Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She wears yellow trousers with tan and black striped suspenders. She wears various colorful collared shirts. She is bald on top and has large blonde tufts of hair around her ears. Her violet eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Oriel will drive conversation. Her job bores her to no end. She has decided to make it more interesting.

History: She was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Half-Orc companion (her 'brother'). She became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: She is a bit of a kleptomaniac.

Ideals: Athletic, Extrovert. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Spy

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 150 gp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She likes to wear ponchos typically of a light red in addition to tight pants. She has done her best to style her red hair to look like a famous performer. Her eyes are gray.

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

History: Blossom hails from a village terrorized by drow. Her father was a mechanic, and taught her how to fix just about anything. One night she noticed a nearby shooting star which she hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. She has done her darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud; and a strong sense of loyalty to dwarven people

Ideals: Artistic, Persistence. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 200 sp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. She usually wears her black robe and has her quarterstaff always slung over her shoulder. Her blue hair is smooth and relatively long. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are gold.

Personality: She is filled with cunning. She likes to feign weakness letting people think she is weak. The occasional robbery is her preferred attention getting crime, but she mainly uses her means for meeting her own perverse desires.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when illithids swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. She moved out east to avoid the crime she committed. She guards a vault combo very seriously as well as the key needed to open it.

Motivation: A deep hatred of illithids.

Flaws: Ugly, Secretive. Bonds: Criminal record, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: This northern man is abnormally tall. He tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. He wears a colorful flower in his red hair. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when goblins swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. Ostracized due to the druidic powers of his oldest sister, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Half-Elves became a terror of the countryside. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to goblins demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Revenge.

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Immigrant, Attractive, Guardian, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 130 gp.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, she prefers to wear blue clothing when she does not wear armor. Her auburn hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. This blue eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. She can't help but pocket interesting objects she comes across

History: Nyx was born into a poor family. Growing up, she dreamt of becoming a Sorcerer, to bring honor to her family’s name. When she came of age, she applied for a position with her town's local guard, looking to work her way up via merit and eventually become a Sorcerer in service of a powerful lord somewhere. When the war came and ruined her parents she was left adrift. She was a hard woman then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. As of late she has set up a hidden staging nest where she ambushes people she hires for escort.

Motivation: She will attempt to ambush and attack anyone she thinks she can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, she will try to sell them to her slave-trader contact; and she possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, PTSD. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record, Adventurer. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his longsword with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. He is physically well-built. His hair is golden and very short. He is baby faced.

Personality: He will rave to anyone who will listen. More though he will beg to come along on any journeys. He will attempt to stowaway on any ship he can in the hopes that it will get him further away.

History: He was born in the south, but his parents moved at a very young age to the north. His parents divorced when he was young, and his mother gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his mother, who blamed him for driving them apart. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and he feels kind of lost in life

Flaws: Insane, Antagonistic, Depressed. Bonds: Slave, Immigrant. Occupation: Painter

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 400 gp. Violet garnet (400 gp). Citrine (50 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: This man stands a little under 4'3" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He wears just a grey suit. He has a very tight haircut. His violet eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: Prone to second guessing himself, he comes off as nervous. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Knight arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He seems to be bored by most things; and his religion dominates his actions

Flaws: Shy, Mundane. Bonds: Rich, Religious, Immigrant. Occupation: Knight

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he wears dull grey sweaters, loose red pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed club, just in case. His tied-back hair is golden. He has a dull look in his gray eyes.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. He is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. He likes to tell stories.

History: He was raised in a mountains tribe. He helped his mother out around the business and became quite the natural. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: To protect his home; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Nature, Job, Guardian. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 130 gp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: She wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body. Her chestnut hair is singed and shortened. Her violet eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: Eloise is a sociable creature first and foremost. She loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. She can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. She is a bit of a macho woman and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: She was born in a small desert village. 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. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: She would like to get married and retire; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Extrovert, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 800 sp. Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp).