Description: She wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally she sports a brown coat. She is portly but not overly obese. Her black hair is singed and shortened. Her eyes are amber and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She is filled with cunning. She likes to feign weakness letting people think she is weak. 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: A child with a great deal of music talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Halfling companion (her 'brother'). She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality; and she wants to meet her childhood hero

Ideals: Impeccable, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Secretive. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 100 sp. 2 Tanglefoot bags.

Description: This tall, slender woman prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs. Her head has been shaved. Her hazel eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She will rave to anyone who will listen. As long as the job gets done she does not care how it got done.

History: Her druidic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She is greedy; and money/treasure

Ideals: Professionalism, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Rich, Religious. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 800 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: A middle-aged man, he wears tattered old clothes, and is pretty ugly. His black hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a small hat. His eyes are brown and beady.

Personality: He is a hateful person. He taunts others and blames them for his problems. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: Born to a Ruler, his mother struggled to pay the bills. When Arnold reached his early adolescence his Half-Elf mother passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, he decided to travel. His rounds led him into the Army with a few individuals who would become his life-long companions. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Military. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 800 sp. Hematite (11 gp).

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. His brown fur is unkempt and raggedy. He has gleaming, smiling yellow eyes.

Personality: He has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Engraver who has hired him part-time. He is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. He likes to tell stories.

History: He is a Chromatic Dragon in disguise. He found a children's book about a Tabaxi Sorcerer who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. He modeled his life after the story, seeing himself destined a hero. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero.

Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Poor, Has a crush, Adventurer. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 400 sp. 2 Tanglefoot bags.

Description: She wears skinny pants and wears a tan and white robe with the hood down, and she perpetually has her longsword ready. She has wavy golden hair. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She has schizophrenia that causes her to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. Further she is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the south; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Disease, Addict. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 2000 sp.

Description: His skin is bronze and flawless. He is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest. He is an epitome of beauty. His white hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a wide-brimmed hat. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. He uses divination through singing.

History: Peren was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his mother was employed at, doing general labor. His mother disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his mother, he was betrayed dozens of times. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Insane, Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Family. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 300 gp. Jet (100 gp). Chrysoberyl (100 gp). Lapis lazuli (5 gp).

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. With a patchy white beard and wild white hair. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He is a jovial happy person, but he is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. He is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: He was born into a rich family. He graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. He advanced relatively quickly due to his good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and he is greedy

Ideals: Athletic, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Military, Rich. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame. His copper crest is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His gold eyes peer out from beneath his deerstalker green hat.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. He has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a man enough he will sell his own mother. Money is his most trusted friend.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. Being born in the north, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the north for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way east. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: A deep hatred of dire rats; and marry his sister to traveling adventurers

Bonds: Attractive, Job, Rich, Military, Family, Enemies. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: She is a small woman, but exceptionally fit. She wears a suit in poor condition. It has not been laundered in sometime and has been worn in activities one would not normally wear a suit during. Her tied-back hair is white. This green eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She's a bit of a prankster. She knows she is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. She is a great chef.

History: When she was but 5 years old her parents immigrated from the north. From there she went from mercenary job to mercenary job. She was granted druidic powers by her dying sister.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Tabaxi artifacts is her passion; and to reunite with her old friends

Ideals: Athletic, Joker, Gifted. Bonds: Adventurer, Immigrant. Occupation: Bather

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 200 sp.