Description: 3'3" and muscular, this western woman wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. She is bald on top and has large golden tufts of hair around her ears. Her fierce brown eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with writing. She constantly tries to fill her life with writing. She is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes her no end of embarrassment.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered writing. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and she has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Forgetful. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: Red-brown spinel (110 gp). Alexandrite (200 gp).

Description: With brown face paint in a stripe pattern across her face, she wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. Her fur is brown and curly. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her blue eyes.

Personality: She hates illithids. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to illithids demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down.

Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Has a crush. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 60 gp.

Description: A 5'2" southern man, he wears tattered old clothes. He has done his best to style his chestnut hair to look like a famous performer. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He acts crazy and hedonistic. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: Forcas was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his father was employed at, doing general labor. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Human companion (his 'brother'). He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and he's looking for his big break

Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Immigrant, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 400 sp.

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he dresses well, wearing red shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. His white hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a wide-brimmed hat. His blue eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. 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: The child of a Engraver, who enjoyed hunting, Radomir was taken on many hunting expeditions. While he appears to be a normal Halfling, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally.

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Nature. Occupation: Healer

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 250 gp. Chrysoberyl (130 gp). Chrysoberyl (130 gp).

Description: He has a missing left arm. He dresses in white turtlenecks beneath a violet coat with green slacks. His red hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. His gray eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. When he's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, he's doing poetry.

History: Gifted from a young age, Nil studied abroad. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He was granted druidic powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero; and to reunite with his old friends

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 30 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with small hat. His long red hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He fancies himself a trickster and likes to rely on his wits to carry the day. He cares for his older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. He is a great chef.

History: He got into the Beggar business at a young age. One day when Glim was young, his mother was sewing while trying to overcome the flu, when suddenly his mother dropped to the ground dead. His mother had died from a severe disease that was unknown to the village doctor. Glim was heart-stricken from the event, and his father started working long hours to provde for them. He has been saving his money to try and buy his brother's freedom.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, PTSD. Bonds: Family, Job. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 3000 cp.

Description: She wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). She is portly but not overly obese. Her beige fur is braided into rings. Her copper unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She is a woman who does what she needs to. She will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. She is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. She haggles over everything, upselling her goods and buying cheap. She is persistent in everything.

History: She was raised by priests from a young age. Right-Handed was a troubled youth. She spent her days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent her evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Right-Handed decided she wanted neither the life of her father nor that of the evil petty criminals she associated with. During her early adolescence, she took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: She is a bit of a kleptomaniac.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Criminal record, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 300 sp.

Description: She wears an entirely grey suit with brown socks and a vest with buckled shoes, and she perpetually has her sickle ready. Her hair is short and blonde. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady violet eyes.

Personality: She is a jovial happy person, but she is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. She uses her nature as a weapon; she likes to lead opponents to think her in distress.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. Avice abandoned her home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. She survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. She did whatever it took for her to survive. She has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature sickle.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break; and to reunite with her old friends

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Secretive. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This southern woman likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. Her clothes are grease stained in places. She sports a flattop hair cut. She tend to wears goggles to shield her eyes.

Personality: Quiet and reserved she prefers to listen than to talk. She will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. She claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day she will do what she thinks is right.

History: She was born several months after her father was called into army service. Orianna was born on a far southern plains where she grew up under the tutelage of her father, an expert Knight. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Military. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 260 gp.