Description: A 5'8" northern woman, she dresses well, wearing violet shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. Her brown hair is heavily combed to the left. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her gray eyes.

Personality: She is witty, but her monotone delivery comes off as unnerving She believes the world needs to unite to get rid of orcs once and for all.

History: Her mother raised her in a mountain cabin. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Cook work with an outfit from a few towns over. Cook work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to orcs demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Cook responsibilities is difficult.

Ideals: Joker. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Nature, Job. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 170 gp.

Description: She wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). She is physically well-built. Her brown fur is lengthy and is close to two feet long. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She is irascible and easily irritated. She is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Tabaxis.

History: She was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. Since her father passed away years ago, her mother had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and halfling compassion

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic, Racist, Insane. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 90 gp.

Description: The woman speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. She seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if she got out from a pool a few moments ago. She prefers to wear green clothing when she does not wear armor. She wears a deerstalker hat to hide her balding. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She acts crazy and hedonistic. She can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: Born to a Bookbinder, her father struggled to pay the bills. After coming to the age of reason, Gesrethe 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 now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: Meet up once more with her childhood friend.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Immigrant, Adventurer, Poor. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 1100 sp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. She is generally shirtless and showing off her tattooed chest. Her black hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. She loves teas. She is very sensitive about her face. To blow off anger she lifts weights and to control her otherwise explosive temper she works out a lot.

History: Akta was born in the north. At a young age she loved to build and create. A freak accident while working with her Herbalist mother left her crippled. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: Regain custody of her son; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Joker, Fighting, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Disease. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 70 pp.

Description: She is wearing a long, black cloak. She carries a battered bow and tarnished greatsword as well. She has dyed her greying white hair a little too much giving a sharp white color. Her ears are large.

Personality: She will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken her opponents. Despite her formidable combat skills she remains a coward. She plays an instrument quite well.

History: Heir to a fortune, her parents put a great deal of effort into curing her disease. Cursed with unlife at a very young age, Shax has worked very hard to control her curse. Recently a tribe of giants attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Shax fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found; and money/treasure

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty black coat over it. He carries with him a set of bows on his belt, each one with a opal on the hilt. His black crest is unkempt and raggedy. His gold unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. Around other people he will do his best to conceal his emotions and appear jolly.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. Cursed with a spirit at a very young age, Nadarr has worked very hard to control his curse. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

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

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Shy. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 80 gp.

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He wears baggy white pantaloons and a green scarf. He has a long golden beard with little hanging trinkets. His eyes are hazel.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. He does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for him. He lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Through the years after Halander was born, his father became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the west. Halander's father didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. Some 6 years later his spouse died after the birth of his son. Heartbroken, Halander never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his son whom he trained as his father had trained him before.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out; and money/treasure

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Guardian, Rich, In love, Slave. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 1100 sp.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. His white hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: Richard wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Sorcerer, so he tries to act the part. He does a good job, for the most part... He enjoys reading and quiet.

History: Born to a Spy, his mother struggled to pay the bills. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 14 years.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Gnomish people; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Disciplined, Logical. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Immigrant, Poor, Job. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 30 gp.

Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She is wearing a long, green cloak. Her red crest is unkempt and raggedy. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes illithids are coming to abduct people. She is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. Cursed with a spirit at a very young age, Kava has worked very hard to control her curse. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to illithids demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: A deep hatred of illithids; and she wants revenge against illithids

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Disease. Bonds: Poor, Enemies, Military. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: Rhodochrosite (12 gp).