Description: She is scrawny and has patchy chestnut stubble. She wears a tan costume with the symbols of the four houses of cards on her torso. She has a hunchback. She has a very tight haircut. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

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. Her actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as she answers to a power that mortal women fail to acknowledge.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Ridaro was orphaned to a temple shortly after her birth. She was raised by the temple staff to care always for others above herself and to hold her god always in her heart. She used her abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions; and retire the richest woman in the south

Ideals: Persistence, Entrepeneur, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 40 pp. 1 Everburning torch. 2 Tanglefoot bags.

Description: She wears black painted combat armor at almost all times. She cuts an attractive figure and her suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. Her hair is brown and curly. Her amber eyes peer out from beneath her broad black hat.

Personality: She cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with her opinion, she thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, she can get violently argumentative. Despite her manner, she is extremely passionate and proud of her job, and she prides herself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: She was born in the west, but her parents moved at a very young age to the south. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Half-Orcs in the west were limited. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: To be a Bather again.

Ideals: Opinionated. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 700 sp. 1 Antitoxin.

Description: This slender woman stands about 5'2". She wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. She usually doesn't wear a shirt. Her white hair is lengthy. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

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. When she's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, she's doing writing.

History: She was born into a rich family. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Humans in the south were limited. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She is greedy; and she will attempt to ambush and attack anyone she thinks she can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. if successful, she will try to sell them to her slave-trader contact

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Rich, Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 120 gp.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: Calm and collected, he is a well trained Knight. He spends most of his days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There he gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Knight. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: To be a Dyer again.

Flaws: Insane, Insomniac. Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Mentor. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 400 sp.

Description: A 6'4" eastern man, he is dressed in a clean grey cloak covering his clean studded leather. His hair is short and silver. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: Ralf hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his dancing career. He passes on several rewards to people in need. He makes a point to leave places better than he found them.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He used his abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and to reunite with his old friends

Ideals: Artistic, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 150 gp. Violet garnet (200 gp).

Description: Her right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep blue leather and dull red iron scale mail. Her hair is long and silver with streaks of golden, and is pulled back with small blue clips. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She is a melancholic, but persistent worker. She resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. She misses her home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her mother and father. Her mother taught her the rudiments of the Mayor arts, while her father instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. When Salanop reached her early adolescence her Gnome mother passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, she decided to travel. Her rounds led her into the Army with a few individuals who would become her life-long companions. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: She wants revenge against illithids; and someone believes her a fraud

Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich, Military, Enemies. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 1300 sp.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what she was had she not made sure her armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit she wears black painted combat armor at almost all times. Her white crest is heavily combed to the right. Her fierce gold eyes like to dwell on things.

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 Dragonborn in existence. She uses her nature as a weapon; she likes to lead opponents to think her in distress.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Animal Trainer work with an outfit from a few towns over. Animal Trainer work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She has achieved small success as a Animal Trainer.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 700 sp.

Description: This exceptionally lanky man wears silk and lounges about seductively. His blonde hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His amber eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. He is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with his big mouthed big gutted partner. His partner is his best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. He has a small toy that he constantly fidgets with.

History: When he was but 5 years old his parents immigrated from the south. In his 12th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his mother impaled in their home, and his father beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. He got away from his former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero; and he has passion for adventuring and risk

Flaws: Addict, Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Immigrant. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 1000 sp.

Description: He appears as an extremely gaunt Tiefling, and stands approximately 5'8". He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it, and his gloved hand is found clutching a hand crossbow. His hair is purple and curly. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of illithids may trigger it at times.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Habor abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: He has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Disciplined, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Enemies, Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 340 gp.