Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking northern young adult. She wears a blue cloak and cross-gartered brown stockings. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. Her hair is red and curly. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with writing. She constantly tries to fill her life with writing. She spends most of her days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There she gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. She inherited a moderately successful company from her mother. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Slave, Attractive, Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 6000 cp.

Description: She is typically in her Dilettante uniform. She carries with her a set of bows, each one with a emerald on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. Her red hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. Her amber eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She loves justice and goodness and right action. Anyone who does not fulfill this criteria perfectly will no doubt get a lecture from her. She is the most sanctimonious self-righteous Half-Orc in existence. She is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Half-Orcs.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. A gifted student she started as a Spice Merchant, but she got bored and became a Dilettante. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and a strong sense of loyalty to human people

Ideals: Fighting, Justice. Flaws: Racist, Disease. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: She is a husky woman, who prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her eyes are green and beady.

Personality: She is a hateful person. She taunts others and blames them for her problems. She uses her nature as a weapon; she likes to lead opponents to think her in distress.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her father always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. She became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Secretive. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 4000 cp.

Description: She is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by her earthly robes.. She carries with her a set of monstrous two handed axes, each one with a sapphire on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. She has a very tight haircut. Her eyes are likewise gray. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: She has two modes she varies between. On the job she is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job she is a party animal. Animals are drawn to her, and she is able to talk to them.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. She always admired arcane-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and balancing her hectic life and new sellsword responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Military. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 350 gp.

Description: She prefers to wear green pants and tee shirts. Her silver crest is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her red eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She barks her statements quickly and with little fuss. She prefers small words and is at her heart utilitarian. 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: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her mother always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. Her mother was very strict, and drilled into her lessons on being the perfect lady. She has since married many spouses, only to have them die. She claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: To unite with her brother; and her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Terse, Antagonistic. Bonds: In love, Family. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 1800 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She is in excellent shape and dresses well, wearing white shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. Her brown hair is lengthy. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with dancing. She constantly tries to fill her life with dancing. She has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: A child with a great deal of dancing talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. After a long history of fighting, Merla and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic. Flaws: Insomniac, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 10000 cp.

Description: This woman wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle, and sports empty pouches on her belt. She wears a wide-brimmed hat to cover her moderate length auburn hair. Her green eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She likes to fabricate stories about her past exploits and how crazy she is, but in actuality she is rather bland. She plays an instrument quite well.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when illithids swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. In her 16th year, her parents were killed by a illithids raid, leaving Dariff alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by illithids. Dariff was horrified and prayed that her father was alright. However, she heard that her father had died fighting off the illithids.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud; and to end her boredom

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 200 gp. Red spinel (160 gp). Red-brown spinel (160 gp).

Description: She wears dull pastel sweaters, loose white pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath her sweater she keeps a concealed halberd, just in case. She carries with her a set of halberds on her belt, each one with a aquamarine on the hilt. Her red fur is lengthy and is close to two feet long. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are amber.

Personality: She seems absolutely devoid of it. She stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. Her home and work are filled with various knick knacks she has acquired through the years. She cares a great deal for her adopted teenage daughter.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her mother and father. Her mother taught her the rudiments of the Engraver arts, while her father instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Her homeland was ravaged by war and she spent much of her life rebuilding it. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: To end her boredom; and find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Mundane, PTSD. Bonds: Family, Rich. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 100 gp. Red garnet (80 gp).

Description: With blue face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. He wears his golden hair up. He has several tiny aquamarine earrings on each ear.

Personality: He is a jovial happy person, but he is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. He passes on several rewards to people in need. He makes a point to leave places better than he found them.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He now spends his time doing works of charity.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and he uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs

Ideals: Optimist, Philantrophist. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Tanglefoot bags.