Description: This light-skinned female wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath her coat. She is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. Her long chestnut hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her eyes are hazel and catlike.

Personality: She is fixated on the number 53. She counts her steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. She seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. She disdains her fellow northerners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. She was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. She's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: Many illithids want her driven away; and revenge

Flaws: Insane, Addict. Bonds: Immigrant, Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 60 pp.

Description: This woman wears a robe, a symbol of the sun god around her neck, and a club on her belt. She is muscular with a powerful set of arms. Her brown hair is well kept. Her gray eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as she rather likes the sound of her voice. Her demeanor is somewhat feminine. 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 son.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. 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. Shautha took refuge in the ruined castle and found the beat up club and armor she uses now. She has been saving her money to try and buy her brother's freedom.

Motivation: Regain custody of her son; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist. Bonds: Family, Immigrant, Nature. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 80 gp. Blue quartz (10 gp).

Description: This tall, slender man is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Bricklayer. He wears a wide-brimmed hat to hide his balding. His fierce violet eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. He is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with his old comrades. He has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: Born to a Doctor, his father struggled to pay the bills. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Guardian, Adventurer, Poor. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 150 gp.

Description: She is a small woman, but exceptionally fit. She is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by her earthly robes.. Her chestnut hair is heavily combed to the left. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She is someone who is used to having a large amount of sex appeal. She also lacks a concept of privacy and shares just about everything. Her actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as she answers to a power that mortal women fail to acknowledge.

History: A child with a great deal of music talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. Her first spouse was a Adventurer, they had one daughter, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. She has been saving her money to try and buy her brother's freedom.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well; and she has a rivalry with the church that dominates her actions

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Family. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 200 sp. A delicate brass dragon egg (20 gp).

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what he was had he not made sure his armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit he likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. His hair is short and black. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are white.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. He takes great joy in being the best Sage in town.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when gnolls swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Expand his business; and his religion dominates his actions

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Job, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 70 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This woman is very fat, and is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of her physical features obscured. Her hair, while still mostly chestnut, has prominent grey streaks. Her eyes are amber and catlike.

Personality: She never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. She receives visions of the future at random moments

History: She was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for her. It may also be what makes her so good at details. Ostracized due to the necromantic powers of her oldest brother, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Half-Elves became a terror of the countryside. She was granted necromantic powers by her dying brother.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Insomniac. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 80 gp. 1 Masterwork Light steel shield.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, she wears a red armored body suit, with a simple grey line shooting up and back down. She sports a flattop hair cut. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She is a very philanthropic person; she spends her free time working at various soup kitchens. 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: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the north. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Crown-heir hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She used her abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: Regain custody of her son; and her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Family. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 160 gp. White pearl (140 gp). 4 Tanglefoot bags.

Description: He stands about 5'10" and tends to wear a large black jacket. His right leg appears badly burned and disfigured. He keeps his dark red hair in a flapper bob. His eyes are red and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help his friends. He considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. Nicor enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Nicor hails from a village terrorized by brigands. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to brigands demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Enemies, Rich, Job. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 4000 cp.

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she wears blue leather gloves, a blue jacket, and tight pants. Her hair is silver and curly. Her eyes are brown.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food she seems plenty friendly. She uses her nature as a weapon; she likes to lead opponents to think her in distress.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. A few years later when the south was not economically sound they moved to her current location. By chance she met her brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Immigrant, Family, Rich. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 80 gp.