Description: A middle-aged woman, she wears blue painted combat armor at almost all times, and is pretty ugly. Her chestnut hair is knotted and matted. Her blue eyes peer out from beneath her small blue hat.

Personality: She believes there is no problem she cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. She is cautious and jumpy. She reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: Ridaro hails from a village terrorized by dire rats. In her 15th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her mother impaled in their home, and her father beheaded. She saw the woman who walked out, and charged her in a blind rage. The woman easily evaded and defeated her, leaving her to live broken and terrified. One night she noticed a nearby shooting star which she hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. She has done her darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: She wants revenge against dire rats.

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 300 sp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: She is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. She is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly falchions and shields. Her hair is auburn and curly. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before her hampering stammer kicks in. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her mother.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. Recently she has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the east.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Criminal record, Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 2400 sp. Banded agate (8 gp). Black pearl (700 gp).

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he wears long strands of sapphire and short tan dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. He has wavy brown hair. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. He enjoys reading and quiet.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. While he appears to be a normal Gnome, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: To end his boredom; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic, Mundane, Insane. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 2500 sp. 1 Tanglefoot bags. 1 Smokesticks.

Description: He wears suspenders and brown workpants. His shirt is tan, and he wears a heavy brown leather apron most of the time. His skin is fair and his fingers are delicate and long. His hair is cut close to his head. His fierce gray eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. He is a bit of a macho man and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. He moved out north to avoid the crime he committed. He used his abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture.

Ideals: Disciplined, Fighting. Bonds: Nature, Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 330 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. His black hair is braided into rings. His white eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. He has dedicated himself to building a better world.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and his religion dominates his actions

Ideals: Philantrophist. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Military, Religious. Occupation: Server

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 280 gp.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, she dresses in white turtlenecks beneath a violet coat with green slacks. Her head has been shaved. Her gray eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. She loves being with her children and actually smiles when they are around. She would do anything for them. She dislikes her ex a great deal.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found; and marry her brother to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Justice, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Family. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 1000 cp. 1 Chain shirt.

Description: A thin woman, she clearly needs to put on some weight, but she still has a lot of muscle. She prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. She carries her fan with her everywhere and carries herself as the perfect lady. She has wavy auburn hair. Her amber eyes peer out from beneath her broad brown hat.

Personality: Her voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl she speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of her tone. She does not believe in violence as a means to an end. She is a dedicated Healer but believes her peers are too gung-ho.

History: She was born into a rich family. She always admired divine-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: She is greedy.

Ideals: Athletic, Pacifist, Gifted. Flaws: Cynical. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 1600 sp.

Description: Standing 5'0", this woman wears a white shirt, with a tan mid length skirt with tan tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. Her golden hair is long and unkept. Her eyes are likewise green. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. She is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with her big mouthed big gutted partner. Her partner is her best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. She constantly seizes attention wherever she goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. She likes to think of herself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. She found a children's book about a Half-Orc Sorcerer who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. She modeled her life after the story, seeing herself destined a hero. She now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Tabaxi artifacts is her passion.

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Mentor. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 100 sp. 1 Masterwork studded leather.

Description: She is of a modest build and height, but she carries herself more imposing than she is. She is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. She keeps her white hair in a flapper bob. Her fierce violet eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. She cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: The child of western immigrants she idolized her mother. She graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. She advanced relatively quickly due to her good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. She used her abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Optimist, Philantrophist. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Military. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 1 Half-Plate.