Description: Her skin has the orange glow of too much sun. She wears just a blue suit. With bright black hair. Her blue eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She resents people who mock her appearance or her, so she has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. She would rather hide behind her crafts than deal with other people.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Ella was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Engraver work with an outfit from a few towns over. Engraver work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She has achieved small success as a Engraver.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Mentor, Job. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 20 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp).

Description: She is a pot bellied southern woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. Her black hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. Her brown eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating she would invite many more into her home than her spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Dell grew up listening to her mother's many stories. She found a children's book about a Halfling Sorcerer who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. She modeled her life after the story, seeing herself destined a hero. She has became unsatisfied with her lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and to reunite with her old friends

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist, Joker. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: Jet (100 gp).

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman is dressed in earthy colors with a red and grey handkerchief worn on her right side. She has a very tight haircut. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. She keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to her own.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the east. 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. She has worked as a Carpenter like her father before her.

Motivation: Expand her business; and she feels threatened by others

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Insane, Fearful. Bonds: Job, Poor, Criminal record. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 800 sp. Coral (90 gp).

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He wears a fancy yellow suit. His red hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. His skin is flawless and his gray eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. Hunter enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Hunter 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 has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature falchion.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 2000 cp. Azurite (15 gp).

Description: This exceptionally lanky man dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. His long chestnut hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. He has a dull look in his silver eyes.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. He disdains his fellow northerners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. His divine abilities were realized during a raid on his village. He was granted divine powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture; and he is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy, Disease. Bonds: Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 310 gp.

Description: 3'1" and muscular, this southern man is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright white and brown, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. He wears his blonde hair down. His eyes are brown.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. Any perceived weakness will be pressed and exploited. He is seen as merciless and passionate.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. A serious injury left his father unemployed and in need of constant care. His family became saddled with debt trying to care for his infirm father. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Athletic, Professionalism. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record, Debt. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 600 sp. Amber (120 gp).

Description: This man is very fat, and wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized brown coat. His orange fur is lengthy. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He is extraordinarily eccentric. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. While he appears to be a normal Tabaxi, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Insane. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 20 gp.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears many layers of old clothing at all times. His silver hair is knotted and matted. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He is a jovial happy person, but he is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. He is accommodating to his spouse and as such limits his hospitality. He is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven himself a capable leader.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. 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 became a Herbalist soon after.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Optimist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, In love, Job. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 100 gp. Banded agate (7 gp).

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he wears tattered old clothes. His chestnut hair has been sun bleached extensively. He has several tiny aquamarine earrings on each ear.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk he knows how to make people feel guilty. 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 divine talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Guard

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 1300 sp.