Description: This southern woman is abnormally tall. She wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. Her whole body is exceptionally muscular. Her hair is chestnut and very short. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep brown.

Personality: She is shy and timid. She has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. She takes great joy in being the best Bookbinder in town.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the south. Aside from being a slave or a gladiator, there isn't much legitimate work for Halflings in Verna's homeland. Verna decided to take the middle way and become a bodyguard. She became a Bookbinder soon after.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Immigrant, Job, Poor. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 30 gp.

Description: She prefers to wear tan clothing when she does not wear armor. She is portly but not overly obese. She has shaved her head bald. Her eyes are violet and beady.

Personality: She snorts whenever she laughs or is feeling confident. The war was a terrible time for her, and Malquis does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: The child of southern immigrants she idolized her father. Her parents were killed by orcs in a raid when she was still a young child. The orcs captured her, and made her a slave and general play-thing. She was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to her deformed appearance. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by orcs, and she desires to right it.

Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Military, Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 4000 cp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: This light-skinned female wears brown trousers with white and grey striped suspenders. She wears various colorful collared shirts. She is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. Her long auburn hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are green.

Personality: In the realm of puns, she cannot help herself. She feels obliged to make them. She is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Gardener work with an outfit from a few towns over. Gardener work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature morningstar.

Motivation: She is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Joker, Fighting. Bonds: Adventurer, Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 1000 cp.

Description: He is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. He sports a flattop hair cut. His blue eyes peer out from beneath his small tan hat.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. He has all his life been fascinated with painting.

History: Sapply was born in the west. At a young age he loved to build and create. He was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 8 years.

Motivation: He will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Artistic, Persistence. Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 300 sp. Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (300 gp). 3 Alchemist’s fire.

Description: She wears a green shirt with thin white vertical stripes and yellow pants, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 6'4" when asserting herself. She keeps her white crest in a pixie cut. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: Mijira speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. She is clearly well-traveled and educated. She has all her life been fascinated with painting.

History: The child of a Bowyer, who enjoyed hunting, Mijira was taken on many hunting expeditions. When she was little, her rather wealthy family often ventured across the plains to a summer home near a ruined castle. She would wander through that ruined castle and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and she was stranded inside. Her family spent the next few days looking for her, and could only assume she was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the plains due to the painful memories there. Mijira took refuge in the ruined castle and found the beat up greatsword and armor she uses now. She has never given up on her painting dream.

Motivation: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and to unite with her sister

Ideals: Impeccable, Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Family. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 90 gp.

Description: A stocky lighter skinned woman, she wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. Her hair is short and blonde. Her eyes are brown and catlike.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic woman, Eridred's first love is herself. Her second love is also herself. Around other people she will do her best to conceal her emotions and appear jolly.

History: Born in the east to a Mayor, Eridred learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. Being born in the east, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the east for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way west. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: She has passion for adventuring and risk; and she feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Poor, Job, Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: Golden pearl (90 gp).

Description: Her left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She is wearing a tight green one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. She keeps her rusty crest in a pixie cut. She is baby faced.

Personality: She is extraordinarily eccentric. She is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes her no end of embarrassment.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. While she appears to be a normal Dragonborn, she's... not quite right. Perhaps she's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that she plain doesn't fit in. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Bather.

Motivation: She will attempt to ambush and attack anyone she thinks she can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, she will try to sell them to her slave-trader contact; and she is content

Flaws: Insane, Forgetful, Mundane. Bonds: Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: She is wearing a long, blue cloak. She has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. She has auburn hair. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She barks her statements quickly and with little fuss. She prefers small words and is at her heart utilitarian. She takes great joy in being the best Blacksmith in town.

History: Born in the south to a Blacksmith, Mella learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. Mella abandoned her home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. She survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. She did whatever it took for her to survive. She has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions; and she wants to meet her childhood hero

Flaws: Terse. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Adventurer, Criminal record, Religious. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 30 gp. 3 Tanglefoot bags.

Description: Her skin is bronze and flawless. She wears blue painted combat armor at almost all times. She is an epitome of beauty. She has slicked back white hair. Her eyes are violet.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk she knows how to make people feel guilty. She is a thrill seeker, she laughs at people and throws down challenges. She is highly competitive and combative.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Sariel grew up listening to her father's many stories. A serious injury left her father unemployed and in need of constant care. Her family became saddled with debt trying to care for her infirm father. She spent several years traveling with her friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: Meet up once more with her childhood friend; and she desires power and/or immortality

Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Debt. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 5000 cp.