Description: This southern woman wears a black coat over a white low-cut shirt, and a wide-brimmed hat upon her head. Her clothes are grease stained in places. She wears her bronze crest up. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She is shy and timid. She has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. She is accommodating to her spouse and as such limits her hospitality. She is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven herself a capable leader.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the south. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Courier hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She left for the south, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep.

Flaws: Insomniac, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, In love. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 800 sp.

Description: A moderately attractive man, he is wearing a tight brown one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. He wears his black hair up in a very large beehive style do. He is baby faced.

Personality: He hates gnolls. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He is underhanded and not above using his wealth and body to get others to do his bidding.

History: His father raised him in a mountain cabin. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature longbow.

Motivation: Many gnolls want him driven away; and he doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes

Ideals: Impeccable. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 280 gp.

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he wears many layers of old clothing at all times. With a patchy white beard and wild white hair. This blue eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. He also has developed a complete distrust of the Mercenary profession.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a son. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and his religion dominates his actions

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Job, Religious, In love. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 20 gp.

Description: He is a mite stocky and is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright black and tan, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. His green crest is still thick. His half smiles and red eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his mother.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. His childhood dream was to be a Barkeep, but he was a colossal failure. He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Justice, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Job. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 100 sp. Eye agate (9 gp).

Description: This light-skinned female wears a brown shirt, with a black mid length skirt with black tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. She is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. Her chestnut hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. Her hazel eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She hates illithids. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She spends most of her days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There she gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: Gifted from a young age, Ovina studied abroad. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Spice Merchant work with an outfit from a few towns over. Spice Merchant work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She has became unsatisfied with her lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: She doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Gifted, Impeccable. Bonds: Enemies, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: She is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. Her black hair is greasy and uncared for. She has a dull look in her brown eyes.

Personality: She is overprotective of those who hire her services. She is kind towards other women and children and will generally offer women help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to her.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. Her family was turned out during the war. She and her family wandered south to less war torn lands. Recently a tribe of brigands attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Lavinia fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To clean up the streets; and she is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, PTSD. Bonds: Guardian, Slave. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 800 sp. Chrysoberyl (150 gp).

Description: Standing 6'3", this man wears a white collared shirt and grey pants. He accessorizes with a brown scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across his shirt. He sports a long black beard, and similarly colored long hair. He is baby faced.

Personality: He runs his personal life as if detached from it. He organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits he will get from it. He is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. Like his mother and his brother before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Knight. 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.

Flaws: Selfish, Mundane. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 1 Banded mail.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears a red cloak and cross-gartered tan stockings. He has shaved his head bald. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep amber.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. In his 16th 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 left for the east, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He is terrified, and will act out of fear.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Gifted. Flaws: Shy, Fearful. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she is well dressed, constantly wearing a grey suit, brown shirt, and blue tie. Her black hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady brown eyes.

Personality: She likes to be helpful to her clients. She likes to prescribe proper advice to her clients. She refers to her adoptive father for almost all things she is unsure about, which are numerous. She is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: Rosalind was born in the north. At a young age she loved to build and create. Her first spouse was a Doctor, they had one daughter, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. She has recently attracted an admirer that believes she's playing hard to get.

Motivation: To unite with her sister; and expand her business

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Family, Has a crush. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 40 gp. Freshwater pearl (14 gp). 1 Banded mail.