Description: A plain young-adult man, he wears a worn and beaten armor. His golden hair is braided into rings. This gray eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: Gnarsh speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. He will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. He cares deeply for his spouse and does his best to make sure his guests look presentable.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a daughter. Some 5 years later his spouse died after the birth of his daughter. Heartbroken, Gnarsh never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his daughter whom he trained as his father had trained him before.

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

Ideals: Impeccable, Optimist. Bonds: In love, Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 160 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. Her hair is auburn and very short. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: A deeply religious woman she believes everything happens for a reason. Thiala enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. After coming to the age of reason, Thiala took it upon herself to study the martial arts in their entirety; because of this, she was labeled a dark omen and banished from her homeland. 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: Her religion dominates her actions.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Hedonist, Mundane. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 2000 cp.

Description: He is a pot bellied western man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame. His moppish golden hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His eyes are hazel.

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 will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. Being born in the west, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the west for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way north. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Athletic, Persistence. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 320 gp. Solid gold idol (300 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of her physical features obscured. Her golden hair has been sun bleached extensively. She is baby faced.

Personality: She is irascible and easily irritated. She never wears the same outfit twice, unless she absolutely has to.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her father always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. She married young, but lost her spouse to dire rats. After a long history of fighting, Merla and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge.

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic, Depressed. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 5000 cp. Zircon (80 gp).

Description: She wears a white shirt with thin red vertical stripes and pastel pants. She carries with her a set of kukris on her belt, each one with a ruby on the hilt. Her golden hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her eyes are a pleasant hazel.

Personality: She is highly sensitive about her name. She loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. Energy wise she seems alert and responsive.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. Before the accident, she was one of the most outspoken anti-Tabaxi activists. She was mortally wounded, saved by a kind and fast-acting Tabaxi doctor. She was forced to fight in gladiatorial arenas alongside her partner. They became the best of friends and one day they managed to break out together and then went their separate ways.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Tabaxi people.

Ideals: Fighting, Professionalism. Flaws: Sensitive, Racist. Bonds: Slave. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: Moonstone (40 gp). 1 Superior lock.

Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she usually wears her black robe and has her flail always slung over her shoulder. Her hair is brown and curly. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She considers herself a woman of culture and sophistication. She likes a good challenge to her wits. She is accommodating to her spouse and as such limits her hospitality. She is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven herself a capable leader.

History: Her psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. After coming to the age of reason, Uzza 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. She tends to her Shipwright job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for her; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Impeccable, Gifted. Bonds: In love, Job, Rich. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A thin woman, she clearly needs to put on some weight, but she still has a lot of muscle. She wears a fine chain shirt which she covers with grey colored cloaks and clothing. Her red hair is heavily combed to the right. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: Beatrice speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. She is clearly well-traveled and educated. She is a thrill seeker, she laughs at people and throws down challenges. She is highly competitive and combative.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. Her arcane abilities were realized during a raid on her village. She has dedicated herself to building a better trade route.

Motivation: She doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes; and she has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Athletic, Impeccable, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 400 sp.

Description: She dresses well, wearing grey shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. She carries with her a set of hand crossbows on her belt, each one with a topaz on the hilt. She keeps her long silver hair kept up in a rat tail. She tend to wears goggles to shield her eyes.

Personality: She is shy and timid. She has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. She is cautious and jumpy. She reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. Her father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her father was legitimate. Recently a tribe of dire rats attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Torgga fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

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

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Shy, Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Religious. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 90 gp.

Description: He very much looks the part of a Laborer. His red hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He is cool and collected. He likes to make quips and puns whenever he does anything. He also makes a point to compliment his superiors and flatter them. He loves being with his children and actually smiles when they are around. He would do anything for them. He dislikes his ex a great deal.

History: Kildrak lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. He found a children's book about a Dwarf Sorcerer who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. He modeled his life after the story, seeing himself destined a hero. He has taken up work as a Laborer and fed both sides of the war false information with the goal of increasing casualties.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Job, Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 140 gp.