Description: An imposing woman with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic left hand, she wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. Her chestnut hair is long and unkept. She is baby faced.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, she has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. She cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist she will grow angry at them.

History: Born in the north her family was never financially stable. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away; and she's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 150 pp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This southern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She sports tan clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. She wears her auburn hair down. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. She is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: When she was but 3 years old her parents immigrated from the south. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. Since then, she has sought to make the best of life.

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

Ideals: Optimist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Military, Immigrant. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. She wears her red hair up. Her skin is flawless and her hazel eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: She is overprotective of those who hire her services. Her philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. 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. Bethrynna took refuge in the ruined castle and found the beat up greatsword and armor she uses now. She eventually got the idea of being the protector of her homeland from reading books, and has made it her duty.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved.

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Attractive, Guardian, Mentor, Nature. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 1000 cp.

Description: This late middle aged man prefers to wear grey pants and tee shirts and is in decent physical shape. He keeps his long auburn hair kept up in a rat tail. His eyes are green and catlike.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. Energy wise he seems alert and responsive.

History: His divine talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He always admired divine-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions; and 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

Ideals: Opinionated, Professionalism, Gifted. Bonds: Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 1600 sp.

Description: This late middle aged man wears a simple white robe with brown stripes complete with hood and is in decent physical shape. He has moderate length auburn hair. His eyes are amber and catlike.

Personality: Scrag is a sociable creature first and foremost. He loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. He can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: Scrag was raised in a hard working conservative environment. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Gnomish artifacts is his passion; and he is greedy

Ideals: Extrovert. Bonds: Rich, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 30 pp. Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking northern young adult. He is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. He keeps his blonde hair in a flapper bob. His half smiles and hazel eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He has a good heart but also a terrible temper. He will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. He uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. He used his abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out; and he has decided he is irredeemable

Flaws: Antagonistic, Secretive. Bonds: Slave, Attractive, Criminal record. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 130 gp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: This western woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She wears an entirely white suit with brown socks and a vest with buckled shoes. Her brown hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. Her green eyes peer out from beneath her top white hat.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes illithids are coming to abduct people. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She bought a morningstar and has really upped her game hunting, due to her understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: A deep hatred of illithids; and she is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Slave, Nature. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: Alexandrite (200 gp).

Description: He prefers to wear violet pants and tee shirts, and carries shortspears. His chestnut hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a feathered hat. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: He was born in the west. Aside from being a slave or a gladiator, there isn't much legitimate work for Half-Elves in Adelard's homeland. Adelard decided to take the middle way and become a bodyguard. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and to be a blacksmith again

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She usually wears her blue robe and has her longbow always slung over her shoulder. She is physically well-built. Her hair is short and blonde. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. She has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. A freak accident while working with her Merchant father left her crippled. After a long history of fighting, Shamil and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She would like to get married and retire; and wants her loneliness to end

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Military, Has a crush. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 160 gp.