Description: This southern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing blue cape and mantle trimmed with soft tan waves gently in the breeze. She has a very tight haircut. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: Her tongue was cut out and she uses sign language. She is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. She haggles over everything, upselling her goods and buying cheap. She is persistent in everything.

History: Meena was born in the south. At a young age she loved to build and create. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. 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: She has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 50 gp.

Description: This southern man wears suspenders and red workpants. His shirt is brown, and he wears a heavy red leather apron most of the time. His clothes are grease stained in places. His hair is silver and very short. His gray eyes peer out from beneath his wide-brimmed red hat.

Personality: He is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. He receives visions of the future at random moments

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Bowyer hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He left for the south, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy, Disease. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 80 gp.

Description: This woman dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized sapphire on her left hand. She wears a small hat to hide her balding. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks her mind. She is a great chef.

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. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. She leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever she goes.

Motivation: She is greedy; and money/treasure

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Military. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: His right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He wears a suit in poor condition. It has not been laundered in sometime and has been worn in activities one would not normally wear a suit during. He sports a flattop crest cut. He has gold eyes.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. He is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. His parents enrolled him in a Sorcerer school at a young age so that he could practice his martial talents. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Half-Elven artifacts is his passion; and he desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Disciplined, Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Adventurer, Slave. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 6000 cp.

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. She carries her fan with her everywhere and carries herself as the perfect lady. She wears her brown hair up. Her fierce gray eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. She also is a firm believer in the womanly ideal.

History: She was born in the west, but her parents moved at a very young age to the south. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and money/treasure

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic, Impulsive. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 300 sp. Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). 1 Banded mail.

Description: She is wearing a long, blue cloak. She has a very tight haircut. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She seems absolutely devoid of it. She stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. She is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in her opinion.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for her; and she seems to be bored by most things

Ideals: Opinionated, Entrepeneur, Impeccable. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 90 gp. A roughly beaten golden orb (130 gp).

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She wears a tattered pair of loose tan pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. Her red hair is cut short. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. She misses her home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. She has had some formal writing training, and achieved minor success. She has never given up on her writing dream.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the south; and she has a rivalry with the church that dominates her actions

Ideals: Joker, Artistic. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 90 gp.

Description: This woman is wearing a long, tan cloak. She is muscular with a powerful set of arms. She has a very tight haircut. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: A deeply religious woman she believes everything happens for a reason. As long as the job gets done she does not care how it got done.

History: When she was but 4 years old her parents immigrated from the west. A few years later when the east was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She has recently attracted an admirer that believes she's playing hard to get.

Motivation: She wants revenge against gnolls; and she has a crush on the local adventurer

Ideals: Professionalism. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Immigrant, Has a crush, Enemies. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 40 gp. Jasper (40 gp).

Description: He wears a tight fitting black shirt and pants. He carries with him a set of shortbows on his belt, each one with a emerald on the hilt. His black crest is unkempt and raggedy. His red eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. He has a small toy that he constantly fidgets with.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He got away from his former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for him; and he doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes

Ideals: Fighting, Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: Amber (80 gp).