Description: This late middle aged man wears tattered old clothes and is in decent physical shape. His long auburn hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. To his fellows he is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: He was raised by priests from a young age. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by gnolls. Nuraval was horrified and prayed that his mother was alright. However, he heard that his mother had died fighting off the gnolls.

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

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Enemies, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 2000 sp. Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (200 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (100 gp). 1 Half-Plate.

Description: A 3'1" western woman, she does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. Her wide-brimmed hat is riddled with cuts and holes. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She hates gnolls. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She is kind towards other women and children and will generally offer women help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to her.

History: She was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Half-Orc companion (her 'brother'). Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by gnolls. Zanna was horrified and prayed that her mother was alright. However, she heard that her mother had died fighting off the gnolls.

Motivation: She wants revenge against gnolls; and she possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Criminal record, Adventurer. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 140 gp.

Description: She is an attractive woman, lean and moderately muscular. She prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs. She wears a wide-brimmed hat to hide her balding. Her eyes are hazel.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food she seems plenty friendly. She passes on several rewards to people in need. She makes a point to leave places better than she found them.

History: She was born into a rich family. Her mother worked until she suffered an accident while they were digging through a hill for a new route. She had to support her now crippled mother and took her mother's old job. She leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever she goes.

Motivation: She uses money and sex appeal to get what she needs; and she feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help

Ideals: Philantrophist, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Family, Criminal record. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 140 gp.

Description: This eastern woman is abnormally tall. She wears light armors faded through time and improper care. Her whole body is exceptionally muscular. Her auburn hair is unkempt and raggedy. Her fierce amber eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: While she acts the brute, she is far gentler than she would appear. She loves teas. She is very sensitive about her face. To blow off anger she lifts weights and to control her otherwise explosive temper she works out a lot.

History: Hlin was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her father was employed at, doing general labor. Hlin was born on a far eastern forest where she grew up under the tutelage of her father, an expert Miller. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Poor. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (600 gp). Silver ewer (10 gp).

Description: A woman with a warm, jovial air about her, she wears a worn and beaten armor. Her blonde hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. She tend to wears goggles to shield her eyes.

Personality: She tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. She does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her father always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

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

Flaws: Antagonistic, Insomniac. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 10 pp.

Description: She wears a worn and beaten armor. She has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. Her brown hair is greasy and uncared for. Her ears are large.

Personality: Calm and collected, she is a well trained Guard. She is very protective of her business, her home, and her spouse. She is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. Ovak was a troubled youth. She spent her days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent her evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Ovak decided she wanted neither the life of her father nor that of the evil petty criminals she associated with. During her early adolescence, she took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. She found several beat up suits of armor and, cannibalizing spare parts, she put together a working one.

Motivation: To prove her worth to the world; and seeks redemption

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 5000 cp.

Description: This woman stands a little under 5'0" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. Her golden hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. Her green eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She is business-like. She takes instructions and follows them to the letter. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: She was born at the edge of vast desert. 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 was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the west; and several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge

Ideals: Professionalism, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Nature. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 160 gp. Chrysoberyl (70 gp). 1 Tanglefoot bags.

Description: This tall, slender man typically wears white cloth garments or leather armor. He keeps his auburn hair in a pixie cut. His green eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. He is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: When he was but 3 years old his parents immigrated from the west. His parents enrolled him in a Sorcerer school at a young age so that he could practice his martial talents. He left for the west, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: A deep hatred of illithids; and he wants revenge against illithids

Ideals: Justice, Gifted. Bonds: Adventurer, Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 130 gp. Brown-green garnet (70 gp).

Description: A 5'2" western woman, she wears a black costume with the symbols of the four houses of cards on her torso. Her blue hair, when down, is lengthy. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are silver.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food she seems plenty friendly. She enjoys reading and quiet.

History: When she was but 3 years old her parents immigrated from the west. While she appears to be a normal Tiefling, she's... not quite right. Perhaps she's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that she plain doesn't fit in. She left for the west, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: Wants a kiss; and she has a crush on the local miller

Ideals: Philantrophist, Logical. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Immigrant, Has a crush. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: Pink pearl (40 gp). Zircon (30 gp). Jet (40 gp). 1 Half-Plate.