Description: A woman with a warm, jovial air about her, she prefers to wear black pants and tee shirts. Her crest is short and black. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with her opinion, she thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, she can get violently argumentative. She also is a firm believer in the womanly ideal.

History: Born in the north her family was never financially stable. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. She now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Elven artifacts is her passion.

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 500 sp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: She is an average looking eastern female in her early mid-life. She wears dull black sweaters, loose blue pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath her sweater she keeps a concealed bastard sword, just in case. Her brown hair is unkempt and raggedy. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. She never wears the same outfit twice, unless she absolutely has to.

History: The child of eastern immigrants she idolized her father. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Herbalist hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To prove her worth to the world.

Ideals: Gifted, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 500 sp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (90 gp).

Description: She wears a tight fitting grey shirt and pants. She has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. Her chestnut hair is lengthy. Her fierce hazel eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. Her respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to her, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, she tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in her reactions to snap at those who irritate her, Avelina is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: She got into the Shipwright business at a young age. She always admired necromantic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 10 years.

Motivation: Many illithids want her driven away; and she wants revenge against illithids

Ideals: Justice, Gifted. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Job, Enemies. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 60 gp. Rose (20 gp).

Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She tends to wear a large black jacket. Her silver hair has been sun bleached extensively. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

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. Her actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as she answers to a power that mortal women fail to acknowledge.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. Nija was born on a far northern mountains where she grew up under the tutelage of her mother, an expert Masseuse. She left for the north, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Immigrant. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 2000 cp. 2 Tanglefoot bags.

Description: A 6'1" northern man, he is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. His crest, while still mostly rusty, has prominent grey streaks. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are gold.

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 passes on several rewards to people in need. He makes a point to leave places better than he found them.

History: Gifted from a young age, Tarhun studied abroad. When the war came and ruined his parents he was left adrift. He was a hard man then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Persistence, Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 40 gp.

Description: This northern man wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. His clothes are grease stained in places. His black fur is kept up in a ponytail inside a Stetson hat. He has blue eyes and a brown hat with a yellow feather.

Personality: He is a sleazy, sleazy guy. He has no qualms about using his powers of suggestion to get people to do what he wants. He does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: Trail hails from a village terrorized by gnolls. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to gnolls demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: He wants revenge against gnolls; and revenge

Ideals: Extrovert. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 600 sp. Tourmaline (50 gp). 1 Hourglass.

Description: This eastern woman is abnormally tall. She wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her ceremonial dagger with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt. Her whole body is exceptionally muscular. Her lavender fur is greasy and uncared for. She tend to wears goggles to shield her eyes.

Personality: She speaks before she thinks and is too direct. She is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in her opinion.

History: When she was but 5 years old her parents immigrated from the east. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Tabaxi companion (her 'brother'). She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She wears skinny pants and wears a red and tan robe with the hood down. She has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. Her black hair is knotted and matted. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep green.

Personality: She is witty, but her monotone delivery comes off as unnerving When triggered she is a bloodthirsty maniac, stopping at nothing and killing everything for almost an hour.

History: She was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for her. It may also be what makes her so good at details. Blossom 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. Blossom decided she wanted neither the life of her mother 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 used her abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and she feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Insane, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 1700 sp.

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he wears a grey collared shirt and blue pants. He accessorizes with a green scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across his shirt. His auburn hair is singed and shortened. This hazel eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He is irritable and easily angered. He is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use his stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. He can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: Adam lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Over the years he perfected his riding and shooting skills. After a long history of fighting, Adam and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and regain custody of his son

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Family, Nature. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 10 pp.