail, and carries ceremonial daggers. Her hair is auburn and curly. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She considers herself a woman of culture and sophistication. She likes a good challenge to her wits. When triggered she is a bloodthirsty maniac, stopping at nothing and killing everything for almost an hour.

History: Chenna was born with her mother's beautiful face. Her mother was very strict, and drilled into her lessons on being the perfect lady. Being a Assassin kept her interest for a while, but then she became depressed and bored. So she turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: A rival would like her out of the picture.

Ideals: Fighting, Impeccable. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 300 sp.

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he tends to wear a black poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. His white crest is heavily combed to the right. His eyes are red and catlike.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Dadalan is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: Born to a Spice Merchant, his father struggled to pay the bills. His father took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Ideals: Justice. Bonds: Job, Poor, Nature, In love. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 1000 cp.

Description: 5'6" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame. His red hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. His eyes are likewise green.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He now owns his own business.

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

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Fearful, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Religious. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 160 gp. Amethyst (40 gp).

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He prefers to wear flannel. His golden hair is still thick. His skin is flawless and his gray eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He hates giants. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He refers to his adoptive father for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to giants demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Athletic. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Family, Religious. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 130 gp.