Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She is dressed in a clean black cloak covering her clean studded leather. Her chestnut hair is greasy and uncared for. This white eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken her opponents. Despite her formidable combat skills she remains a coward. When she's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, she's doing singing.

History: Ishte lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. 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. Ishte fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To unite with her brother.

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Rich. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 30 gp. Rose (80 gp).

Description: 4'10" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He wears a tan collared shirt and blue pants. He accessorizes with a green scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across his shirt. His golden hair is braided into rings. His eyes are likewise blue.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. He is underhanded and not above using his wealth and body to get others to do his bidding.

History: Efferil was born in the south. At a young age he loved to build and create. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He's also a talented Server, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and expand his business

Ideals: Persistence. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Job, Military. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 30 pp. Carnelian (80 gp). 1 Magnifying glass.

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he has a large green mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his red robe. His crest is cut close to his head. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines red.

Personality: He runs his personal life as if detached from it. He organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits he will get from it. He is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with his old comrades. He has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: His psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark.

Ideals: Gifted, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Selfish. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 700 sp. Chalcedony (30 gp).

Description: She is an average looking northern female in her early mid-life. She dresses in red turtlenecks beneath a black coat with grey slacks. She is bald on top and has large silver tufts of hair around her ears. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She is shy and timid. She has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. She loves teas. She is very sensitive about her face. To blow off anger she lifts weights and to control her otherwise explosive temper she works out a lot.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Her mother disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her mother, she was betrayed dozens of times. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: Marry her brother to traveling adventurers; and find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 800 sp.

Description: She is a mite stocky and is wearing a tight black one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. Her black crest is unkempt and raggedy. Her red eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: She is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends she is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy herself. She lacks restraint and is impulsive. She jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: Her father raised her in a mountain cabin. Her mother took her hunting and taught her how to get in the mind of other creatures. She bought a crossbow and has really upped her game hunting, due to her understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: To prove her worth to the world; and she wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Poor, Nature. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 60 gp. Hematite (11 gp).

Description: She is an average looking southern female in her early mid-life. She wears a white tunic with tan highlights, and long black pants that bunch up around her shoes. Her red hair is wavy and long. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help her friends. She considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. A friendly and beautiful Halfling, she is rarely seen without a few beauties around her arms. Though a playboy in all rights, she is no lame duck.

History: Born in the south to a Hunter, Tawna learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. Like her mother and her brother before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Hunter. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to gnolls demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: To be a Doctor again.

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 130 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (400 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (400 gp). 3 Tanglefoot bags.

Description: A stocky lighter skinned man, he prefers to wear grey pants and tee shirts. His auburn hair is smooth and relatively long. He has gleaming, smiling blue eyes.

Personality: He trusts no one. He is not readily capable for forgiveness and his ire never leaves him. He would rather hide behind his crafts than deal with other people.

History: Nuraval hails from a village terrorized by brigands. He has had some formal singing training, and achieved minor success. He has never given up on his singing dream.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by brigands, and he desires to right it.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic, Shy. Bonds: Enemies, Religious. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 40 gp. Rhodochrosite (16 gp). 1 Buckler.

Description: He prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. He has moderate length brown fur. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: A deeply religious man he believes everything happens for a reason. 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, Cloak is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. In his 15th year, his parents were killed by a gnolls raid, leaving Cloak alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: A deep hatred of gnolls; and several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Religious, Military, Enemies. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 5000 cp. 1 Buckler.

Description: An older man who wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his longsword with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt, he is not a threatening figure. His chestnut hair is unkempt and raggedy. His eyes are blue and catlike.

Personality: This man loves poetry and to teach people poetry more than just about anything. He cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: Erdan was born into a poor family. Growing up, he dreamt of becoming a Sorcerer, to bring honor to his family’s name. When he came of age, he applied for a position with his town's local guard, looking to work his way up via merit and eventually become a Sorcerer in service of a powerful lord somewhere. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Tabaxi companion (his 'brother'). He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Tabaxi artifacts is his passion.

Ideals: Artistic, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 300 gp.