Description: This woman is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of her veins is visible when she is not flexing. Her shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for her due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. She wears a colorful flower in her golden hair. This brown eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with her opinion, she thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, she can get violently argumentative. She is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. 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. Recently a tribe of brigands attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Mardred fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Opinionated, Logical. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 120 gp. Freshwater pearl (9 gp).

Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. He wears a broad hat to hide his balding. He has a dull look in his green eyes.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes gnolls are coming to abduct people. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when gnolls swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to gnolls demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Many gnolls want him driven away; and he wants revenge against gnolls

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Professionalism. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 400 sp.

Description: She wears a tan cloak and cross-gartered green stockings. She carries with her a set of hammers, each one with a jet on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. Her red hair is braided into rings. Her eyes are blue and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: Roywyn speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. She is clearly well-traveled and educated. Roywyn is a bit of a follower. Usually she is manipulated by her sisters into helping them out, but recently she has become more of a free agent.

History: When she was but 7 years old her parents immigrated from the south. Her family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The father sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. She saw this and took pride in her father's willingness to do anything to win. Being a Assassin kept her interest for a while, but then she became depressed and bored. So she turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: She feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help; and find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister

Ideals: Fighting, Impeccable. Bonds: Family, Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 130 gp. Banded agate (9 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: He is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by his earthly robes.. He has relatively dark skin and is very physically imposing due to his abundance of muscles. His red hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. His gray eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. 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: He was born in the west, but his parents moved at a very young age to the east. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. Lacking all sense, he decided to go on an adventure. He picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend.

Ideals: Disciplined. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 14000 cp.

Description: She wears yellow robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally she wears more armor. She prefers to carry a hammer, but if one is not available she will default to her ceremonial dagger. She is portly but not overly obese. She wears a broad hat to hide her balding. Her ears are large.

Personality: She cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with her opinion, she thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, she can get violently argumentative. She is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of her. She is by nature obliging.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the west; and she has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Opinionated, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 40 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (200 gp).

Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking southern young adult. She is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. She wears a broad hat to hide her balding. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep gold.

Personality: The woman has a huge range of feeling. She will range from being happy and joking with the occasional self put down to crying stating how she will be a better person from this day on. She is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. Since her mother passed away years ago, her father had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. Recently a tribe of giants attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Korinn fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Logical. Flaws: Emotional. Bonds: Slave, Mentor, Attractive. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 110 gp. Tiger eye turquoise (6 gp).

Description: She wears a worn and beaten armor. She has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. Her orange fur is matted, messy, and big. Her eyes are likewise hazel. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She likes to brag about her accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. She is used to getting what she wants. In part because she is a meticulous planner.

History: She was born in the east, but her parents moved at a very young age to the south. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Tabaxis in the east were limited. She has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: She has decided she is irredeemable; and 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

Ideals: Passionate, Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 200 sp.

Description: This man wears a fancy green suit, and sports empty pouches on his belt. His blue crest is knotted and matted. His gold eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. He works hard and plays hard.

History: Born to a Miner, his father struggled to pay the bills. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge; and revenge

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic, Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Enemies. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 90 gp.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears bulky white painted plate armor. He has no hair. His fierce blue eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: The man has a huge range of feeling. He will range from being happy and joking with the occasional self put down to crying stating how he will be a better person from this day on. 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 son.

History: Trained by his mother for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. Being born in the east, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the east for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way south. He has been saving his money to try and buy his brother's freedom.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent mother; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Flaws: Ugly, Emotional. Bonds: Immigrant, Family, Military. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 150 gp.