Description: She wears bulky grey painted plate armor. She is portly but not overly obese. She is bald on top and has large golden tufts of hair around her ears. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are blue.

Personality: She likes to fabricate stories about her past exploits and how crazy she is, but in actuality she is rather bland. She pushes her goals aggressively. She is also a coward if confronted.

History: Oriff hails from a village terrorized by brigands. 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. 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: Several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge; and someone believes her a fraud

Flaws: Ugly, Mundane, Fearful, PTSD. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She wears a robe, a symbol of the sun god around her neck, and a crossbow on her belt. She has wavy brown hair. Her eyes are blue and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She loves justice and goodness and right action. Anyone who does not fulfill this criteria perfectly will no doubt get a lecture from her. She is the most sanctimonious self-righteous Elf in existence. She does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of drow may trigger it at times.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. After coming to the age of reason, Keyleth took it upon herself to study the psionic arts in their entirety; because of this, she was labeled a dark omen and banished from her homeland. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by drow. Keyleth was horrified and prayed that her father was alright. However, she heard that her father had died fighting off the drow.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by drow, and she desires to right it

Ideals: Fighting, Justice, Gifted. Bonds: Enemies, Military. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 40 gp. Freshwater pearl (9 gp).

Description: He wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. He is afraid of men and trembles around them

History: His necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature nunchaku.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero; and obtaining odd cultural human artifacts is his passion

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This malnourished woman wears a tan costume with the symbols of death on her torso. With wild black hair. Her eyes are likewise blue.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic woman, Claira's first love is herself. Her second love is also herself. She does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: The child of eastern immigrants she idolized her father. Claira was born on a far eastern island where she grew up under the tutelage of her father, an expert Courier. She left for the east, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for her.

Ideals: Impeccable, Extrovert, Fighting. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 60 gp. Rhodochrosite (6 gp). 1 Masterwork Thieves’ tools.

Description: She is scrawny and has patchy brown stubble. She is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. She has a hunchback. She has done her best to style her brown hair to look like a famous performer. Her eyes are amber and beady.

Personality: A grumpy gal she will invite people to lunch so she can critique them. Yet she still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. She never wears the same outfit twice, unless she absolutely has to.

History: Trained by her father for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. When Shanairla reached her early adolescence her Half-Elf father passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, she decided to travel. Her rounds led her into the Army with a few individuals who would become her life-long companions. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: Amber (130 gp).

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman has a large white mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into her blue robe. She wears a small hat to cover her moderate length auburn hair. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She swings through moods quickly. One moment she is cool and collected, the next she is carried away by passions. She misses her home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: She was born in the north, but her parents moved at a very young age to the east. Aside from being a slave or a gladiator, there isn't much legitimate work for Half-Orcs in Vanchu's homeland. Vanchu decided to take the middle way and become a bodyguard. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: Expand her business; and several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge

Ideals: Passionate, Fighting. Bonds: Immigrant, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 800 sp.

Description: This malnourished woman wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. Sporting a black mohawk this woman's hair draws a lot of attention. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She barks her statements quickly and with little fuss. She prefers small words and is at her heart utilitarian. She is cautious and jumpy. She reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: She was raised in a desert tribe. She couldn't stand her childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with her mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. She bought a trident and has really upped her game hunting, due to her understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: She is wracked by social anxiety.

Flaws: Terse, Fearful. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Nature, Mentor. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He wears a robe, a symbol of his god around his neck, and a longsword on his belt. His small hat is riddled with cuts and holes. He has amber eyes.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes gnolls are coming to abduct people. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

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. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to gnolls demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Enemies, Military. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: A moderately attractive woman, she wears green robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally she wears more armor. She prefers to carry a greataxe, but if one is not available she will default to her club. Her silver hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a Stetson hat. Her half smiles and white eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: While she acts the brute, she is far gentler than she would appear. She is a thrill seeker, she laughs at people and throws down challenges. She is highly competitive and combative.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. She was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform She became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: She wants to meet her childhood hero.

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Slave. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 300 sp.