Description: A plain young-adult woman, she is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of her physical features obscured. Her auburn hair is thinning but still full. She has gleaming, smiling amber eyes.

Personality: She has schizophrenia that causes her to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. She is cautious and jumpy. She reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: Heir to a fortune, her parents put a great deal of effort into curing her disease. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. As of late she has set up a hidden staging nest where she ambushes people she hires for escort.

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

Flaws: Disease, Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record, Enemies. Occupation: Server

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 90 gp.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking southern young adult. He wears skinny pants and wears a yellow and blue robe with the hood down. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. He is bald on top and has large golden tufts of hair around his ears. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady green eyes.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Theren grew up listening to his mother's many stories. He was taken from his home at a very young age. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Slave, Adventurer. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 30 gp.

Description: This light-skinned female wears a grey vest with golden trim over her white shirt. Her green leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and her grey boots flare out at the collars. She is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. Her silver hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a deerstalker hat. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She hates Dwarves with a passion. As such she is filled with self loathing. She tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Layabout arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Her father disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her father, she was betrayed dozens of times. By chance she met her sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: To clean up the streets; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Rich, Family, Guardian. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 230 gp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: A 6'5" eastern woman, she wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized green coat. Her crest is blue and very short. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: A deeply religious woman she believes everything happens for a reason. Animals are drawn to her, and she is able to talk to them.

History: She was born into a rich family. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious, Rich. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. He is portly but not overly obese. With bright silver hair and a scraggly beard. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. He is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with his big mouthed big gutted partner. His partner is his best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: When he was but 7 years old his parents immigrated from the east. When he was little, his rather wealthy family often ventured across the island to a summer home near a ruined castle. He would wander through that ruined castle and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and he was stranded inside. His family spent the next few days looking for him, and could only assume he was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the island due to the painful memories there. Lewis took refuge in the ruined castle and found the beat up shortspear and armor he uses now. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Half-Orc artifacts is his passion; and he has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Immigrant, Nature. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 2200 sp.

Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she wears a green shirt with thin black vertical stripes and yellow pants. Her purple hair is knotted and matted. Her eyes are likewise gold.

Personality: She exudes charisma. She is a tour de force of persuasion. She is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Like her mother and her sister before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Mayor. She now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Rich, Job. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 1 Alchemist’s fire.

Description: Her skin is bronze and flawless. She wears a grey coat over a black low-cut shirt, and a wide-brimmed hat upon her head. She is an epitome of beauty. She has white hair. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She trusts no one. She is not readily capable for forgiveness and her ire never leaves her. A true patriot, Jane would do anything for her country. She is fiercely protective of her fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Military. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 30 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). Her chestnut hair is knotted and matted. Her blue eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. The occasional robbery is her preferred attention getting crime, but she mainly uses her means for meeting her own perverse desires.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. She has became unsatisfied with her lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and 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

Bonds: Nature, Criminal record, Immigrant, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 390 gp.

Description: He is in excellent shape and is wearing a tight brown one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. With bright silver hair and a scraggly beard. His eyes are a pleasant gray.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. His brief stint in the army gave him the idea he was invincible and that he is the toughest man alive.

History: The child of a Mercenary, who enjoyed hunting, Lance was taken on many hunting expeditions. He was one of the best in his class, and was picked up by his current employer. He quickly showed his capability and was soon promoted to a head role. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: To be a Mercenary again; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Military, Nature, Job. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 600 sp. Amber (100 gp). Banded agate (6 gp). 1 Silk rope.