Description: A 6'5" northern woman, she wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally she sports a green coat. Her long brass crest is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her fierce red eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: Stoic and calm, she prefers to meditate than take action. She invented a lineage for herself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: Born to a Tailor, her father struggled to pay the bills. She found a children's book about a Dragonborn Sorcerer who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. She modeled her life after the story, seeing herself destined a hero. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break; and to unite with her brother

Ideals: Disciplined. Bonds: Adventurer, Poor, Job, Family. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 80 gp.

Description: She is a pot bellied northern woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She wears a tight fitting white shirt and pants. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. Her eyes are amber.

Personality: She considers herself the protector of her home. She feels this is her duty and calling. She disdains her fellow northerners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: The child of a Shipwright, who enjoyed hunting, Volen was taken on many hunting expeditions. In her 12th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her father impaled in their home, and her mother beheaded. She saw the woman who walked out, and charged her in a blind rage. The woman easily evaded and defeated her, leaving her to live broken and terrified. She eventually got the idea of being the protector of her homeland from reading books, and has made it her duty.

Motivation: To clean up the streets.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Guardian, Immigrant, Nature. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 30 pp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: Her right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She wears professional attire. She wears a colorful flower in her black hair. Her silver eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She is curt in most of her responses. She prefers to keep her word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. She always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove her into the Engraver business.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her mother gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her mother, who blamed her for driving them apart. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

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

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Shy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 110 pp. Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (600 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her longsword with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt. She has styled her white hair well, parting it to the left. She has blue eyes.

Personality: She does not care much for physical appearances, nor does she care much for other people. She does however care about what she wants and getting it. She believes the world needs to unite to get rid of illithids once and for all.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: Many illithids want her driven away.

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Rich. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 90 gp.

Description: Her left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Shoemaker. Her silver hair, when down, is lengthy. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. She spends most of her days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There she gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. She was taken from her home at a very young age. She has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature dagger.

Motivation: She has passion for adventuring and risk.

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Slave. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 1000 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: This slender man stands about 5'1". He is dressed in an above average manner. He has wavy chestnut hair. He has violet eyes.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. He cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: Born to a Bather, his father struggled to pay the bills. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a daughter. He got away from his former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, In love. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 60 gp.

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He has a large brown mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his grey robe. His red fur is braided into rings. His eyes are hazel.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. He has all his life been fascinated with poetry.

History: Born in the west to a Laborer, Smoking learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Tabaxis in the west were limited. He struck the Laborer job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Laborer responsibilities is difficult.

Ideals: Justice, Artistic. Bonds: Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 50 gp.

Description: She stands about 2'10" and wears a simple white robe with black stripes complete with hood. Her right hand appears badly burned and disfigured. She keeps her red hair in a pixie cut. Her gray eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Thea embodies much of what other species detest in the Halflings. She is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Halflings.

History: Born in the east to a Hunter, Thea learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. At a young age she wooed the heart of her future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 10 years.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and to be a navigator again

Flaws: Antagonistic, Racist. Bonds: Job, In love. Occupation: Hunter

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

Possessions: 150 gp. Silver pearl (110 gp).

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he dresses like a well dressed Laborer does. He wears a top hat to cover his moderate length chestnut hair. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep silver.

Personality: He is extraordinarily eccentric. His philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Laborer. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 13 years.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Insane, Depressed. Bonds: Job, Poor. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 5000 cp.