Description: A middle-aged woman, she wears many layers of old clothing at all times, and is pretty ugly. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, she has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. She is stubborn though. She always likes to keep a trick up her sleeve. She likes to fight dirty and will kick and punch below the belt if she feels she even has a chance of losing.

History: She was born at the edge of vast desert. Being born in the north, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the north for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way south. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Guard they were divorced and she won custody of their daughter. She worked as a Architect, and she later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent mother; and marry her sister to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record, Nature, Family. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 150 gp.

Description: Her skin has the orange glow of too much sun. She wears just a white suit. She wears her white hair up. Her eyes are gray and beady.

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 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: Gifted from a young age, Nikki studied abroad. 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. After a long history of fighting, Nikki and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: A plain young-adult man, he wears a tight fitting white shirt and pants. He has wavy brown hair. He has gleaming, smiling brown eyes.

Personality: He is fixated on the number 37. He counts his steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. He seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Gorfel is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: Gorfel was born in the north. At a young age he loved to build and create. His psionic abilities were realized during a raid on his village. He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: He wants revenge against illithids; and someone believes him a fraud

Ideals: Justice, Persistence, Gifted. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 300 sp. Iolite (40 gp).

Description: She tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with her rolled up shirt sleeves this gives her a very relaxed look. Her attire stands in sharp contrast to her kukri, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a rose on it. Her auburn hair is smooth and relatively long. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of her strength. She works very hard to maintain that gentleness. She would rather hide behind her crafts than deal with other people.

History: Ootah was born in the south. At a young age she loved to build and create. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Halfling companion (her 'brother'). She has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature kukri.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Disciplined, Artistic, Persistence. Flaws: Insomniac, Shy. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: This man is very fat, and is typically in his Stableman uniform. He has white fur. He has several tiny opal earrings on each ear.

Personality: Great is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. Further he is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. He was one of the best in his class, and was picked up by his current employer. He quickly showed his capability and was soon promoted to a head role. He struck the Stableman job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Flaws: Ugly, Depressed, Addict. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 130 gp. White pearl (150 gp). Azurite (12 gp). Blue quartz (12 gp). 1 Darkwood Buckler.

Description: This slender man stands about 6'0". He wears baggy pastel pantaloons and a brown scarf. His fur is cut close to his head. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: He was raised by priests from a young age. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Lazy. Bonds: Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 180 gp.

Description: She is wearing a long, blue, dusty cloak. Her skin is fair and her fingers are delicate and long. Her golden hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. Her eyes are likewise hazel. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: Prone to second guessing herself, she comes off as nervous. She lacks moral complications. She does what she is told to by employers but not much else. She spends her money on whatever she fancies at the time.

History: She got into the Masseuse business at a young age. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. She's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: Many drow want her driven away; and several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Addict. Bonds: Job, Enemies. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 70 gp.

Description: An older woman who wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates her frame, she is not a threatening figure. She has done her best to style her silver hair to look like a famous performer. Her red eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She is business-like. She takes instructions and follows them to the letter. She does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for her. She lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when giants swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. She inherited a moderately successful company from her father. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: A deep hatred of giants; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Professionalism, Optimist. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A middle-aged man, he wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty black coat over it, and is pretty ugly. His silver hair is thinning but still full. He has a dull look in his white eyes.

Personality: Merihim wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Sorcerer, so he tries to act the part. He does a good job, for the most part... Around other people he will do his best to conceal his emotions and appear jolly.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. His parents enrolled him in a Sorcerer school at a young age so that he could practice his druidic talents. He was granted druidic powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and he would like to get married and retire

Ideals: Disciplined, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 150 gp. Amethyst (120 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.