Description: This light-skinned female has the majority of her body covered in plate. She is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. Her brown hair has been sun bleached extensively. Her eyes are blue and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She is extraordinarily eccentric. To her fellows she is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Nora grew up listening to her mother's many stories. She married young, but lost her spouse to dire rats. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Many dire rats want her driven away; and meet up once more with her childhood friend

Flaws: Insane, Depressed. Bonds: Enemies, Adventurer. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 1600 sp. 1 Tanglefoot bags.

Description: She wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). Her attire stands in sharp contrast to her spear, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a card on it. Her hair, while still mostly blue, has prominent grey streaks. Her red unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: Her tongue was cut out and she uses sign language. She has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. Her family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The father sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. She saw this and took pride in her father's willingness to do anything to win. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to giants demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and seeks redemption

Flaws: Disease, Fearful. Bonds: Criminal record, Enemies, Job. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: This woman is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of her veins is visible when she is not flexing. Her shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for her due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. She wears a top hat to hide her balding. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: A deeply religious woman she believes everything happens for a reason. She is a great chef.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. Her mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her mother was legitimate. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 500 sp.

Description: She is in excellent shape and is typically in her Mercenary uniform. Her hair is black and curly. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

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

History: Her psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. She worked as a nervous Mercenary and found it very stressful. She struck the Mercenary job and began her own company from there.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and to be a engraver again

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Bonds: Job, Enemies, Attractive. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 290 gp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic left leg, he wears a blue wide-brimmed hat and blue clothes. His chestnut hair is knotted and matted. His green unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. He enjoys reading and quiet.

History: His father raised him in a mountain cabin. His childhood dream was to be a Map Maker, but he was a colossal failure. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 10 years.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Disease, Shy. Bonds: Nature, Job. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 130 gp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. He has moderate length brown hair. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are blue.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. He loves teas. He is very sensitive about his face. To blow off anger he lifts weights and to control his otherwise explosive temper he works out a lot.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. 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 now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Ideals: Joker, Fighting, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Poor, Military. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (170 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: A 6'1" northern woman, she wears green painted combat armor at almost all times. She wears a top hat to hide her balding. Her red eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. She is always in debt, since she spends her money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: Heir to a fortune, her parents put a great deal of effort into curing her disease. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. She now spends her time doing works of charity.

Motivation: She is greedy; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Impulsive, Disease. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 400 sp.

Description: He has a large green mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his tan robe. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. His hair is chestnut, silky, and of moderate length. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: Born to a Butcher, his father struggled to pay the bills. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He used his abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and he is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Terse. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 2000 cp.

Description: She is lean but muscular and wears a brown costume with the symbols of luck on her torso. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: Here is a woman who knows she is the smartest in the room. She talks down to others constantly. She is stubborn though. She always likes to keep a trick up her sleeve. She likes to fight dirty and will kick and punch below the belt if she feels she even has a chance of losing.

History: When she was but 8 years old her parents immigrated from the south. Like her father and her sister before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Bellfounder. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Bellfounder for the past few years.

Motivation: Dragonborn compassion; and expand her business

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Criminal record, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 800 sp.