Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. Her chestnut hair is knotted and matted. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She exudes charisma. She is a tour de force of persuasion. She passes on several rewards to people in need. She makes a point to leave places better than she found them.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. Her family was turned out during the war. She and her family wandered west to less war torn lands. Some 2 years later her spouse died after the birth of her son. Heartbroken, Quillathe never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her son whom she trained as her mother had trained her before.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, In love. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: He wears dark leathers with embroidery. His dark red hair is greasy and uncared for. He has gleaming, smiling white eyes.

Personality: Prone to second guessing himself, he comes off as nervous. He is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when dire rats swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Many dire rats want him driven away; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and he desires to right it

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Military, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 7000 cp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: This exceptionally lanky man is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing violet cape and mantle trimmed with soft grey waves gently in the breeze. He wears a broad hat to hide his balding. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines brown.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. Despite his manner, he is extremely passionate and proud of his job, and he prides himself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: Peren was raised in a hard working conservative environment. As a young child he wandered into the woods despite his mother's warnings against it. Afterwards he claimed he had encountered drow who tried to eat his hand. He tends to his Animal Trainer job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Animal Trainer responsibilities is difficult; and someone believes him a fraud

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 3000 cp. Violet garnet (300 gp). 1 Tanglefoot bags.

Description: 4'9" and muscular, this northern woman wears a simple black robe with white stripes complete with hood. She wears her white hair up. Her eyes are amber and beady.

Personality: She is a Navigator first and foremost. She believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. Despite her manner, she is extremely passionate and proud of her job, and she prides herself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: The child of northern immigrants she idolized her mother. Brilliant and gifted she never wanted to apply herself. She has achieved small success as a Navigator.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 210 gp.

Description: This western woman is abnormally tall. She wears a green vest and prefers black and blue shirts. Her boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. Her whole body is exceptionally muscular. Her wide-brimmed hat is riddled with cuts and holes. Her red eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. She is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: She was born in the west, but her parents moved at a very young age to the east. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Tieflings in the west were limited. She left for the west, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions; and she has a rivalry with the church that dominates her actions

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Immigrant, Religious. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 140 gp.

Description: This man is very fat, and does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. His golden hair, when down, is lengthy. He is baby faced.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. He refers to his adoptive mother 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: When he was but 7 years old his parents immigrated from the west. His father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his father was legitimate. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Family, Immigrant, Religious. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 37000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He is renowned for his bright brown suits and hats. His small hat is riddled with cuts and holes. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: Flame 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. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Stableman hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He tends to his Stableman job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: To be a Carpenter again.

Ideals: Athletic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 40 gp. Sard (50 gp). Bloodstone (50 gp). Golden pearl (150 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep black leather and dull yellow iron scale mail. Her silver hair is braided into rings. Her gold eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: She is happy with her job as a Beggar. She turns her eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. She has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. She was an apprentice working in her father's forge. She left for the west, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and wants to open a new tavern

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Rich, Immigrant, In love. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 70 gp.

Description: This malnourished woman is dressed in earthy colors with a brown and black handkerchief worn on her right side. She has styled her chestnut hair well, parting it to the right. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines violet.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with singing. She constantly tries to fill her life with singing. Her respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to her, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, she tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in her reactions to snap at those who irritate her, Joan is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: She was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Masseuse hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Artistic, Justice, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 30 pp.