Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she wears a brown collared shirt and white skirt. She accessorizes with a blue scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across her shirt. Her auburn hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. Her skin is flawless and her hazel eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: She is envious of other's things. She hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that she so desires. Her respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to her, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, she tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in her reactions to snap at those who irritate her, Balifra is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. 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. Balifra fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and she wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away

Ideals: Justice, Fighting. Flaws: Greedy. Bonds: Attractive, Religious. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 60 gp.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy auburn stubble. He is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. He has a hunchback. He wears his auburn hair down. His eyes are a pleasant hazel.

Personality: He is envious of other's things. He hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that he so desires. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. In his youth he was part of a gang. He got caught, but did not rat out his comrades and served his time in prison. Recently a tribe of drow attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Clerebold fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Seeks redemption.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Greedy, Lazy. Bonds: Mentor, Criminal record. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 1000 cp.

Description: This late middle aged man typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep red leather and dull white iron scale mail and is in decent physical shape. His white hair is greasy and uncared for. His eyes are a pleasant gray.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk he knows how to make people feel guilty. The occasional robbery is his preferred attention getting crime, but he mainly uses his means for meeting his own perverse desires.

History: He got into the Junk Dealer business at a young age. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. Being a Junk Dealer kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: He will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact.

Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Criminal record, Job, Rich. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: This exceptionally lanky man is dressed in earthy colors with a black and violet handkerchief worn on his left side. He wears a deerstalker hat to cover his moderate length chestnut hair. His brown eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

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. As he has aged he has sought to do reparations for his actions as a youth. He is also making sure that his compatriots who never received punishment for their crimes are brought to justice.

History: The child of western immigrants he idolized his mother. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Healer work with an outfit from a few towns over. Healer work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He has dedicated himself to building a better trade route.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and he desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Justice, Optimist. Bonds: Adventurer, Criminal record, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 700 sp. 1 Masterwork Heavy steel shield.

Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. His tied-back hair is silver. His gray eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: Prone to second guessing himself, he comes off as nervous. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the south. Aside from being a slave or a gladiator, there isn't much legitimate work for Gnomes in Wrenn's homeland. Wrenn decided to take the middle way and become a bodyguard. 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. Wrenn fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He has a crush on the local Bather.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Immigrant, Poor. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 20 gp.

Description: The woman speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. She seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if she got out from a pool a few moments ago. She wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). Her crest, while still mostly green, has prominent grey streaks. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She goes out her way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one she won't accept into her heart. As she has aged she has sought to do reparations for her actions as a youth. She is also making sure that her compatriots who never received punishment for their crimes are brought to justice.

History: The child of a Sage, who enjoyed hunting, Biri was taken on many hunting expeditions. At a young age both her parents were killed in an accident. Her uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took her in and had her trained in basic self defense. She left for the north, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved.

Ideals: Optimist, Justice. Bonds: Immigrant, Criminal record, Nature. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 400 sp. Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp).

Description: This younger middle-aged woman wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath her coat, and a wedding ring on her left hand. Her golden hair is long and unkept. She has violet eyes and a brown hat with a tan feather.

Personality: She hates illithids. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She invites people to come help in her community garden.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. Cursed with vampirism at a very young age, Avelina has worked very hard to control her curse. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Many illithids want her driven away.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: In love, Enemies. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 40 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She is scrawny and has patchy white stubble. She wears well tailored gowns and hats with beautiful decoration. She is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. She has a hunchback. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. Her eyes are likewise green. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. 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: The child of eastern immigrants she idolized her mother. She worked as a nervous Ruler and found it very stressful. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Expand her business.

Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Rich, Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 1000 sp.

Description: 4'8" and muscular, this southern woman is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. She has shaved her head bald. This green eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes goblins are coming to abduct people. She uses divination through singing.

History: Her father raised her in a mountain cabin. Her family was turned out during the war. She and her family wandered south to less war torn lands. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to goblins demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Revenge.

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Nature. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 50 gp. 1 Buckler.