Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. Her moppish brown hair is in a traditional bowl cut. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She considers herself the protector of her home. She feels this is her duty and calling. She is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: She was born in a small mountains village. As a young adult she joined a group advocating for an improvement in Gnomish conditions. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: To pay off her debts; and she made a deal with a demon which lead to her current lot in life, and she's becoming increasingly nervous about it

Flaws: Shy, Racist. Bonds: Guardian, Nature, Debt. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 20 pp.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep black leather and dull brown iron scale mail. He keeps his chestnut hair in a pixie cut. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes illithids are coming to abduct people. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Ekemon is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. He became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. He used his abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Enemies, Criminal record. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 5000 cp.

Description: She is of a modest build and height, but she carries herself more imposing than she is. She wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. She has styled her white fur well, parting it to the right. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She is mildly Tabaxi supremacist, though she does not identify as such. She is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. Her mother disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her mother, she was betrayed dozens of times. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found; and find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Racist, Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 30 pp. Azurite (11 gp).

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he wears suspenders and yellow workpants. His shirt is tan, and he wears a heavy yellow leather apron most of the time. He has done his best to style his golden hair to look like a famous performer. He has blue eyes.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage daughter.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Erevan was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. His father was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. He's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Family, Mentor, Religious. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 70 gp. 2 Acid flasks.

Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she wears a tan coat over a red low-cut shirt, and a broad hat upon her head. Her brown hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. Her eyes are violet.

Personality: She can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. She invites people to come help in her community garden.

History: Jelenneth hails from a village terrorized by giants. Her parents enrolled her in a Sorcerer school at a young age so that she could practice her martial talents. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Mortician responsibilities is difficult; and retire the richest woman in the east

Ideals: Gifted, Philantrophist, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Enemies, Job. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 110 gp.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. She wears suspenders and black workpants. Her shirt is grey, and she wears a heavy black leather apron most of the time. She has no hair. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks her mind. She lacks restraint and is impulsive. She jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. She graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. She advanced relatively quickly due to her good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. Since then, she has sought to make the best of life.

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

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Impulsive. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 290 gp.

Description: This dark-skinned female wears a violet shirt with thin green vertical stripes and white pants. She is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. With wild brown hair. Her violet eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. 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 daughter.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. Her first spouse was a Detective, they had one daughter, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to giants demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and revenge

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Family, Enemies, Rich. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: She is a pot bellied northern woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. Her cinnamon fur is smooth and relatively long. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Nimble embodies much of what other species detest in the Tabaxis. 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: Her mother raised her in a mountain cabin. Over the years she perfected her riding and shooting skills. She bought a nunchaku and has really upped her game hunting, due to her understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: She doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes; and she feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Athletic, Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 310 gp.

Description: Standing 6'7", this woman wears a tight fitting green shirt and pants. She has styled her red crest well, parting it to the right. She is baby faced.

Personality: She is a melancholic, but persistent worker. She resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. She never wears the same outfit twice, unless she absolutely has to.

History: Born in the east to a Spy, Perra learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. She was an apprentice working in her mother's forge. She has taken up work as a Spy and fed both sides of the war false information with the goal of increasing casualties.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Depressed, PTSD. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 40 gp. Violet garnet (300 gp).