Description: A middle-aged woman, she is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time, and is pretty ugly. She wears a broad hat to cover her moderate length silver crest. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. She is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories she has discovered

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. Her homeland was ravaged by war and she spent much of her life rebuilding it. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, PTSD. Bonds: Slave. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 140 gp.

Description: She wears tan leather gloves, a tan jacket, and tight pants. She cuts an attractive figure and her suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. Her red hair is smooth and relatively long. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her green eyes.

Personality: She is irascible and easily irritated. 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: When she was but 8 years old her parents immigrated from the north. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Elves in the north were limited. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

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: Impeccable. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 300 sp.

Description: A thin woman, she clearly needs to put on some weight, but she still has a lot of muscle. She typically wears green cloth garments or leather armor. Her silver hair is greasy and uncared for. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: A grumpy gal she will invite people to lunch so she can critique them. Yet she still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. She cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist she will grow angry at them.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Tieflings in the south were limited. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 1600 sp.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He wears a tight fitting violet shirt and pants. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy black hair. His eyes are amber and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the east. He constantly seizes attention wherever he goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. He likes to think of himself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. 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 Body Guard. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 2 years.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by gnolls, and he desires to right it; and a deep hatred of gnolls

Ideals: Pacifist, Impeccable, Gifted. Bonds: Job, Enemies. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 2000 cp. Lapis lazuli (5 gp).

Description: A pudgy man standing about 5'7" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He is typically in his Navigator uniform. He has done his best to style his red fur to look like a famous performer. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: Calm and collected, he is a well trained Navigator. He refers to his adoptive father for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: His mother raised him in a mountain cabin. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Dwarven companion (his 'brother'). He became a Navigator soon after.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Navigator responsibilities is difficult; and expand his business

Bonds: Job, Family, Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: Coral (60 gp).

Description: This woman has a large pastel mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into her green robe, and sports empty pouches on her belt. She wears her brown fur down. Her green eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She is a jovial happy person, but she is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. She takes great joy in being the best Bookbinder in town.

History: Born in the north to a Bookbinder, Nimble learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. She has had some formal singing training, and achieved minor success. She eventually got the idea of being the protector of her homeland from reading books, and has made it her duty.

Motivation: Expand her business; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Optimist, Artistic. Bonds: Job, Guardian. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 700 sp. Tourmaline (120 gp).

Description: This man wears a simple pastel robe with black stripes complete with hood. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized jet on his right hand. His fur is orange and curly. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Lone will drive conversation. His temper goes off on the smallest of things. He tends to lash out at those around him.

History: Lone lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. His family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The mother sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. He saw this and took pride in his mother's willingness to do anything to win. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and he is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Family, Criminal record. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 70 gp.

Description: He stands about 3'7" and is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by his earthly robes.. His left hand appears badly burned and disfigured. His red hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. His green eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He acts crazy and hedonistic. He has a habit of throwing himself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark.

Flaws: Hedonist, Impulsive, Disease. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 1000 cp. 2 Tanglefoot bags.

Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. Her chestnut hair is wavy and long. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She likes to make people angry or surprised. 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: The child of eastern immigrants she idolized her father. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her father gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her father, who blamed her for driving them apart. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: Marry her sister to traveling adventurers; and wants to raise her children well

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 400 sp. Jasper (20 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.