Description: This western woman is abnormally tall. She is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down. Her whole body is exceptionally muscular. She has dyed her greying silver crest a little too much giving a sharp silver color. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of her strength. She works very hard to maintain that gentleness. Her temper goes off on the smallest of things. She tends to lash out at those around her.

History: Gifted from a young age, Saphara studied abroad. Her martial abilities were realized during a raid on her village. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and to end her boredom

Ideals: Disciplined, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Attractive. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 30 gp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: Her left side is far more bruised and cut up than her other. She wears red robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally she wears more armor. She prefers to carry a kukri, but if one is not available she will default to her shield. She has slicked back blonde hair. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Nedda will drive conversation. She pushes her goals aggressively. She is also a coward if confronted.

History: Born in the north her family was never financially stable. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Crown-heir hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. Unlike her family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, she wanted to work in the city. She has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: She feels threatened by others; and she is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 90 gp.

Description: He is wearing a long, white, dusty cloak. His white hair is still thick. His eyes are brown and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Kelter embodies much of what other species detest in the Halflings. He is a thrill seeker, he laughs at people and throws down challenges. He is highly competitive and combative.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Kelter grew up listening to his mother's many stories. A few years later when the north was not economically sound they moved to his current location. Being a Shipwright kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Tabaxi artifacts is his passion.

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 140 pp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. His dark red hair is still thick. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He acts crazy and hedonistic. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. Like his father and his sister before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Bather. He struck the Bather job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: To protect his home; and wants to open a new tavern

Flaws: Hedonist, Mundane. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Job, Guardian. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. His fur is cut close to his head. His eyes are a pleasant yellow.

Personality: He hates giants. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with his old comrades. He has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: His necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He has recently attracted an admirer that believes he's playing hard to get.

Motivation: He wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by giants, and he desires to right it

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Greedy. Bonds: Enemies, Adventurer, Has a crush. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 100 sp.

Description: He wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a blue coat. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his shortbow, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a skull on it. He has shaved his head bald. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are blue.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. He disdains his fellow westerners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: Beiro was raised in a hard working conservative environment. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and obtaining odd cultural dragonborn artifacts is his passion

Ideals: Opinionated, Athletic. Bonds: Immigrant, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This tall, slender woman wears suspenders and grey workpants. Her shirt is brown, and she wears a heavy grey leather apron most of the time. Her brown hair is long and unkept. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She's a bit of a prankster. She knows she is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. She cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: Born in the north her family was never financially stable. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the north; and her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Joker, Philantrophist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 100 gp. Hematite (4 gp). 1 Banded mail.

Description: She dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head. She has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. Her hair, while still mostly black, has prominent grey streaks. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are blue.

Personality: Stoic and calm, she prefers to meditate than take action. As she has aged she has sought to do reparations for her actions as a youth. She is also making sure that her compatriots who never received punishment for their crimes are brought to justice.

History: Trained by her mother for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. Emeny was born on a far eastern forest where she grew up under the tutelage of her mother, an expert Knight. She would ruin relationships and cause injury. She was reprimanded several times before being given her current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and seeks redemption

Ideals: Disciplined, Justice. Bonds: Criminal record, Military, Immigrant. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 5000 cp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: He is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. He is portly but not overly obese. His blonde hair is braided into rings. His amber eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: He was born at the edge of vast plains. When he was little, his rather wealthy family often ventured across the plains to a summer home near a large cave. He would wander through that large cave and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and he was stranded inside. His family spent the next few days looking for him, and could only assume he was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the plains due to the painful memories there. Charles took refuge in the large cave and found the beat up sickle and armor he uses now. He left for the south, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and he is greedy

Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Religious, Nature, Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Servant

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 400 sp.