Description: She wears silk and lounges about seductively. She has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. She has silver hair. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: Ishte is a sociable creature first and foremost. She loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. She can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. She has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: She comes from a rich eastern family. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Halfling companion (her 'brother'). When she grew older, she became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. She began work as a mercenary for hire. She would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Halfling artifacts is her passion.

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 180 gp. Malachite (8 gp). Deep blue spinel (600 gp). 1 Half-Plate.

Description: She has a missing left leg. She wears a yellow vest with golden trim over her white shirt. Her black leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and her yellow boots flare out at the collars. She wears her silver hair up. Her half smiles and violet eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: She has a good heart but also a terrible temper. She will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. When she's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, she's doing writing.

History: Margery was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her father was employed at, doing general labor. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered writing. After a long history of fighting, Margery and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She made a deal with a demon which lead to her current lot in life, and she's becoming increasingly nervous about it.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 20 gp.

Description: This tall, slender woman prefers to wear black pants and tee shirts. She has no crest. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are gold.

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. She is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. She haggles over everything, upselling her goods and buying cheap. She is persistent in everything.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. Aside from being a slave or a gladiator, there isn't much legitimate work for Dragonborns in Harann's homeland. Harann decided to take the middle way and become a bodyguard. She has worked as a Blacksmith like her mother before her.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the east; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 140 gp.

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he prefers to wear flannel. His red hair is lengthy. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: Born to a Butcher, his mother struggled to pay the bills. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He was granted druidic powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent mother; and to unite with his sister

Ideals: Logical, Gifted. Flaws: Sensitive. Bonds: Poor, Family. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 40 pp. White pearl (100 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 the grand gowns of high society. She carries her fan with her everywhere and carries herself as the perfect lady. Her hair is short and white. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. She is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it.

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Lazy. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: Moonstone (40 gp).

Description: This petite short woman is perpetually holding a sweet of some kind. She has a large brown mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into her black robe, marred by sweets. Her hair is cut close to her head. She has gleaming, smiling gray eyes.

Personality: Eridred is a sociable creature first and foremost. She loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. She can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. She is harsh and unforgiving.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. While she appears to be a normal Dwarf, 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. After a long history of fighting, Eridred and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and she's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Disease, Insane. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 360 gp.

Description: He is dressed in an above average manner. He carries with him a set of falchions on his belt, each one with a amethyst on the hilt. With bright golden hair and a scraggly beard. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He fancies himself a trickster and likes to rely on his wits to carry the day. He cares for his older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. He receives visions of the future at random moments

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. Being born in the east, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the east for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way north. Recently a tribe of orcs attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Thoradin fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and marry his sister to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Military. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 2000 cp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: His left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. He has done his best to style his red crest to look like a famous performer. His red eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. On top of that he is swayed by a pretty face, and while loyalty to his employer will always come first he doesn't like to hit women.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the west. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Half-Elven artifacts is his passion; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Fighting. Bonds: Has a crush, Adventurer, Poor. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 500 sp. A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (70 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: This man stands a little under 6'7" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. His brass crest is unkempt and raggedy. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. When he's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, he's doing music.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Carter hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and he is content

Ideals: Joker, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 90 gp. An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (50 gp).